Online Workshops
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Free online workshops 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 online workshops. 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.
Due to the increasing effects of the Coronavirus, we have suspended our venue-based courses for the time being. Further information here
Write that book and get it published – 23 Sept 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
Both writing and then getting a book published can be incredibly challenging. However, thousands of people do so every year, so why not you? To help you, this workshop aims to give you a realistic idea of how to go about writing your first book, and how and where to sell it.
How to run a crowdfunding campaign – 17 Sept 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
Crowdfunding campaigns can be effective in raising money for creative projects. However, if you suspect that there’s more to it than just putting your great idea online and waiting for the money to roll in, you’re right.
We’ll spend the day working through how to structure your own crowdfunding campaign, from how to choose a platform and set a realistic target to how to find your audiences and tell your story.
Networking and social media – 10 Sept 2020
Networking is an essential marketing tool for creative freelances but it can also be a source of anxiety, even at the best of times. This short workshop will help you look at the basic rules whether online or in person.
Mobile video sharpshooter – 3 Sept 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
This one-day workshop will help take your mobile video skills to the next level, cementing your basic knowledge and adding extra shooting, editing and storytelling techniques.
Grow your business via email marketing – 25 Aug 2020, 10.30-4.15pm
In this workshop you’ll learn how to get your name out to your audiences and keep that relationship going through using MailChimp for emails, newsletters and mailing lists.
Diversify your portfolio – 12 Aug 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
Most of our working lives have been turned upside down in recent months, so this workshop aims to help you to take stock of where you are now and explore the range of skills, talents and experience that you have accumulated to find inspiration and direction on how to move forward.
Finance for Freelances – 4 Aug 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
It’s a challenging time for creative freelances and this means that it’s more important than ever to make sure that your finances are in shape. Essential for every freelance, this workshop will help you improve your financial management from how to work out your tax to cash flow forecasting.
Unleash the potential of your technology – 28 Jul 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
This online workshop aims to help you maximise the potential of your technology including computers, phones and tablets so that you improve the way that you work and make your life easier.
WEBINAR – Get motivated – 24 Jul 2020 – 11am-12.30pm
It is little wonder that these troubled times have left many of us feeling flat with less enthusiasm towards our creative work than usual. This webinar aims to help you re-gain your motivation and get back your mojo.
Get creative with graphics – 21 July 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
This workshop will introduce you to the design platform Canva with the aim of helping you produce visual content that can help you showcase and support your creative work through producing graphics for a range of purposes including social media, business cards, posters and flyers.
Mobile video kickstarter – 13 Jul, 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
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.
Writing for Business – 29 Jun, 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
This online workshop will show you how to get yourself work and promote your creative freelancing through clear, targeted written communication including writing compelling emails, press releases and new stories.