Content Production

Creating an effective learning experience

 

We take the time to understand your business before training begins. Every course includes a discovery call and trainer preparation, a pre-course delegate questionnaire to tailor content, and post-course feedback surveys to ensure the training delivers measurable value.

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Podcasting

Creating Effective Podcasts

Course description:

Discover the world of Podcasting, with a comprehensive introduction to creating your own Podcasts.  Discover what makes good Podcast material and develop an understanding of basic audio recording techniques through hands on experience. Commencing with the Introduction to Podcasting one day course, the second day will focus on advancing your skills and knowledge of creating interesting Podcasts. This is a 2-day course. 

Learning Outcomes:

- Use the best free audio edit software on the market to enable them to produce a short piece of content, working within a collaborative group setting.
- Consider the theory behind audience insight and how to apply this knowledge to optimise your listener’s engagement.
- Gather and create content, including a review of their presentation skills, pace of delivery and tone of voice.
- Enhance the podcast through the application of digital editing software techniques.
- Review their podcast and reflect on presentation and engagement of their target audience, working within a small collaborative group setting.

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canva

Canva

Introduction to Canva

Course description:

Our Introduction to Canva course has been created for those with no previous experience and who have the need to create engaging content, such as presentations, communications, marketing material and social media content. By the end of this session, you will be confident using Canva to create high quality imagery to be used across a range of delivery platforms.

This course provides an essential introduction to creating graphics, images and templates for social media using Canva, a free, widely used programme.  This is ideal for anyone starting out in content production or social media content creation or have an aspiration to move into content creation and enhance their graphic design skills.​


Learning Outcomes:

- Use Canva effectively and know its capabilities.​
- Apply professional planning processes for quality content, including good workflow production practices​.​
- Implement audience engagement techniques for both public facing content as well as effective internal comms.​
- Apply distinct aspect ratio exports in relation to differing platforms​.
- Create, edit and publish content at pace.

Advanced Canva Skills for Effective Comms

Couse description:

This course is aimed at all personnel who have some previous experience of using Canva.  It will enable delegates to enhance their creative abilities, focusing on complex techniques, efficient workflows and real-world applications.  The course will include sessions on advanced customisation & branding strategies, and designing for accessibility, along with advanced animation editing, collaboration & workflow optimisation.
 

This course is aimed at all personnel who have some previous experience of using Canva, a free, widely used programme.  It will enable delegates to enhance their creative abilities, focusing on complex techniques, efficient workflows and real-world applications, whilst ensuring all designs are adhering to current accessibility standards.  

Learning Outcomes:

- Use Advanced Customisation & Branding Strategies, including building a cohesive brand identity in Canva using brand guidelines.
- Implement Government Accessibility standards, including understanding colour contrast/text readability  and designing for screen readers and diverse abilities.
- Use advanced image design tools & techniques.
- Create advanced Animation and Video edits to produce dynamic presentations.
- Implement collaboration & workflow optimisation, including managing and sharing team projects, file management & structure. 
- Use Canva integrations (e.g. social media, productivity tools).

 

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Camera

Photography

Introduction

This introductory course is aimed at beginners who may not have previously used a DSLR camera and want to learn the basics, as well as being a refresher course for those with a little more experience.  

Outcomes:

  • Hands-on experience.
  • Understand basic theory and the do's and don'ts of the photography world.
  • Gain an understanding of functionality to enhance final photography output.

Advanced

Outcomes:

  • Understand the theory behind a good photographer.
  • Portrait lighting skills.
  • Knowledge of basic post-production techniques.
  • Understand the advanced narrative and purpose of the image, as well as the delivery platform being used and how to optimise your image accordingly.
  • Course is 3-days in duration, delivered in-person at either our offices at Chalfont Grove (SL9 8TN) or at client location.
  • There is a CPD accreditation of 21 hours upon course completion. 
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Video editing

Premiere Pro & After Effects

Premiere Pro & After Effects are used extensively in the media industry, in social media production and the creation of factual adverts. 

We cover the production of quality content and the importance of story and content production, along with covering how to enhance the final output and make it more engaging to your audience.

Outcomes:

  • Gain experience taking raw video, editing it and producing a final short piece.
  • Understand media importation and exportation
  • Understand differing post-production techniques and industry standards.
  • Be able to add graphical elements, transitions and mixing shots.