We offer a range of highly rated courses and workshops designed to help professionals communicate. We work with groups of between 3 and 30 people, and are often able to tailor our offering to meet particular needs. We have worked with Universities, Business Schools, private companies and public organisations up and down the country. Courses have been designed to equip participants in dealing with the media, raising the profile of their organisation, presenting in front of a large or small audience, developing writing skills. We deal with technique and content, and have worked with groups from public service employees up to professors and chief executives.
The menu below should be considered a starting point. We hope you'll find what you need from one of our existing courses - but if you don't, please get in touch and let us know what you want. Many of our collaborations have started that way.
| Effective Communication and Presentation | Outstanding workshop run by Victoria Pritchard. The aim is to maximise the impact and effectiveness of each participant in the group and to offer them an opportunity to practice and improve their presentation and communication skills, as well as vocal techniques. These are vital tools for business owners and executives pitching for contracts, public speaking/platform events, raising your company profile, enhancing reputation, interviews with the media and leadership opportunities.
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| Media Skills for Scientists | This one-day course will prepare you to deal with the media with confidence and skill – from writing your own press release, to answering live questions on the news, to presenting your work in a full length feature documentary. Using training exercises, real-life examples, and on-camera interviews, delivered by award winning science TV professionals, this course will equip you with a range of techniques to use when interacting with the media. Communication Skills for Experts |
Aimed at senior experts and academics, this course prepares you for communicating with a non-specialist audience, which could be the public, the media, government, or those from other fields. How to translate what you do into plain language without losing the meaning. Often tailored for individual organisations and participants. | Media Skills for Academics and Experts |
How the media finds stories, how to make sure they find yours. Translating technical language into english. Keeping interest and attention in a competitive media market. | This is a highly interactive one-day course, including speaking and writing exercises, and on-camera interviews. We have delivered to a wide variety of academics and experts from economists to curators. |