Writing Training Course Reviews

"Great facilities and friendly staff. Kirsty was engaging and funny whilst creating a great learning environment. I achieved what I wanted to learn from the course. Great place to learn."

"Made me feel very welcome, friendly staff and knowledgeable trainer who was able to provide a lot of helpful information. Would thoroughly recommend"

"It was a great course and I feel so much more confident in writing a press release now. I have come away with lots of actions and look forward to reading through the notes and resources. Thank you so much! Kirsty is a great teacher."

"Piers Ford was an amazing tutor, he detailed examples toward my place of work. He understood the 'in house style' and has left me feeling positive about areas I have previously struggled in and not had the confidence to ask about. I cannot recommend Piers enough, he was an absolute pleasure to learn from."

"Excellent use of tasks to critique and develop our technique - Piers's knowledge was invaluable."

"Kirsty had the ability to keep everyone engaged throughout the course and was able to tailor the training to everyone's' needs. There were ample opportunities to put theory into practise, followed by useful feedback each time. Kirsty's enthusiasm was contagious; I will be recommending this course to friends and colleagues!"

"Rosie was so engaging and informative. She made every task relevant and her knowledge is just incredible. Great structure to the course and the day. Will absolutely be recommending to my colleagues!"

"Fantastic, experienced and knowledgeable tutors. lots of info in short space of time, lots of resources and don't feel like i'm going to be abandoned after the course if i think of any questions or need any support."

"Trainer was extremely informative and very patient. Enjoyable session and would recommend."

"A lovely warm, comfortable environment with excellent amenities and delicious food. The course was excellent."

"I really enjoyed the environment that the learning was in. My course leader was very helpful and engaging which made the day feel very useful."

"Good pace of learning - not too heavy and great location and catering. Teacher was really helpful and encouraging, feeling very postitive."

"Patsy gave really good examples during the course, was friendly and approachable - I felt like I could ask plenty of questions. The lunch is really good, too!"

"It was an interesting and fun day. It made me think about the way I write and how I can practically use these techniques in my every day work."

"Loved that it was small groups and was personal. Brilliant!"

"Patsy was enthusiastic, engaging, knowledgeable and friendly. Felt absolutely at ease and inspired to come back to words! Thank you so much."

"Analysing in-depth different perspectives and use cases of the teachings."

"Piers was an amazing trainer! Knowledgeable, patient and encouraging. I really enjoyed the writing tasks as this put the learning into practice. The way we could naturally ask questions and have a conversation also really helped. Piers was understanding whatever our level of prior knowledge was. A great insight into copywriting for the web that I will bring with me into my role."

"The course was well run, clear and simple. I feel like I have gained a lot of knowledge that will help me progress within my career and the job I do. Thank you!"

"Kirsty was engaging, funny and knowledgeable throughout. She took the time to tailor the content of the course to each of us individually so we could genuinely improve in areas where skills lacked. I feel I have received bespoke support and training today which, I believe, is a rare treat! I would absolutely reccommend."

"This course, as well as our teacher, really shined in making it tailored and really effective to our individual needs. It seems rare to walk away from a course with so many takeaways that are specific to my writing style which I can implement straight away with confidence and effectiveness."

"Useful and relevant examples, effective things to work through in the class. making sure we understood things before moving onto the next topic."

"Highly knowledgeable and experienced. Second course that I have attended and I have recommended to colleagues who have also made bookings."

"Conveying the information and inspiring conversation during the sessions"

"I like the content of the course, frequent breaks at the right time, delicious lunch, group of 6, enough time for valuable exercises. I like that everything was clean. Every person was very nice and kind. The trainer was absolutely brilliant. I will be coming back whenever possible :)"

"Course covered lots of different topics to give a great overview"

"Patsy provided lots of useful information and tips with clear examples and interesting exercises to put everything into practice."

"The trainer was very interactive and engaging. A lot of resources available. The trainer was very welcoming and encouraged me to email her at any point in the next month should i need extra support. Overall, very happy with the course and what i got out of it"

"Really in-depth fresh and up to date perspective on press releases, Helen knows exactly what a journalist wants and explains it clearly how we can achieve it."

"Helen was a great trainer who was very approachable and helpful. I also dealt with the technical team prior to the course who helped me with Zoom issues and they were very helpful."

"Helen was a great teacher, and was really helpful. Highly recommend"

"Good in-depth and perspective the industry. Well executed knowledge and task structure."

"Great trainer. Kirsty was knowledgeable, friendly and very engaging. She was able to relate her teachings and content to us and our own working environments with lots of useful advice, tips and resources. Highly recommended trainer and course. Thank you!"

"Lots of practical exercises which was great. We could tailor the course to our own needs/work so even if things we were discussing weren't relevant for me, many examples were given for my area throughout the day. Also I loved the number of useful tools that were recommended. It wasnt an overwhelming amount of information!"

"Trainer was very knowledgeable and friendly. Really great to have a go and get thrown into what we had learnt straight away. Also was sent away with fantastic tools and sites to visit to help in the future!"

"Kirsty is an amazing teacher. I have learnt so much today and hope I get the chance to work with her again to further my skills even more. She explained everything well and gave great feedback. Loved todays session!"

"The course leader, Piers was very knowledgeable and it was clear that he had a lot of experience. Piers provided up to date statistics and shared this information at appropriate times throughout the course. As a new starter in PR the course gave me insight into the foundations and top tips. I feel confident with applying my learning to the real world. Thank you"

"Great experience. Learned a lot of tips. Patsy was very friendly and knowledgeable. Great to have this in small groups so every body gets attention on their needs."

"The trainer was very good at weaving in examples for all of our jobs. The PowerPoint slides will be a useful reference."

"Everything was good - value for money, knowledgeable teacher, prepared, tech was good etc."

"Patsy was a very thorough and engaging trainer, gave us lots of food for thought and a good grounding in the principles of web writing."

"Knowledgeable staff, great examples and fantastic environment :)"

"Lovely lunch as always. Very helpful staff and trainer."

"Really informative and the course helped to boost my confidence"

"All training was excellent and incredibly helpful. All facilities, food and drink were brilliant and everyone I met (including the other course attendees!) were super lovely. Feel like I'm coming away more confident and well-informed."

"Helen was a fantastic trainer and extremely knowledgeable. There was the right balance between theory being presented and practical exercises. The course has been really valuable and I will definitely be using what I learnt in my role. Thank you Helen!"

"Really good balance of practical training and theory/ presentation."

"Really clear, instils confidence in students, great location"

"Really engaging and clear - appreciate it's difficult to keep a class engaged online and Piers done a great job!"

"I've really enjoyed the course - Helen was very knowledgeable and inspiring! I'm definitely going to go back to the office/home and write! Many thanks"

"Fantastically knowledgeable and informative trainer, friendly and welcoming, great content - brilliant course!"

"Great service, knowledgeable trainer, enjoyable experience."

"Keeping the course moving and making it relevant to me and my role. I was grateful that you still ran it with just me. It was brilliant to have 1-2-1 tuition."

"Friendly and welcoming. A really lovely back in-person experience."

"Providing a very good course and trainer and excellent facilities."

"Super friendly and knowledgable instructor who made it easy to understand by breaking it down to sections. Materials were easy to understand and exercises helped in understanding how to use these tips/advice in context."

"Taking time to ensure I understand, all the area of the course."

"The course was fun and engaging, the staff nice, the place clean."

"Grammar, tips and tricks, rules for writing, don't dos, overall everything - really enjoyed it"

"A brilliant, insightful and well-delivered course. I couldn't have asked for more. Ten out of ten."

"Really engaging session, with useful insights that I look forward to using in my work and writing. Thank you!"

"The course was informative, extremely enjoyable and there was lots of 1 to 1 help! Would recommend"

"The course was excellent, I really enjoyed Helen's pace and style of teaching. She is very knowledgeable and what I really enjoyed was her friendly manner and interest in me as a person. We had a conversation at the beginning of the course on day two about my interests, plans and goals and this conversation was just as helpful to me as the course was."

"Helen was a great trainer! I was really impressed by her knowledge and understanding of the areas discussed. Both days were really engaging and covered a great range of topics with a number of breakout exercises. The small group size worked really well, and made the training feel more personable. Would 100% recommend to others with an interest in journalism!"

"The examples were very relevant and there was so much content, it was very enjoyable. The environment was so nice, next to the river. I enjoyed the sea shanties!"

"I found it very helpful that it was a small group and we could all interact. Piers made the course very interesting and understandable. I felt comfortable to ask questions. I would definitely recommend."

"Helen was good at explaining and giving good, constructive feedback."

"Really helpful IT support before the course started. The course itself was really good. Piers was knowledgeable and used a good mix of slides, examples, exercises and group work to ensure we covered the topic thoroughly."

"I really enjoyed the practical exercises and getting to apply theory to every day examples. It helped me get my head around the fundamentals of copywriting and how they apply in real life. I also really enjoyed the insights on SEO as this is something I had little experience with prior to the course."

"This was a well thought out, interaction course and Patsy was very knowledgeable and engaging. The course covered a wide range of examples and types of copywriting that can be applied in various situations. Very helpful."

"The course was for two days but Patsy kept it engaging throughout. I will be leaving with tips I will definitely use in my work."

"Piers was an excellent trainer and all communications leading up to the course were great."

"Very engaging course with helpful and constructive feedback. Loved the small class size - thank you!"

"Friendly and knowledgeable trainer, accessible information, fun and informative examples and exercises, fantastic advice for working in this field."

"Lots of great examples are resources shared, which I'll be able to take and use in my day-to-day job. Learnt lots of valuable tips I can share with my team."

"Piers was clear, kind, informative. Always well equipped and gives the best points. Have taken so many useful tips to implement moving forward following this course."

"The entire training was very useful an knowledgeable."

"Piers was an excellent trainer and gave brilliant feedback. His explanations were all clear and concise. He was also very engaging and was easily able to hold our attention for the entire duration of the course."

"Speaking clearly and at a good pace. Very friendly. I didn't feel under pressure if I couldn't finish all the tasks that we are asked to do."

"The content of the course was perfect for my needs and met them well I think it is unusual that a course does this so fully."

"Small group size enabled better interaction with the instructor and each other. Lunch and refreshments were really good!"

"The information on slides and exercises were very impactful and taught me valuable skills. to use in the office"

"Delivery, making people feel relaxed. Nice small friendly groups. Great comms before the day as well. Thank you."

"Really like that Media Training offer online courses rather than travelling to London. Class great and really enjoyed the session.Would like to attend another course with Patsy, enthusiastic and gave time to go over things if not understood"

"Real life examples and giving us the opportunity to get involved!"

"Very useful examples and insightful applications in the real world."

"Really engaging content and happy to answer all of our questions throughout. Would happily recommend and try similar courses in the future!"

"Great course. The trainer was friendly and informal, which made it fun. Lots of discussions with other attendees which I found really helpful. It was a very useful course."

"Good communication from sign up to finish."

"Very interactive. Trainer was very friendly."

"Specific in providing guidance. Kirsty embraced my individuality and gave me skills to create unique and effective copy. I'm over the moon and can't express how impressed and empowered I feel after this course."

"Very engaging course and knowledgeable, friendly teacher"

"Trainer was very knowledgable and approachable. Venue is great and in a great location."

"I liked that activities were regularly mixed in to the training rather than being talked at for most of the day. I also liked the practice interview at the end."

"The examples, the tips, the practice copy and suggesting tools"

"Great course, Piers was a brilliant speaker and had lots of knowledge and good tips"

"Great examples and lots of practical skills to take forward."

"The course was useful, structured, accurate, and our trainer was very knowledgeable and above all so calm and friendly - the atmosphere was really good and motivating. He was also a very good time manager, and addressed all of our questions, without exception. So thanks to Media Training and to Piers Ford, I would be very interested in seeing the other courses he leads, and subscribe whenever possible, as I know now I'd be ensured top quality content!"

"Lovely centre, great staff, really enjoyed the whole experience and feel like I really learned a lot. Never EVER felt boring!"