Past Courses

Mar ’17
23-24

For writers: Good, Clean Copy - How editing can make good writing great

Writers! Learn a wide variety of editing techniques through a range of practical assignments. Switch off your writer's brain and switch on your editor's brain! Details

Mar ’17
4

Fun with Asian Folktales

Learn how to use games, songs and activities to tell Asian folktales steeped in Asian culture and history. Details

Feb ’17
28

IP & Social Media

Learn about Intellectual Property (IP) risks and challenges that exist in social media platforms and protect your IP rights while building your brand online. Details

Jan ’17
14

Fingers, Chants, Music and Action: Encouraging audience participation during storytelling

Go beyond just simply telling the story, get the children involved in the story using finger-play, oral refrains, action, music and rhythm. Details

Jan ’17
7

Speed Read & Remember More

Double or better your reading speed and experience memory improvements of up to 1200%, in as little as a day. Details

Nov ’16
4

21st century essential editorial skills for book publishers in a digital world

This essential skills course is designed for new and aspiring editors wanting to thrive in this challenging environment, providing excellent guidance in core skills, from identifying publishing opportunities, to managing authors, planning, through to adapting core editorial skills for digital publishing. Details

Nov ’16
3

E-mail marketing workshop

Learn to effectively use e-mail marketing to promote your enews service, writing engaging copy and getting readers to click through. Details

Oct ’16
28

Commissioning and Managing Digital Publishing for Book Publishers

Designed both for editors familiar with print publishing but now additionally charged with digital, and for ‘digital natives’ who may be less familiar with the publishing process. Details

Oct ’16
27

Copywriting workshop

Acquire skills and techniques to write convincing, engaging copy which focuses on the calls to action and get the attention of readers! Details

Oct ’16
22

Discover the storyteller within you 3: Storytelling with unusual props

Learn how to tell stories to children using unusual props made with recycled and natural materials, Details

Oct ’16
16

Read me a story: Crafting professional reading aloud for serious story readers

Pull the words off the page and bring them to life in this short course that focuses on the elements that make up great reading aloud sessions. Using audio recordings and marked texts, readers brush up their vocal skills and prepare a performance of their own by the end of the course. Details

Sep ’16
24