Ian's Bio & Reviews

"I had a 1:1 course with Ian and he was super helpful. Answered all my questions and adding his own. Was such a great experience and would defo recommend it"

"Exercises and showing a range of tools that Figma had."

"Ian was great! Really informative and really enjoyed the course."

"This is a really good course. I went from knowing nothing about Figma to having a very clear sense of how I could start using it for prototyping and sharing ideas at work."

"Well-paced course instruction. Good facilities"

"Great course, lovely very knowledgeable trainer, lovely staff, amazing food, calm and chilled environment. Overall a brilliant experience and would definitely book a course again."

"Trainer was excellent and provided knowledgeable support throughout the course. The lunch and general environment from media was great and would definitely recommend courses here to anyone!"

"Good pace of teaching, very friendly and accomodating"

"The trainer was very good at explaining things. Very easy to digest. Session was split up into manageable sections. Lovely lunch."

"Fantastic course, ian was really helpful and knowledgeable and made the course really engaging"

"Great explanations, lovely food, great location."

"Really useful and well taught course with a lot of information and examples to help elevate your InDesign skills."

"It was great to learn all the short-cuts as well as the long paths. Learned a lot of new features which I didn't even know they existed."

"The course was very thorough, I learnt a lot and feel like the things I learnt are not the kind of things I would spend time on myself, which is great because it will massively speed up the process. Loved all the content and it will help me be more efficient!"

"Very good basic introduction for beginners - clear and easy to follow."

"Great location and facilities. The coures was very thorough and helpful, covered everything I need. Trainer was very clear, friendly and knowledgeable. Thank you!"

"The instructor was very knowledgeable and approachable."

"I would definitely come back, nice environment, good facilities and good trainers."

"Great course, clear and simple with a nice centre and lunch!"

"Really great centre! Venue is lovely and great lunch/refreshments supplied. Happy to see the small class sizes and Ian is great, very friendly and approachable. I had some light knowledge beforehand but this course has taught some skills I had hoped to learn. Will keep an eye out for the intermediate :-)"

"Giving effective training and providing a great set up to work in."

"Making sure everyone had the same level of understanding"

"Ian was amazing! very good at explaining things in a clear concise way."

"Fantastic experience all-round! The course was so useful, and Ian was very engaging. The staff were super friendly and the lunch options were amazing too :) Great location - would definitely recommend."

"Ian is a great tutor, explains everything so clearly and at a pace that was easy to keep up with. Can't wait to do the next one!"

"Fun and engaging course, trainer is very knowledgeable."

"Everything, course, food and location is amazing!!!"

"Really friendly helpful staff and trainer. Pace was good and I feel I have learn't a lot. Thanks!"

"Ian was incredibly patient and knowledgeable, with lots of good tips and detailed instructions and innovative examples."

"People working here are great, very friendly and chatty and course leader knowledgable on the course we were learning today :)"

"A brilliant course, learnt a lot and enjoyed throughly! Lunch was also great, Thank you!"

"Great course, learnt a lot. Ian was very knowledgeable and set the right level and pace."

"The training centre was great, and everyone was very welcoming. Our instructor was really knowledgeable, and we covered many useful topics, using relevant examples."

"Great course, thanks Ian, picked up some great tips! very good pace, explanations and great resources"

"Some fantastic resources and tips - and particularly interesting insight into the principles of design. Ian was great!"

"Ian was a great teacher - clear and precise. He was able to cover all of the basic elements that I was hoping to learn."

"The whole day was fantastic. Well paced and exceptionally planned. Felt at ease the whole time and the tutoring was thorough and thought out."

"Great facilities, location and course content"

"Friendly and approachable trainer which is great for feeling at ease. Classroom sizes were great."

"Vey professional, efficient and welcoming environment :)"

"The course was really good with relevant examples. Ian was super helpful and explained everything with no issues."

"Lovely office space, engaging and knowledgeable teaching, very relevant examples"

"Instructor was very good, knowledgable, clear and helpful with any questions. Class size is good. Food also great, lunch and snack options excellent"

"Relevant examples, useful guidance, examples of activities I will use day-to-day."

"Ian was a great trainer, and the course was really thorough and delivered in an easy to digest way."

"The knowledge was great and went through it at a great pace. Could easily follow along and ask questions where needed."

"Great resources to go alongside the course. Also Ian went above and beyond to go and research into any questions we had. Really great training"

"Super interesting course - lots to take away!"

"The trainer is very knowledgeable and organised. I really like the teaching atmosphere here."

"Really good environment and Ian was great. He was organised and methodical and worked through a lot of areas quickly but in a way that was easy to follow."

"Keeping the content interesting throughout (as this is sometimes hard when courses are online!)"

"Learned a lot and love that we can access materials after the session has ended. The training was tailored to our questions as well which was great!"

"Felt very welcome and Ian was a great tutor for this course, very patient and made sure everybody felt confident"

"Diverse topics, great knowledgeable trainers, great training assets amazing learning atmosphere"

"Ian went at the perfect pace - really patient, clear and friendly. I have learnt lots and always love coming to MediaTraining, such a great experience from start to finish."

"I had used XD briefly before but Ian explained so many things I didn't know existed, it was fantastic especially for an intro course."

"It was a really great experience and I look forward to working with you."

"It went at a great pace and i learnt a lot"

"Thought it was a really good course. Enjoyed having a wide range of examples to learn about a number of different techniques and how I could apply it to my daily practice."

"It was a great course and Ian was really knowledgeable - it was a really helpful course"

"Welcoming everyone, making us feel comfortable and answering any questions. The breaks were at good times."

"Taking questions and giving relevant examples. Really friendly environment, and also the food was great! I've learned a lot and I'm really glad to have taken the course"

"The course was everything I expected it to be, the venue is great and the trainer and the team were fantastic. Many thanks!"

"Very professional yet sociable/hands on training session- very enjoyable."

"I loved dipping into all of the different adobe products such as photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator. Ian has been a great teacher and really helped with any questions I had on how to do specific things."

"Facilities were fantastic and course pacing was spot on. Ian was very helpful and explained everything in great detail throughout."

"Ian was a great teacher and I feel I have really got to grips with the essentials of InDesign upon completing this course. Thank you!"

"I really enjoyed the practical nature of the course and found the tips and tricks that we were taught throughout especially helpful. I also appreciate the links to resources that we can access after completion of the course."

"I liked the pace of the course, nothing felt rushed, and Ian was very patient. I appreciated the regular breaks! I also really liked the refreshments throughout the day."

"Ian was so knowledgeable and taught the course in an easy to understand way. Never felt rushed and was happy to answer any questions. Thoroughly enjoyed the course."

"Have had an incredible experience, highly recommend. Venue is clean, spacious with great music. All team members I came in contact with were friendly. Lunch and snack offering was amazing!! Ian was so lovely, patient and a wealth of knowledge. Thank you all for the course!"

"Very knowledgeable and friendly! Lunch was also delicious!"

"Awesome course, trainer, good times for breaks and lunch, decent lunch. Thanks!"

"Adapting from in-person to online course when it was necessary and also allowing me to change course at the last minute. I'm very impressed and grateful."

"Really engaging sessions that are a mix of learning content and physically trialing the new skills learnt in programs. Great introduction and pace for a range of levels in graphic design. Great facilities and access to programs, with examples ready to use and loaded on the the desktops. Very organised and a knowledgeable trainer."

"Highly knowledgeable, friendly trainers, excellent technology, great location and great food/refreshments"

"Very friendly, helpful with great facilities. The tutor was patient and great!"

"Really great course, I learned so much. The pace was good, inspiring but also challenging. Thank you!"

"Really thorough information, explained clearly and at a good pace. Relevant for multiple uses which was really helpful. Clear instruction, really patient instructor who was friendly and approachable. Lunch was great and the breaks were well spaced out."

"Very friendly and knowledgeable. I feel like i can take a lot away from this and put it into my work. Giving instructions via zoom may seem challenging when you're giving technical training but the communication was excellent and any key points that needed to be repeated were done so. Any questions i had when relating this to my company were answered."

"Trainer was very knowledgeable, patient and got all the content across well. Food & refreshments provided were amazing!"

"Very clear explanations and answers to questions even beyond the immediate scope of the course (e.g. what might be intermediate tasks in InDesign, how to identify fonts and find images online). Lovely space, staff and food as well!"

"Explaining, demonstrating clearly, keeping attention focused."

"Explaining and being thorough. Everything was easy to understand and go through, the pace was also perfect."

"The course was ran at a really good place and I enjoyed being able to view what Ian was doing on the screen and follow along. I felt it was a really great overview of XD and it felt like we covered a lot just in the one day. Looking forward to being back at Media Training soon!"

"Friendly, good class-size, good structure. I liked the practices. Covered good range of skills."

"Working at a speed relevant for all students"

"The trainer Ian, and the training materials, were excellent. Lunch was delicious."

"Well thought out course plan and facilities. Would recommend and will be back in the future for an intermediate course"

"Really knowledgable and took the time to make sure everyone was on the same page. The classes were small enough for everyone to be able to keep up and not get lost or left behind."

"Well delivered and good interactive sessions"

"Great course, well broken up days, lots of practice with Indesign"

"Really clear instructions. we went at a good pace"

"Trainer was really good at taking us through slowly, making sure we all knew the steps and understanding them fully."

"Everything! Very informative course and all staff were friendly and approachable. Thank you."

"The entire day was really organised and I felt the overall course was effective and successful."

"Training, providing macs/pc's, nice amount of breaks, good small group size, providing services and guides after the course is over"

"Ian was very patient with us and very knowledgable. He was very clear with instructions and good with time management so expectations were managed well."

"Ian was really knowledgable and helpful when we needed help! I really enjoyed the course and learnt a lot in one day, thank you Ian and the team! :)"