Category: Free Workshops

To help you develop your business in good times and bad, we’ve launched a series of FREE one-day workshops throughout the UK. Look out for emails from your unions and from FEU Training. Workshop details below.

Announcement – Venue based Workshop Suspension

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Due to the continuing effects of the Coronavirus, we will be suspending our face-to-face training and events programme in the short-term.

Let’s get together online

We’re aiming to expand our online programme in the coming months including additional webinars and interactive learning and communication opportunities. Please look out for updates.

We’ll be resuming our venue-based programme as soon as appropriate and will let you know when this happens.

Available now

In the meantime, there is a range of online learning opportunities available to you including e-courses, webinars and tutorials.

We look forward to seeing you again in the near future.

Warm wishes from the FEU Training team.

How not to be skint! (Cash flow for freelances) – 1st Apr 2020, London

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Due to the increasing effects of the Coronavirus, we are suspending our venue-based courses in March and April. Please see our latest announcement for further information.

Free workshop for members based in England

The time
11am to 4pm

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

Income can vary from month to month when you’re a creative freelance. So, in this workshop, we’ll show you how you can plan to have enough cash all year round and avoid the panic of running out of money at any given time.

Workshop Content

This workshop will help you dig out your crystal ball and plan your finances for the next 12 months. We’ll look at how to predict likely incomings and outgoings, and how to spot problems before they catch you by surprise.

We’ll work through some typical scenarios relevant to your creative work and include plenty of examples to help you get used to taking control of your financial future.

You don’t have to be a whizz at maths or spreadsheets as we’ll aim to make sure that it’s easy to understand. We’ll also provide you with a useful toolkit to use after the workshop to help make managing your cash flow straightforward. The workshop includes:

  • An introduction to monthly budgeting for personal and business spending
  • Using estimates to set work patterns
  • How to make sound business decisions based on financial information
  • Risk planning
  • Cash flow planning.

Who should attend?

Any freelance who wants to improve their financial and cash flow planning and management and is daunted by financial unknowns.

Note: We’ll be using spreadsheets to illustrate examples but you won’t need to use spreadsheets during the workshop. You will find a calculator useful. The one on your phone will do!

Learning outcomes

By the end of this workshop you should be able to:

  • understand how to guestimate monthly budgets
  • use cash flow planning to avoid problems before they happen
  • use financial estimates to help make better business decisions
  • use spreadsheet templates (provided) to plan your own freelance life

Tutor: David Thomas

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

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

Get started with Vlogging – 27 Mar 2020, Exeter

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Due to the increasing effects of the Coronavirus, we are suspending our venue-based courses in March and April. Please see our latest announcement for further information.

Free workshop for members based in England

The time
10.00am to 4.00pm

The venue
Exeter Phoenix
Bradninch Place
Gandy Street
Exeter
EX4 3LS

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.

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

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

Body language – 25 Mar 2020, London

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Due to the increasing effects of the Coronavirus, we are suspending our venue-based courses in March and April. Please see our latest announcement for further information.

Free workshop for members based in England

Make more impact through non-verbal communication

 

Time: 10.30am – 4.30pm

Venue
Musicians’ Union
60-62 Clapham Road
London
SW9 OJJ

Getting your message across and making the right impression relies on both what you say and how you say it. In this one-day workshop, you will learn how thoughts, intentions and feelings are expressed through physical behaviours and how to ensure that the non-verbal messages you convey create the right impact.

Content

Clear communication is key to building successful working relationships. This workshop aims to help you learn about the non-verbal messages that are conveyed through physical behaviour, i.e., body language, so that you can communicate more effectively and achieve better results in any given circumstance whether it’s making a positive impression when meeting new colleagues or being more convincing when pitching ideas. It includes:

  • Why body language matters
  • Methods of conveying non-verbal messages
  • How our body language can affect the way we think, feel and behave
  • Methods of improving non-verbal communication
  • Practise on how to improve body language.

Expected learning outcomes

  • Increased awareness of non-verbal communication methods
  • Increased awareness of specific areas in which body language creates impact
  • Greater ability to communicate non-verbally
  • Greater confidence in using non-verbal communication techniques.

Who should attend

Those freelances who wish to improve their ability to communicate to achieve better all round results.

Qualifications

No formal qualifications are required, just a desire to improve the skills that will help your work and social life.

Tutor: Nicholas Cass-Beggs

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

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

Dealing with setbacks – 20 Mar 2020, London

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Due to the increasing effects of the Coronavirus, we are suspending our venue-based courses in March and April. Please see our latest announcement for further information.

Free workshop for members based in England

Time
10.30am - 4.30pm

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

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. But how do they keep going? In this session, you’ll learn useful strategies to help you deal with setbacks in a constructive way so that you remain buoyant and keep moving forward to reach your creative goals. 

Workshop content

This workshop includes:

  • Developing resilience
  • Not taking rejection personally
  • Strategies for handling setbacks
  • Identifying the positives from setbacks
  • Learning to consider setbacks in a larger context.

Who should attend?

Anyone who wants to pick up ideas and strategies to deal with inevitable setbacks in the most constructive way.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop, you will:

  • Have tools and ideas to help develop your resilience
  • Recognise your role and choice in how you react to setbacks
  • Understand how to take something positive from the ‘bad’ stuff
  • Discover that you are not alone!

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

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

Get motivated – 6 Mar 2020, London

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Free workshop for members based in England

Time: 10.30am to 4.30pm
(The workshop will start promptly at 10.30am so please arrive a few minutes early to sign in and get settled) 

Venue:
Equity
Guild House
Upper St Martin's Lane
WC2H 9EG

Staying motivated is essential if you’re going to develop a successful freelance career. Whether you’re just starting out and trying to get your foot in the door or a seasoned professional who is aiming to maintain momentum, this one-day workshop will help you get and stay motivated so that you realise your creative ambitions.

Apply online by 25 Feb

Content

Lack of motivation leads to less work output which leads to other problems, like money worries and stress leading to even less motivation, less organisation, less confidence, panic, and so on.

While most people have been to the ‘dark side’ at one time or another, the good news is that there are ways to keep motivated and create positive spirals that will help you succeed and deal with problems. This course looks at some of the practical elements of doing just this. It includes:

  • What is motivation and why do freelances especially need to keep motivated?
  • Goal setting as a way to keep motivated
  • Taking responsibility for your success
  • Reviewing your priorities and what you want to achieve
  • Setting high yet realistic challenges and deadlines
  • Planning and organisation
  • Finding resources (including peers and mentors) that can you keep motivated.
  • Replacing negative thought patterns with positive ones
  • Uncovering barriers to motivation and success
  • Action plan to get and stay motivated.

Who should attend

Those freelances working in the creative industries who wish to raise their motivation levels and keep motivated in the long term.

(The day’s format is set out to be enjoyable, so you should also attend if you want some light relief in your schedule and reassurance that you’re not the only one who has ever felt de-motivated).

Qualifications

No formal qualifications are required, just a desire to learn new ways of adding to your career and every day life.

Expected learning outcomes

  • An understanding of what motivates and de-motivates each individual and the impact it has on your career
  • An overview of the methods of keeping motivated
  • A clearer idea of which issues need to be addressed to stay motivated.

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 of this date.

Further enquiries

Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07464 306 542

Face up to networking – 26 Feb, 2020, London

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Free workshop for members based in England

The time
10.30am – 1pm

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

In this session, we will provide you with tips and techniques on how to improve your face-to-face networking skills.

Apply online by 16 Feb

Workshop Content

We have all heard the saying, “it’s not what you know, but whom you know” and it’s certainly true that to create new work opportunities and maximise your potential, it is important to meet the right people at the right time…and make the right impression.

To help you do so, this workshop will provide you with key tips and tools on how to ‘network’ successfully, face-to-face. It covers:

  • understanding how networking works
  • how to choose and prepare for a ‘networking’ event
  • how to make a positive impact
  • how to avoid common mistakes.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop you will have:

  • gained and improved your networking skills
  • re-defined your skills to make them work better for you
  • learned how to be more comfortable in ‘uncomfortable’ situations
  • be more confident to go out there and meet new people.

Tutor: Selina Brown

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

Speak up for yourself – 26 Feb, 2020, London

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Free workshop for members based in England

The date and time
26 Feb, 2-4.30pm

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

How much do you know about your voice and can you rely upon it in stressful situations? For example, if you need to present a pitch or introduce a piece of work does your voice let you down?  Do you mumble, dry up, hyperventilate or otherwise panic?  This session will help you identify and manage common problems and ensure that your voice helps rather than hinders your progress when under duress.

Apply online by 16 Feb

Workshop content

This session will help you use your voice to its best in any given situation. It includes:

  • understanding why the voice sometimes malfunctions under stress
  • tips for good voice maintenance
  • simple warm-up exercises for maximum vocal efficiency
  • gentle exercises for freeing up the vocal mechanism
  • Q and A on common vocal issues

Who should attend

Creative freelances who wish to improve the impact that they achieve through their voice and ensure that they can control it under stress.

To get the most from this workshop, you will need to wear comfortable clothing, kick off your shoes and be prepared to move around a little.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the session, you will have a greater understanding of how your voice works, identified areas of tension and how to ensure that your voice doesn’t suffer when under stress, identified areas of bad posture and lack of voice/body connection and have acquired techniques to help fix these.

Tutor

Isobel Collyer

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

Dealing with career detours – 20 Feb 2020, London

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Free workshop for members based in England

The time
10.30am to 4.30pm

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

In this workshop, we’ll explore practical ideas and new perspectives to help maintain your skills and confidence to manage your career detours and make the most of your changing circumstances.

Apply online by 13 Feb

Workshop Content

Most of us find that our career path is interrupted at some point for all kinds of reasons from raising children, doing further study, caring for a family member through to issues with our own health or changed personal circumstances.

Whatever the cause, it can be challenging to stay in touch and get back on track so that we maximise our potential. For example, issues might include:

  • Maintaining relevant skills
  • Keeping up industry contacts
  • Handling the drop in income
  • Staying motivated
  • Managing stress
  • Staying confident

This workshop will signpost where you can find help and support, we’ll offer practical tips and brainstorm new options for next steps and how to present your career detour in the most positive way.

We will also look at some of the benefits of career detours. For example, we often acquire new skills and strategies when placed in new environments and frequently don’t even recognise these as positive assets. So, we’ll consider what you have added to your repertoire of saleable skills and offerings from your alternative experiences including:

  • Identifying new skills and knowledge
  • Shifting perspectives and priorities
  • Considering alternative career opportunities.

Who should attend?

Those who find that their career has been or will be interrupted by changing circumstances and want to ensure that they maintain progress even when they are unable to put the maximum focus into their work.

Learning outcomes

You’ll learn ways to be flexible so that you better manage and maintain your career through changing life circumstances.

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: 07464 306 542

Grow your own business via email marketing – 12 Feb 2020, London

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Free workshop for members (who live in England)

The time
10.30am to 4.30pm

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

Get your name out to audiences and keep that relationship going by learning how to use MailChimp for emails, newsletters and mailing lists.

In this workshop you’ll learn techniques to help grow your business including what to do before you start to use MailChimp, how to use it quickly and effectively, how to keep your audience’s attention and how to build mailing lists in these days of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

Apply online by 2 Feb

Workshop Content

This workshop aims to help you market yourself better and specifically to do so with MailChimp. By the end of the day, you’ll know how to make this tool a significant benefit to your creative freelance business and yet not have it take up all you time. It includes:

  • How to find your audience and build up a mailing list
  • How to comply with the GDPR regulations for new audiences and existing ones
  • How to plan a schedule that means you can produce strong newsletters quickly and regularly
  • How you manage lists in MailChimp
  • What audiences see first and how to make that compelling
  • Designing a newsletter
  • Handling graphics and images, especially if you’re not a designer
  • How to get readers to share your newsletter.

We’ll also cover exactly how the free and paid versions of MailChimp work. You may not need to pay but you do need to know when it’s worth paying and when you have to.

Who should attend?

Freelances who need to get their work and services known to more people - so really that’s everyone. Although MailChimp is an online tool, you do not need to bring your own equipment.

Learning outcomes

You’ll understand how to make marketing with MailChimp an effective part of your freelance business.

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