Improve the way you communicate

“Dan’s workshop provided some really important insights into how the media works and his training is accessible and engaging. I am hoping to attend another workshop in the future and would 100% recommend to anyone working in comms whether you’re a beginner or need a refresher.”

“Your media training session was exceptional in the sense that it was tailored to my innate style of communication. That in itself ensures effective communication, ensuring clarity of my messaging and higher degrees of engagement by the target audience.”

“Dan developed a great tone of voice guide for us filled with practical tips and examples based on our own writing – and then ran a training session to show our staff how to make the most of it.”

“The workshop was incredibly engaging. I enjoyed the workshopping activities, especially Dan’s encouragement. It was great to see examples from our council’s website – especially what worked and what could be improved.”

“I’ve had similar training before, this workshop was the best of them. I enjoyed the interaction, informal presentation and Dan's anecdotes. The first-hand experience from a professional journalist is very valuable.”

“I would recommend the sub-editing and proofreading course to anyone working in media, regardless of skill level. As an editor, I enrolled to brush up on the essentials but I ended up learning a great deal about grammar, punctuation and even editing, that I had never heard articulated before. Dan is a fantastic facilitator and the course was practical and engaging.”

“Dan provided a lot of helpful tips to improve my public speaking. I felt comfortable to try new techniques, which built confidence. Dan adapted our sessions to work on specific things I wanted to achieve.”

“Dan was a wealth of knowledge and has done a fantastic job of shaking up our team’s approach. I feel confident that we will put these learnings into practice.”

“Loved the honesty and transparency – refreshing for someone to tell us how it is. Definitely trust your knowledge and insight given your journalism background!”

“I was able to put the lessons into practice straight away and our electronic newsletter open rates have already increased!”

“Entertaining and informative. It was the best writing for the web workshop I’ve ever been to.”

“Dan’s thoughtful, practical advice helped me to refine my website and improve my SEO. It was easy to implement and made a big difference to the bottom line.”

“I loved this workshop and Dan’s pragmatic approach. It’s given me a lot to consider in my work and personal communications. Thank you for making this topic fun.”

“Would happily recommend to journalists, editors and sub-editors. Dan knows his subject and this info needs to be passed on to every media participant.”

“Dan has improved both our website copy and the SEO of our course browser considerably.”

“This sub-editing and proofreading webinar is easily the best PD I have ever done. The webinar was practical, relevant, interactive, enjoyable and well-paced. Dan is an engaging facilitator who is really generous with both his knowledge and resources.”

“I’ve done a few writing workshops in my career and this was the best.”

“Dan did a superb job in engaging the whole group. I have attended a few workshops from other providers over the years and this was by far the best session. I learnt so many great tips and tricks and I have already started implementing changes to our intranet and newsletter.”

“The course was very insightful. I found myself restructuring my pitches and releases today. Thank you.”

“Dan was fantastic, delivering the workshop in an easy-to-follow way. Dan generously answered our questions and provided great insights from his professional life. I’m looking forward to implementing the techniques.”

“Dan is an excellent presenter. The material was engaging and easy to understand. I will be incorporating his advice into everything I write from now on.”

“This media law workshop was really useful and engaging. It covered such a wide range of topics in depth, they were relevant to the whole team. The presenter was lovely, really knowledgeable and passionate. The handout was extensive and greatly appreciated. Thanks!”

“Absolutely loved how practical the sessions were and I’ve been able to immediately put the lessons learned into practice. It was an enjoyable experience.”

“Enjoyable workshop – Dan is a great presenter/teacher. It was amazing to find out how much I did and didn’t know.”

“Great content and very helpful to everyone. The way you engaged everyone made them feel happy to contribute and easily get responses.”

“Really good refresher workshop. Helped to clarify often-made grammatical errors and simplify concise writing habits.”

“Dan provided insightful and inspirational leadership in guiding AOA through the social media maze. Dan has a wonderful ability to communicate and connect and was instrumental in initiating AOA’s presence on social media. I would highly recommend Dan for his sharp intellect, concise expression and powerful strategic and tactical insights.”

“I learnt so much from this workshop. Your teaching style and passion for writing is inspiring. Thank you.”

“Dan has improved our website and SEO significantly.”

“Thank you for a fantastic learning experience. It was great to learn so many new things. I will be a much better writer because of today.”

“Very engaging. I loved the sense of humour – makes it interesting.”

“I wish our entire organisation could attend this class!”