Free Workshops
Due to the increasing effects of the Coronavirus, we are suspending our venue-based courses in March and April. Further information available here.
Free workshop for members based in England
To help you develop the key business skills that will help you survive and thrive in the creative industries, we’ve launched a series of FREE one-day workshops throughout England. We also host easy to enrol webinars so you can learn online.
We’re adding more to the list every month so look out for updates from your unions and from FEU Training.
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Blogging for Creative Freelances – 22 Aug 2019, London
Everybody tells you that you must have a website and you must have a blog but nobody tells you how – or why. In this workshop you will learn the key steps to creating your blog but, more importantly, what you can use one for and how it will become an important part of your creative work.
Key strategies for success – 15 Aug 2019, London
This session examines popular strategies and tips that successful people use to achieve what they want in life with the aim of helping you to think about how you can learn from these to support your career progress and gain greater satisfaction from what you do.
Effective Communication – 9 Aug 2019, London
From convincing someone to commission your work to asking for better terms and conditions, this workshop will help you develop your communication skills so that you achieve better and more consistent results.
Grow your creative business via email marketing – 31 Jul, 2019, London
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).
How to run a crowdfunding campaign – 18 Jul 2019, Bristol
If you suspect that there’s more to a successful crowdfunding campaign than putting your great idea online and waiting for the money to roll in, you’d be right. In this workshop, we’ll work though how to structure your own crowdfunding campaign to help you get the results you’re aiming for.
Write that book and get it published
11 Jul 2019, London
Whether it’s fiction or non-fiction, this workshop will help you develop your book idea as well as write and get it published.
Digital marketing for creative professionals – 4 Jul, 2019, London
Marketing has changed with the boom of the Internet, and now it’s even more important to understand the principles of marketing your work online. Read more and apply.
How To Drive Traffic To Your Website – 27 June 2019, London
This one-day workshop quickly goes beyond the usual focus on search engines (though they are still covered) to understand the growing importance of social optimisation…creating stories and links that stand the best chance of being shared through social channels to build your online presence.
Mobile Video Kickstarter – 26 June 2019, London
For Android and iPhone
This one-day workshop will help you unlock the potential of your mobile device (Android or iPhone/iPad) as a powerful tool for planning and creating high quality video.
Run a Social Media Campaign – 25 June 2019, London
Social media can be a powerful means of getting your message across and raise awareness of what you do. This one-day workshop will take you step-by-step through running a successful campaign.
Writing for Business – 5 Jun, 2019, London
This workshop will show you how to get yourself work and promote your creative freelancing through better written communication including compelling emails, press releases and new stories.
Negotiation for Freelances – 29 May 2019, London
Negotiation is an essential skill for a freelance to master. Whether you are negotiating day rates or defined packages of work, it’s important to learn to represent yourself clearly and effectively with the aim of agreeing terms that you and your client are happy with.