Author: Micky Harris

Get started with vlogging – 4 Dec 2019, London

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Free workshop for members

The time
10.30am to 4.30pm

The venue
Musicians' Union
60-62 Clapham Road,
London
SW9 OJJ

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to vlog, i.e., to film, edit and upload short videos to YouTube and how it can help support your creative career. We’ll be demonstrating the technical sides of vlogging including how you can use your smartphone to film visually interesting videos while avoiding common mistakes.

We'll also cover how vlogging can be an important part of your creative career whatever field you work in and how to make it support your work instead of soaking up so much time that your freelancing falls behind.

There’s no point having a brilliant video if you don’t keep it up –– and if no one knows about it. So, we'll cover ways to keep coming up with videos and how to tell people about them.

Apply online by 24 Nov

Workshop Content

  • How and when video will help your creative freelancing
  • How to produce effective videos that people want to watch
  • When you should start and how often you should vlog
  • How to make videos efficiently so they don't take too much time away from your freelancing
  • What equipment to start with – the way to use your phone
  • What equipment to use next and why
  • Where to market your video to have the most benefit to you.

Who should attend?

Creative professionals like you. Musicians, performers, writers, broadcasters, filmmakers and journalists are all using vlogging to reach and engage new audiences.

Qualifications required

No specific qualifications are required.

What you need to bring

Your smartphone: you'll see how to use your phone and what software already comes on it for shooting video. You'll also learn what apps improve vlogging on phones.

Expected learning outcomes

  • How to shoot videos on your phone that look and sound great
  • How to edit video right there on your phone
  • How and when to edit on your computer
  • What YouTube requires you to do
  • How to find the right topic for your videos
  • How to market your videos to help your creative freelancing
  • How to directly earn money from the videos.

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: 07464 306 542

WEBINAR – Dealing with uncertainty – 11am, 26 Nov 2019

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

In this webinar, we will share tips and strategies to help you manage the downsides of uncertainty while remaining optimistic and open to its opportunities.

Please indicate your interest in this Webinar before 26 Nov by clicking ENROL below.

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Content

The one thing we can be certain of as freelance creatives is that nothing is set in stone. Change is not only part of the job but is often what attracted many of us to it. The variety, excitement and challenge that come with the territory are what we thrive upon.

The downside can be an irregular income, difficulty making plans very far ahead or, in some cases, not knowing for sure what we will be doing in a month or two’s time. So, it can be a double-edged sword, exciting and invigorating and unsettling and worrying.

Also, when things are not going well, the lack of certainty can create anxiety and stress in our lives, causing us to focus more on those aspects than is helpful for us, which can lead to a downward spiral.

In this webinar, we will share tips and strategies to help you manage the downsides of uncertainty while remaining optimistic and open to its opportunities including:

  • How to make peace with uncertainty
  • How to stay resourceful in the down times
  • How to keep trying in the face of adversity
  • How to deal with rejection
  • Assessing what you can and can’t control.

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. 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.

Who should enrol

Anyone who wants to improve the way that they handle uncertainty and avoid the stress that it can sometimes bring.

Expected learning outcomes

  • Alternative outlooks on the subject of uncertainty
  • Strategies for dealing with the tougher times
  • A clearer understanding of what you can and can’t control
  • Strategies for managing common uncertainties

 

Tutors: Frances Dredge and Muriel McClymont

Get fit for Freelancing – 21 Nov 2019, London

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TUC’s Young Workers’ Mont

In conjunction with the TUC's Young Workers' Month, this free workshop is aimed at those aged 30 and under

 The time 10.30am - 4.30pm

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

Apply online by 11 Nov

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 course is aimed at members of 30 and under who are starting out or fairly early on in their career.

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. 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 after the deadline.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07464 306 542

Unleash the potential of your technology – 15 Nov 2019, London

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Free workshop for members

Time
10.30am to 4.30pm

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

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 5 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: 07710 240585

Negotiation for freelances – 13 Nov 2019, London

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Free workshop for members

Time
10.30am to 4.30pm

Venue
Musicians' Union
60-62 Clapham Road,
London
SW9 OJJ

APPLY ONLINE BY 3 Nov

Content

Negotiation is an essential skill for a freelance to master. Whether you are negotiating day rates or defined packages of work, it’s important to learn to represent yourself clearly and effectively with the aim of agreeing terms that you and your client are happy with.

This workshop will give you tools and tips for planning, preparing and conducting negotiations in a business like way. It will offer you insights into styles and processes that can help improve your effectiveness for future negotiations.

This workshop covers:

  • the importance of principled negotiation
  • how to prepare effectively
  • how to gather the information you need to negotiate effectively
  • how to find common ground
  • how to focus on negotiation as a business transaction
  • the importance of defining limits.

This workshop includes practical exercises to provide participants with the opportunity to try out what you learn in a safe environment.

Who should attend?

Anyone who needs to negotiate with clients, especially if they have found themselves in the past, agreeing to things they later regretted.

Qualifications required

No specific qualifications are required.

Expected learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop you will:

  • have gained a deeper understanding of the negotiation process
  • be aware of the importance of planning effectively
  • know how important it is to explore all the potential variables
  • be aware of the relational aspects of negotiation
  • see the benefits of joint problem solving as a negotiation style
  • understand the importance of strategic thinking in negotiations.

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 couple of days of this date.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07914 397 243

Creating a podcast – 8 Nov 2019, Manchester

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Free workshop for members

The time
10.30am to 4.30pm

The venue
Band on the Wall
25 Swan Street
The Northern Quarter
Manchester
M4 5JZ

Podcasts have exploded in popularity thanks to ease of finding and listening to them with smartphone apps. This one-day kickstarter workshop will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a podcast from planning, recording and editing your show, to promotion and sharing. And, the best of it is, you can get started with just your smartphone and a couple of apps and accessories.

Apply online by 28 Oct

Workshop Content

You’ll learn how to use your mobile to record audio solo, as an interview or conversation, create an intro and add music. After exporting your audio, you’ll find out how to upload your podcast to a website or host, then share it.

You can’t escape a little technology in the process, but we’ll keep it to a minimum so you can focus on creating your first podcast during an interactive, enjoyable day of learning, which includes:

1. Planning your podcast

  • Establishing your goals
  • Establishing your podcast title and niche
  • Deciding the style of your podcast
  • Creating podcast art.

2. Creating your podcast

  • Advice on microphone, recording equipment and environment
  • Recording your podcast using mobile apps
  • Finding and using music for use in your podcast
  • Enhancing your voice with effects (Equalisation, compression and normalisation)
  • Exporting your podcast ready for upload.

3. Sharing your podcast

  • Advice on selecting a podcast host
  • Uploading your podcast and submitting to podcast directories
  • Creating show notes and simple podcast videos
  • Adding your podcast to a web page
  • Using social media to promote your podcast.

Note: the tutor will endeavour to cover the most important topics in the time available, depending on group skills and speed. All topics are covered in depth in the accompanying PDF guide.

Who should attend?

Creative professionals like you. Musicians, performers, writers, broadcasters, filmmakers and journalists are all using podcasts to reach and engage new audiences. Prior experience of audio recording and editing is not required. You will need a basic level of computer skills.

What you need to bring

Please read carefully:

  • Fully-charged mobile device (iPhone, iPad or Android) with the free Anchor podcast app, free Voice Record Pro app, and free SendAnywhere apps installed. Apps must be downloaded before the workshop.
  • Headphones or earbuds are essential, and remember to bring cable and charger.
  • PC or Mac laptop
  • Note: The day will focus on using your mobile for podcasting, but will also include an introduction/ demonstration of using the free Audacity software, for Mac or PC, to edit and record audio. If participants would like to join in the introduction to Audacity, you should download and install the software before the workshop. Audacity can be downloaded at audacityteam.org

The trainer will bring microphones and other basic equipment, but participants are welcome to bring their own equipment if they have it.

Expected learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop, you will have a better understanding of how to plan, create and share your podcast.

Tutor: Dan Mason

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: 07464 306 542

Run a successful social media campaign – 7 Nov, Manchester

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Free workshop for members

Time
10.00am to 4.00pm

Venue
Band on the Wall
25 Swan Street
The Northern Quarter
Manchester
M4 5JZ

Social media can be a powerful means of getting your message across and raise awareness of what you do. This one-day workshop will take you step-by-step through running a successful campaign.

 

Apply online by 27 Oct

Workshop content

If you are promoting your work or an event, fundraising for a project, or highlighting an important issue, social media provides a powerful means of getting your message across and can be especially useful for freelances who want to try new ways to raise awareness of their work and related issues on a limited budget.

Who should attend

This workshop is aimed at those with experience of using social media but who feel they haven’t exploited its full potential to benefit their creative work.

Expected learning outcomes

The day will follow three simple steps:

Plan it

  • How to establish a foundation for social media engagement
  • How to identify the right social media channel for the right message
  • How to establish the objectives, branding and key messages for your campaign
  • How to plan and schedule engaging content for your campaign

Do it

  • How to manage your social media updates across Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms
  • How to monitor activity and respond to community reaction
  • How to be ready for any negative feedback
  • How to maintain momentum beyond the official end of the campaign

Review it

  • How to measure the results of your campaign using simple tools and metrics

Workshop format

Computers are not provided and are not a requisite as this workshop focuses on tutoring, discussion and group-based exercises. However, you are welcome to bring laptops, tablets or iPhones if you wish to try out the methods discussed in realtime.

Tutor: Dan Mason

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: 07464 306 542

Creating a podcast – 6 Nov 2019, London

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Free workshop for members

The time
10.30am to 4.30pm

The venue

National Union of Journalists
72 Acton Street
London
WC1X 9NB

Podcasts have exploded in popularity thanks to ease of finding and listening to them with smartphone apps. This one-day kickstarter workshop will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a podcast from planning, recording and editing your show, to promotion and sharing. And, the best of it is, you can get started with just your smartphone and a couple of apps and accessories.

Apply online by 20 Oct

Workshop Content

You’ll learn how to use your mobile to record audio solo, as an interview or conversation, create an intro and add music. After exporting your audio, you’ll find out how to upload your podcast to a website or host, then share it.

You can’t escape a little technology in the process, but we’ll keep it to a minimum so you can focus on creating your first podcast during an interactive, enjoyable day of learning, which includes:

1. Planning your podcast

  • Establishing your goals
  • Establishing your podcast title and niche
  • Deciding the style of your podcast
  • Creating podcast art

2. Creating your podcast

  • Advice on microphone, recording equipment and environment
  • Recording your podcast using mobile apps
  • Finding and using music for use in your podcast
  • Enhancing your voice with effects (Equalisation, compression and normalization)
  • Exporting your podcast ready for upload.

3. Sharing your podcast

  • Advice on selecting a podcast host
  • Uploading your podcast and submitting to podcast directories
  • Creating show notes and simple podcast videos
  • Adding your podcast to a web page
  • Using social media to promote your podcast.

Note: the tutor will endeavour to cover the most important topics in the time available, depending on group skills and speed. All topics are covered in depth in the accompanying PDF guide.

Who should attend?

Creative professionals like you. Musicians, performers, writers, broadcasters, filmmakers and journalists are all using podcasts to reach and engage new audiences. Prior experience of audio recording and editing is not required. You will need a basic level of computer skills.

What you need to bring

Please read carefully:

  • Fully-charged mobile device (iPhone, iPad or Android) with the free Anchor podcast app, free Voice Record Pro app, and free SendAnywhere apps installed. Apps must be downloaded before the workshop.
  • Headphones or earbuds are essential, and remember to bring cable and charger.
  • PC or Mac laptop
  • Note: The day will focus on using your mobile for podcasting, but will also include an introduction/ demonstration of using the free Audacity software, for Mac or PC, to edit and record audio. If participants would like to join in the introduction to Audacity, you should download and install the software before the workshop. Audacity can be downloaded at audacityteam.org

The trainer will bring microphones and other basic equipment, but participants are welcome to bring their own equipment if they have it.

Expected learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop, you will have a better understanding of how to plan, create and share your podcast.

Tutor: Dan Mason

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

Creating a podcast – 4 Nov 2019, London

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Additional workshop, application to attend by invitation only

The time
10.30am to 4.30pm

The venue
Equity,
Guild House,
Upper St Martins’ Lane,
London,
WC2H 9EG

Podcasts have exploded in popularity thanks to ease of finding and listening to them with smartphone apps. This one-day kickstarter workshop will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a podcast from planning, recording and editing your show, to promotion and sharing. And, the best of it is, you can get started with just your smartphone and a couple of apps and accessories.

Workshop Content

You’ll learn how to use your mobile to record audio solo, as an interview or conversation, create an intro and add music. After exporting your audio, you’ll find out how to upload your podcast to a website or host, then share it.

You can’t escape a little technology in the process, but we’ll keep it to a minimum so you can focus on creating your first podcast during an interactive, enjoyable day of learning, which includes:

1. Planning your podcast

  • Establishing your goals
  • Establishing your podcast title and niche
  • Deciding the style of your podcast
  • Creating podcast art

2. Creating your podcast

  • Advice on microphone, recording equipment and environment
  • Recording your podcast using mobile apps
  • Finding and using music for use in your podcast
  • Enhancing your voice with effects (Equalisation, compression and normalization)
  • Exporting your podcast ready for upload.

3. Sharing your podcast

  • Advice on selecting a podcast host
  • Uploading your podcast and submitting to podcast directories
  • Creating show notes and simple podcast videos
  • Adding your podcast to a web page
  • Using social media to promote your podcast.

Note: the tutor will endeavour to cover the most important topics in the time available, depending on group skills and speed. All topics are covered in depth in the accompanying PDF guide.

Who should attend?

Creative professionals like you. Musicians, performers, writers, broadcasters, filmmakers and journalists are all using podcasts to reach and engage new audiences. Prior experience of audio recording and editing is not required. You will need a basic level of computer skills.

What you need to bring

Please read carefully:

  • Fully-charged mobile device (iPhone, iPad or Android) with the free Anchor podcast app, free Voice Record Pro app, and free SendAnywhere apps installed. Apps must be downloaded before the workshop.
  • Headphones or earbuds are essential, and remember to bring cable and charger.
  • PC or Mac laptop
  • Note: The day will focus on using your mobile for podcasting, but will also include an introduction/ demonstration of using the free Audacity software, for Mac or PC, to edit and record audio. If participants would like to join in the introduction to Audacity, you should download and install the software before the workshop. Audacity can be downloaded at audacityteam.org

The trainer will bring microphones and other basic equipment, but participants are welcome to bring their own equipment if they have it.

Expected learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop, you will have a better understanding of how to plan, create and share your podcast.

Tutor: Dan Mason

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

WEBINAR – Overcoming imposter syndrome – 11am, 29 Oct 2019

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

In this webinar we’ll look at how to recognise ‘imposter syndrome’, i.e., the inability to believe that your success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved through your own efforts and skills, why it happens and what you can do to ensure that it doesn’t hold you back from achieving and enjoying your creative goals.

Please indicate your interest in this Webinar before 29 Oct by clicking ENROL below.

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Content

Studies show that many of us have had times when we have found ourselves doubting whether we deserve our successes and experienced fear that someone is going to burst in and expose us as frauds, which can have a seriously prohibitive affect on our career progress.

In this webinar we’ll share approaches and strategies to help you deal with internal doubts so you can spend more time appreciating and building on your successes including:

  • The cycle of imposter syndrome
  • How you skew the evidence to reinforce it
  • How it impacts your progress
  • How it impacts others around you
  • What you can do about it.

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. 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.

Who should attend

Anyone who recognises that they sometimes experience imposter syndrome - including self-doubt, disbelief in their hard-earned success, dismissal of achievements as ‘anyone could do that’, fear of being ‘found out’ and subsequently failing - and would like ideas as to what to do about this to ensure their on-going success and pleasure they take in their work

Expected learning outcomes

  • A better understanding of imposter syndrome and how it can impede progress
  • Strategies to overcome or reduce feelings of being a fraud
  • Strategies to overcome the syndrome to help you overcome your own self doubt and more easily move forward to achieve your career objectives.

“I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member!” Groucho Marx

Tutors: Frances Dredge and Muriel McClymont