Simon's Training Course Reviews

"Simon was a fantastic trainer - always answered all questions, tailored it to all of us in the room so that we could all somehow relate it to what we'll be using it for. He was very patient and took his time to re-explain bits if needed. Thank you!"

"Lunch is amazing as always! Simon was very engaging and made it very easy to ask questions etc"

"Being friendly! Everyone was incredibly welcoming and made me feel very comfortable all day."

"Simon was excellent at explaining and taking us through the content and was clearly knowledgeable."

"Simon was engaging/knowledgeable and very friendly"

"The food and services were very good and the trainer Simon was very knowledge with expert guidance."

"Simon was clearly very patient and knowledgeable and explained everything clearly. The centre is lovely, and the staff are all fantastic."

"Love that its so clean, tidy. Lunch was amazing as well as the girls that kept everything stocked up. Incredibly patience and knowledgeable instructor"

"The course was very good - gave real foundations on how to use CHATGPT to help work life and including home life. TIme = Money and this really shows. Simon modified the course to its users so it wasnt just a generic teaching course it was very bespoke to us . Thank you."

"Making the content relevant. Comprehensive view of what ChatGPT can do, but also its' limitations."

"Really clear explanation and great insight to something new, Simon was really keen to know which areas applied to us the most and would be most helpful"

"Simon did a great job of highlighting the benefits of AI and acknowledging it's still evolving when describing what it can and can't do. Described useful tips for how it can simplify working day-to-day functions across all the different products of Microsoft office. The course was well paced and very informative and will definitely be beneficial for myself moving forward."

"Simon was incredibly friendly and knowledgeable and trained at the right pace, so it was easy to follow along and understand. Excellent course, I really enjoyed it and learnt a lot. Thank you Simon"

"Good to have a PPT as well as live demo/screenshare"

"Explaining, communication, experience, friendly"

"Great studio environment and friendly and helpful members of staff."

"The course instructor Simon was brilliant, knowledgeable and very patient. I would gladly take courses run by him again."

"Simon was an incredible instructor! he was really knowledgable and took the time to explain processes and why we might use them."

"Almost everything. Super accommodating and Simon was a great tutor to learn from. Very approachable and answered all of my questions and problems I had. Have learned some really great stuff to take back to work and improve on my InDesign skills."

"Simon was very engaging and supportive and well prepared. He took the course at our pace and was able to answer any questions or go home and find the answers if he didn't know to provide the answer to us the following day. I was engaged throughout the course and found it very beneficial."

"Thanks to Simon for a very informative and enjoyable course!"

"Well paced and manageable volume of content alongside practical tasks, thank you."

"The whole team, and of course Simon our trainer in particular, were absolutely fab. Couldn't fault the service, location, etc. at all and I very much enjoyed my experience. Simon was also really great at looking into things or showing additional tips and tricks that weren't technically covered on the curriculum (if asked) too, which was really helpful for me. Thanks very much again! :)"

"Hosting people. Friendly, approachable staff. Nice environment to train in. Knowledgeable trainers. Face to face sessions are much better for active learning"

"Trainer was excellent - course material highly relevant."

"Helping when people were stuck and good at repeating how to do things."

"Really interesting techniques taught and it will be useful to have the notes to go over things in my own time"

"All steps are simplified and it was very easy to follow"

"Simon's knowledge was great, he also worked at a really good speed so it was comfortable for everyone."

"The pace of the course was great, the trainer was very attentive to whether or not we were keeping up and very willing to go back over things. It was great to have the option of using the MAC or PC."

"Simon was a great teacher. He was approachable and encouraged questions. he allowed for back and forth which really helped me ease into the lesson. He was clear and concise and most content was relevant to what I do."

"Simon was really knowledgeable about graphic design, very evident that he's been working in design for years, and answered all our questions well. He was also really engaging, encouraging and well prepared. He was also just lovely and funny!"

"My trainer Simon was very good at taking his time to understand my learning technique and work at my speed. He was very passionate and engaging! Everything was good."

"Amazing Tutor. Learnt so much with Simon. Great enthusiasm and knowledge with illustrator. He made the whole process very engaging, which was more enjoyable. Simon was always eager to help and listen to any issues, he even was keen to look at some problems we have within graphics at work and offered solutions, which was great! The venue and location is great. I would love to do another course! Would recommend!"

"SO much he was really knowledgeable and has time for questions, if you needed help he stoped. Really nice office and lunch was amazing, overall good experience, would come back."

"Stunning setting, great tech set-up with choice of both Mac and Windows, very knowledgeable and helpful trainer, very friendly service staff, great food selection with veggie options"

"The environment was really welcoming, clean and easy to locate from the train station. The trainer was really friendly approachable. The training group size was really good. The food was incredible."

"Amazing trainer! Simon is fantastic and very approachable"

"Theory, practical examples, the trainer, the venue - it was great!"

"Great info, helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable."

"Overall a great course and hope to be able to come again for other courses as everything so far has been so useful"

"Organisation, delivery and pace. Lovely setting over the Thames, and great lunches!"

"Very helpful and generous with knowledge"

"Everything. The trainer was amazing. Professional, friendly, it was a comfortable learning environment. All questions were answered. It was really great"

"Really great course! Simon was knowledgeable and extremely helpful. Would definitely recommend to colleagues and friends."

"Great location, really good trainer, really easy to understand, lunch was delicious"

"Timely breaks, great facilities and very friendly and welcoming environment with small groups so there is always time for questions"

"Simon was more than helpful with all questions that I had. He made the course informative and fun. The staff were also very friendly."

"The course content was a good combination of design principles and how to actually implement them in Powerpoint"

"Simon was absolutely incredible - knowledgeable, supportive and encouraging. The 'merge' with photos and text as well as the AI section was particularly fascinating, with a strong practical and relevant use case there. Simon was also very personable and friendly, and created a great conversational atmosphere. Thanks!"

"Engaging content, loads of tips and tricks to take away with us and a good, broad approach to how best to use PowerPoint effectively. Simon was lovely and very knowledgeable!"

"Clear communication, and easy tutorials. It helped to practise immediately."

"Very informative, Simon was a fantsatic trainer. I really liked the relatable examples to real life for many of the topics that he discussed. He was very humorous and entertaining. There was a great balance of listening and practical examples"

"Media training is always a great facility and great learning environment, I'll definitely be back."

"Very helpful course as an intro into Illustrator."

"Location, length of course, trainer's knowledge, friendliness, makes you feel at ease"

"Simon was great at explaining things and would take into account some people needed to go a little slower than others, happily re-explaining to those that needed a little more time or explanation."

"Answering questions, giving thorough and varied examples, going into detail of all you can do, making it fun and relaxed environment."

"I found it really easy to ask questions, and they were answered really helpfully"

"Clear and helpful instructor, very informative and willing to answer any questions"

"Examples, the pace of the course, learning the basics, great learning environment, and excellent instructor!"

"Everything was very organised and Simon is a great and patient instructor!"

"Everything was very organised and Simon is a great and patient instructor!"

"Simon is an amazing teacher!!! Great environment and fab location"

"Explaining everything in detail and providing 1-1 support within the group"

"Good pace, great knowledge, honest with what he was unsure of and worked it out together, friendly, non-judgmental - Simon was a great teacher!"

"Ensuring that everyone felt comfortable with a topic or exercise before moving on"

"Making the course fun and instructive. I learnt lots, felt very able to ask any questions and really enjoyed myself. The teaching is incredible and the facilities are fab, I will definitely be back."

"Everything was great, I have learned so much and can't wait to apply it to my work. I will definitely be back for another course!"

"Giving real life examples and highlighting little details you should pay attention to"

"I think it was a nice overall experience - the food was good and we had enough breaks while still learning plenty"

"I was the only delegate on the course so I had the full attention of Simon, my trainer, which was excellent."

"Professional trainers and nice enviroment."

"Great trainer, tailored course was very good and an excellent location with great facilities"

"Amazing knowledge and shortcuts appropriate to our role and the Charity, highlighted aspects of the Adobe Creative Suite that will stay with me forever!"

"Very personable and helpful teacher - helped individual needs while making them relevant for the whole class."

"Being transparent when they didnt know something, friendly, supportive."

"Brilliant course - can't wait to start using it for work as soon as I'm back in the office. Trainers are all really knowledgeable and friendly. Will definitely be looking at more courses here in future."

"Everything. Simon was amazing, very knowledgeable and friendly."

"Simon has been great - really knowledgeable - no question was too much and he had always had an answer which was great. Made the training course, enjoyable, learnt a lot from my 2 days here."

"The trainer was really knowledgeable and the staff were really helpful."

"The course is great and the trainer very knowledgeable and personable."

"Preparation for the course and explanation"

"Email contact and response. Tutor was excellent"

"Very knowledgable and engaging trainer. encouraged positive teamwork. i felt completely comfortable sharing my ideas and thoughts so thanks very much!!"

"Excessive amount of knowledge, used real life examples of work and provided creative and useful comments to do with that work and let us know how their client responded. Excited about his work and you can tell he was passionate about the course"

"There was a lot of useful information provided as well as tips and tricks that can be implemented into every day work. I really enjoyed the instructor and found that he had very good examples and was very engaging during discussions. I didn't feel at any point that I was ready for the day to end, in fact I almost wished that the course would go on for a bit longer!"

"The course was brilliant. The trainer was really enthusiastic and knowledgeable. It was a great mix of theory and practice and a nice mix of individual work and teamwork. It has made me really interested in graphic design where I wasn't necessarily before. I brief designers but now want to do more of it myself because of the course. I realised I am not as bad at design as I thought I might be. Thank you for a great course."

"Trainer was super knowledgable, friendly and helpful! Really useful course, learnt so much!"

"Friendly staff, clean environment, helpful trainers, lovely location."

"Really informative session that was well-paced, engaging and interesting. Simon was really knowledgeable and helpful. The food was also amazing!"

"Really clear and knowledgeable trainer- thank you!"

"Simon was great - really knowledgable and explained things in a simple way. I've learnt heaps, thanks!"

"General approach was very easy and interesting to learn."

"Content was relevant and examples we used were linked to our company which was helpful"

"Great at answering questions as they came up."

"Answering questions and keeping us interacted"

"Informative and tailored to my exact needs"

"Simon was brilliant - engaging, fun, willing to take time to look at individual use cases. Best course I have been on in a very long time."