Author: Micky Harris

WEBINAR – Effective Negotiation – 11am, 23 Jan 2019

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Easy to enrol - learn from the comfort of your own computer!

11am, 23 January 2019

Join us for a one-hour online session in which you can learn the essential steps that will help you become a more confident negotiator who achieves better terms and conditions for your freelance work.


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Content

Whether you are negotiating day rates or defined packages of work, as a freelance, it’s vital that that you learn to represent yourself clearly and effectively with the aim of agreeing terms that you and your client are happy with. The session will include:

  • Discovering what you need to consider to negotiate effectively
  • How to prepare to negotiate
  • Examples of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ negotiations
  • Getting into the right frame of mind
  • Being professional.

The format

The format for this session is around 45 minutes of presentation-style teaching. To ensure that you get the specific advice you need, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout and in a final Q & A.

While you will be able to see and hear the tutors, you will not be visible or audible to them or each other.

Who should enrol

Freelances who wish to learn how to negotiate or improve their negotiation skills.

Expected Learning Outcomes

By the end of the session you will:

  • Understand why it is important to negotiate
  • Understand what elements you need to consider to negotiate effectively
  • Be more able to identify and work out variables and think creatively to attain the best results
  • Feel more confident to negotiate better terms for your valuable work!

Click into Instagram – 24 Jan 2019, Birmingham

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Free workshop for members

Time: 11am - 5pm

Venue
Musicians' Union
2 Sovereign Court
Graham Street
Birmingham
B1 3JR

Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media platforms and can be an effective platform for creative freelances who want to showcase their work to new/wider audiences. This workshop is ideally suited to beginners who want to learn more about and develop their skills to use this increasingly popular social networking app.

Apply online by 14 Jan 2019

Workshop content

Focusing on tutoring, discussion and group-based exercises, this workshop includes:

  • An overview of Instagram and why it is relevant to creative freelances
  • Tips and tools to get you started
  • Feedback on how to maximise the potential of your account
  • Advice on how best to integrate Instagram into your existing social media presence. 

Who should attend

This workshop is aimed at those who already use social media and who would like to find out more about how to use this platform to showcase their work.

Note: Successful applicants will need to have created an Instagram account prior to the workshop.

Expected learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop, you will:

  • Have a clearer understanding of how to use Instagram for work purposes
  • Be more confident in using this platform
  • Have a better understanding of how to enhance your presence on social media.

What should I bring?

You will need to bring an Android/Apple device with the Instagram app already installed on it. Please ensure that your device is fully charged and that its memory is not full.

Tutor Kate Willoughby

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand. All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a few days of this date.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07710 240585

Build your Confidence – 17 Jan 2019, London

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Free workshop for members

Time: 10.30am - 4.30pm

The venue:
Equity
Guild House
Upper St Martin’s Lane
London
WC2H 9EG

Apply Online by 8 January 2019

Boost your creative success

Workshop Content

Even the most positive, go-getting people sometimes experience a dip in confidence – especially when they’ve experienced a set back or are facing a particularly daunting challenge. In this one-day workshop, we’ll help you develop and maintain confidence whatever the circumstance. It includes:

  • Defining the key characteristics of confident people
  • Reviewing areas in which you want to become more confidence
  • Exploring strategies for developing confidence in any situation
  • Planning to become more confident
  • Getting support so that you remain confident.

Expected learning outcomes

  • An understanding of what confidence is
  • An understanding of how to develop confidence for every situation
  • Increased ability to maintain confidence whatever happens.

Tutor: Muriel McClymont

 

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. At the workshop, we are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand. All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a few days of this date.

If your application is unsuccessful in this instance (because we are over-subscribed), your name will be added to the waiting list and you will only hear from us if there is a cancellation and, consequently, we can offer you a place.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07580 348726

Communication Techniques – 11 Jan 2019, London

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Free workshop for members

Time
10.30am - 4.30pm

Venue
Equity
Guild House
Upper St Martin’s Lane
London
WC2H 9EG

Apply online by 3 Jan 2019

Workshop content

Your ability to communicate effectively is a key factor in building the productive working relationships necessary to establish and maintain a successful freelance career. This workshop will help you understand different styles of communication and pick up new techniques so that you can more easily achieve the results that you’re aiming for. It includes:

  • Understanding communication styles and preferences
  • Understanding how you communicate with others and how you can adjust your style to achieve a better outcome
  • The pros and cons of different communication methods
  • Techniques for clarity and brevity
  • Getting your message across (even in difficult situations).

Who should attend

Those who wish to understand more about effective communication and how they can use this knowledge to improve their working lives.

Expected learning outcomes

  • A greater understanding of communication styles and how to use these
  • Techniques to improve communication
  • A greater ability to plan, prepare and make the best choice of communication in any given circumstance.

Qualifications

No formal qualifications are necessary, just a desire to gain awareness of techniques that support your career progress.

Tutor: Matt Helm

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself. NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. At the workshop, we are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand. All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a couple of days of this date. Please remember that this workshop is for England-based members only.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07580 348726

 

WEBINAR – Stress busting – 11am, 17 Dec 2018

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Easy to enrol – learn from the comfort of your own computer or mobile!

Managing your stress levels and getting organised are essential if you are to make the most of the freelance lifestyle. This webinar will help you recognise the typical signs of stress and stay in control.


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Content

This webinar will help you to spot the difference between ‘good stress’ and ‘bad stress’ with the aim of helping you to use stress positively while managing and controlling negative stress.

We’ll also look at tips and techniques to avoid the kind of stress traps that lie in wait for the unprepared freelance. Topics include:

  • What stress is
  • Signs and symptoms (physical and emotional)
  • Getting organised
  • Avoiding stress traps
  • Looking after yourself.

Who should enrol

Freelances who want to have a better understanding of pitfalls and solutions to dealing with stress on a daily basis.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the webinar, you will be more able to:

  • understand how stress works and feel more comfortable discussing its effects
  • identify early signs and symptoms, thereby aiding recovery
  • develop strategies for monitoring stress and alleviating its effects
  • become more organised to reduce stress
  • know where to find further information and help.

The format

While you will be able to see and hear the tutors, you will not be visible or audible to them or each other. Nobody will know if you’re eating mince pies! However, you will be able to ask questions, see the questions that others ask and make comments.

The format for this session is approximately 1hr of presentation-style teaching interspersed with questions and answers from participants. We will round up the with a Q & A session. Depending on how many questions are asked, the session may run longer than 1hr so please set aside 1hr 15mins if you want to stay to participate in the Q & A at the end.

Tutors: David Thomas and Frances Dredge

Write that book and get it published
14 Dec 2018, London

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Free workshop for members

The time
10.30am to 4.30pm

The venue
Equity
Guild House
Upper St Martin’s Lane
London
WC2H 9EG

Whether you work in the field of performance, music, journalism or other forms of writing, many freelances have written - or intend to write - a book. It may be non-fiction, based on your expertise, skills and experience. Or, it could be a fiction title: that novel you’ve always wanted to write. Getting a book published has a reputation for being difficult and this puts people off trying. The truth is that it is challenging but thousands of books are published each year. Why can't one of them be yours?

Apply online by 4 Dec

Workshop Content

This one-day workshop aims to give you a realistic idea of how to go about writing your first book, and how and where to sell it. It covers:

  • What’s your idea? Will it make a book?
  • Your markets – know them and exploit them
  • The writing plan – discipline and practice to get the book written
  • Networks and networking – being part of a writing community
  • Selling you the writer – who you are and what you offer
  • Selling the idea – the synopsis
  • Who’s buying? - Agents, publishers, self-publishing and e-publishing

Who should attend?

Anyone who has written, is writing, or wants to write a book and sell it (you should have at least a basic idea of the book that you want to write).

Learning outcomes

You should expect to leave this workshop understanding where better to focus your book/book idea; how to fit the writing around your lifestyle; how to present and prepare you and your book for market.

Tutor: Sue Walker

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand.

All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a couple of days of this date.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07580 348726

Unleash the potential of your technology – 12 Dec 2018, Birmingham

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Free workshop for members

Time
10.30am to 4.30pm

Venue
Musicians' Union
2 Sovereign Court
Graham Street
Birmingham
B1 3JR

This workshop aims to help you maximise the potential of your technology including computers, phones and tablets so that you improve the way that you work and make your life easier.

Throughout the day, you’ll find out how the tools that you’ve already got on your devices can be used more effectively to create ideas and put them into action and save you time on the variety of tasks that you need to do. You’ll also receive tips on useful tools that may be worth investing in.

Suitable for PC and Mac, Android and iOS, demos will typically be of Mac and iPhone/iPad apps but the day is about all platforms and how all of us can exploit the technology we own.

APPLY ONLINE BY 2 Dec

Workshop Content

This workshop focuses on helping you understand the technology available to you and how to use it more efficiently. It includes:

  • How to use the mind mapping app to develop and prioritise ideas
  • What the cloud is and how it’s especially useful for creative freelancers
  • How to capture ideas on the run
  • How to plan projects with simple To Do apps and project management tools
  • Ways to speed up writing in Word
  • Rules and tools to handle your emails more efficiently
  • Dictation
  • Working with groups in different cities and time zones
  • Collaborating with colleagues and clients
  • Google search tricks
  • Online calendars and meeting tools
  • How to easily create strong passwords and never struggle to remember them.

The apps and services you’ll learn about include:

  • Dropbox and Google Drive
  • Evernote and OneNote
  • MailChimp
  • Microsoft Word’s Styles, AutoText and Format Painter
  • Office 365 and alternatives
  • RSS news for research
  • Scrivener
  • Twitter lists.

Who should attend?

Freelance professionals for whom computers are a tool, not a career. You do not need to be technically-minded but, if you are, your opinions and experience will be welcome.

You don’t need to bring any equipment of your own but, if you do, and there’s time in breaks, the tutor will talk to you about the specific tools that will work on your computer, tablet or phone.

Expected learning outcomes

You’ll understand how to exploit your investment in equipment to get more out of it for all aspects of your creative freelancing work.

Tutor: William Gallagher

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand.

All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a couple of days of this date.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07580 348726

Get Fit for Freelancing – 6 Dec, London

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The date and time: 6 Dec, 10.30-4.30pm

The venue
ITF House
49 - 60 Borough Road
London
SE1 1DR

Apply online by 27 Nov 2018

Workshop Content

While working in the entertainment industries is a privilege and joy, getting your foot in the door and maintaining work continuity can be difficult - even for the most talented of people.

This workshop will examine the key challenges that most freelances experience at some point or another to help you develop good habits and strategies so that you are more likely to survive and thrive as a creative freelance.

We will look at how to establish useful boundaries between home and work, how to get more organised and how important it is to develop good support networks.

We’ll discuss motivation and how to use your goals and other strategies to help you stay engaged and proactive.

We’ll talk about developing your resilience, building confidence and learning to focus on what’s really important to get you to where you want to go.

Who should attend?

This workshop is aimed at those who are new to freelancing/fairly early on in their freelance career and those who want to develop better habits and strategies to become more successful in their freelance work.

Expected Learning outcomes

  • An overview of why boundaries matter and how to create them
  • An understanding of the importance of setting good goals
  • Tips and ideas for developing your resilience and confidence
  • An understanding of the importance of organisation and planning
  • Sign posting to further resources available key topics that will help create and support work continuity.

Tutor: Muriel McClymont

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand. All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a few days after the deadline.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07580 348726

Finance for Freelances – 30 Nov 2018, London

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Free workshop for members

There are some big changes coming up in the way freelance professionals will deal with the tax office. This workshop aims to get you into the right financial habits before the changes come.  Essential for every freelance, this workshop will help you improve your financial management from how to work out your tax to cash flow forecasting.

The time: 10.30am – 4.30pm

The venue:
Seven Dials Club
42 Earlham Street
Seven Dials
London
WH2H 9LA

Tutor: David Thomas

Apply online by 20 Nov

Workshop content

Full of tips, discussion and practical exercises, this workshop will help you understand, organise and plan your finances more successfully. You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and will receive handouts and links to useful spreadsheets and templates. It includes:

  • Making the most of your money
  • Types of freelancing
  • How tax works and how 'Making Tax Digital' will affect you
  • Getting organised to manage your finances
  • VAT: important issues for freelances
  • Improving the process of getting paid
  • Planning for success
  • How not to run out of cash.

Who should attend

Freelances who wish to improve the way in which they handle their finances. No financial training or experience is assumed.

Expected learning outcomes

The workshop aims to provide you with a better understanding of how to plan and organise your finances. You will more clearly understand the importance of good record keeping and how to maintain cash flow along with issues surrounding tax and national insurance.

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand. All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a couple of days of this date.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07710 240585

Unleash the potential of your technology – 27 Nov 2018, Bristol

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Free workshop for members

Time
10.30am to 4.30pm

Venue
Unite
Tony Benn House
Victoria Street
Bristol
BS1 6AY

This workshop aims to help you maximise the potential of your technology including computers, phones and tablets so that you improve the way that you work and make your life easier.

Throughout the day, you’ll find out how the tools that you’ve already got on your devices can be used more effectively to create ideas and put them into action and save you time on the variety of tasks that you need to do. You’ll also receive tips on useful tools that may be worth investing in.

Suitable for PC and Mac, Android and iOS, demos will typically be of Mac and iPhone/iPad apps but the day is about all platforms and how all of us can exploit the technology we own.

APPLY ONLINE BY 18 Nov

Workshop Content

This workshop focuses on helping you understand the technology available to you and how to use it more efficiently. It includes:

  • How to use the mind mapping app to develop and prioritise ideas
  • What the cloud is and how it’s especially useful for creative freelancers
  • How to capture ideas on the run
  • How to plan projects with simple To Do apps and project management tools
  • Ways to speed up writing in Word
  • Rules and tools to handle your emails more efficiently
  • Dictation
  • Working with groups in different cities and time zones
  • Collaborating with colleagues and clients
  • Google search tricks
  • Online calendars and meeting tools
  • How to easily create strong passwords and never struggle to remember them.

The apps and services you’ll learn about include:

  • Dropbox and Google Drive
  • Evernote and OneNote
  • MailChimp
  • Microsoft Word’s Styles, AutoText and Format Painter
  • Office 365 and alternatives
  • RSS news for research
  • Scrivener
  • Twitter lists.

Who should attend?

Freelance professionals for whom computers are a tool, not a career. You do not need to be technically-minded but, if you are, your opinions and experience will be welcome.

You don’t need to bring any equipment of your own but, if you do, and there’s time in breaks, the tutor will talk to you about the specific tools that will work on your computer, tablet or phone.

Expected learning outcomes

You’ll understand how to exploit your investment in equipment to get more out of it for all aspects of your creative freelancing work.

Tutor: William Gallagher

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand.

All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a couple of days of this date.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07580 348726