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
Finance for Freelances – 26 Nov 2020
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.
WEBINAR – Boost your creativity – 17 Nov 2020
Whether you’re in a creative rut, you feel jaded in these troubled times or just need some ideas on pepping up your creativity, this webinar will provide you with a framework that will help you to unleash your creative potential.
Dealing with setbacks – 12 Nov, 2020
We’re certainly dealing with an unprecedented setback this year! So, in this workshop, you’ll learn useful strategies to help you deal with challenges and find constructive ways to remain buoyant and move forward towards your creative goals in the short- and long-term.
Creating a podcast – 3rd Nov, 2020
This online workshop will take you step-by-step through the process of creating a podcast using (mainly) your smartphone and the free Anchor app, from recording and editing, to promotion and sharing.
Get fit for freelancing – 22 Oct 2020
This workshop is aimed at those who are new or fairly new to freelancing and examines the key challenges that most experience at some point or another to help you maximise your freelance potential.
WEBINAR – Stress busting – 20 Oct 2020
We’re certainly living in stressful times so this webinar will help you spot the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ stress with the aim of helping you use stress positively while managing and controlling negative stress.
Build your creative brand to win work – 14 Oct 2020
This workshop will help you identify your unique selling point/s and give you tools to develop your creative brand to generate more work.
How to drive traffic to your website – 6 Oct 2020
This workshop aims to help you maximise your website potential as an online marketing tool ensuring that your audience can more easily find and access it.
WEBINAR – Strategies for Success – 29 Sept 2020
Pandemic fallout means that many of us have been knocked off our career path, at least in the short term. This webinar aims to help you review your current situation with a mind to finding new areas and ways of working where necessary and to build for the future.
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.