Personal Development Courses
We offer a selection of effective courses on personal development and self improvement.
Each course was developed to help you realise and maximise your potential.
Expert Trainers
Course leader is an experienced industry expert
Time Management
From £449 + VAT
One day Live Online Private Options
Take control of your day by managing your time effectively and efficiently. Learn how to identify your goals and prioritise your time to make them happen.
Learn to prioritise tasks, set goals, and manage your time efficiently.
Discover time management techniques that help reduce stress by ensuring you have control
over your tasks and deadlines.
Discover strategies that make you more productive and give you
a better work-life balance.
- Understanding how you work
- Setting personal and business goals
- Planning, delegation and prioritisation
- Managing procrastination
- Controlling common causes of time wasting
- 3d Visualiser
- Account Executive
- Account Manager
- Accountant
- Analyst
- Architect
- Art Director
- Artist
- Audio Engineer
- Back End Developer
- Brand Ambassador
- Branding Specialist
- Broadcast Journalist
- Business Development Manager
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- CEO
- CFO
- COO
- Civil Servant
- Communications Assistant
- Communications Manager
- Communications Officer
- Content Creator
- Content Editor
- Copywriter
- Creative Director
- Data Analyst
- Data Officer
- Data Scientist
- Digital Content Manager
- Digital Marketing Manager
- E-commerce Specialist
- E-learning Content Developer
- E-learning Designer
- Editor in Chief
- Executive Assistant
- Fashion Designer
- Feature Writer
- Finance Assistant
- Finance Director
- Finance Manager
- Founder
- Front End Developer
- Full Stack Developer
- General Manager
- Graphic Designer
- HR Director
- HR Officer
- Head of Editorial
- Head of HR
- Head of Marketing
- IT Manager
- Illustrator
- Instructional Designer
- Interior Designer
- Journalist
- Junior Designer
- Junior Editor
- Learning Design Manager
- Learning Specialist
- Managing Director
- Marketing Assistant
- Marketing Associate
- Marketing Executive
- Marketing Manager
- Motion Designer
- News Reporter
- News Writer
- Office Administrator
- Operations Manager
- PR Manager
- PR Officer
- Packaging Designer
- Personal Assistant
- Photographer
- Podcaster
- Print Designer
- Product Designer
- Project Manager
- Radio Host
- Researcher
- SEO Specialist
- Sales Director
- Sales Executive
- Sales Manager
- Senior Editor
- Social Media Manager
- Software Developer
- Software Engineer
- Spokesperson
- Studio Manager
- Training Coordinator
- UI Designer
- UX Designer
- Video Editor
- Video Producer
- Videographer
- Web Developer
- Visit Our Careers Guide
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"Good catering. Good workspace - quiet and intimate but not crowded. Teacher was very engaging and provided helpful advice. Good breaks."
House Of Commons
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"Interactive session, enjoyed small group session which enabled it to be tailored to our needs and discuss relevant specific examples. Well structured. Great venue."
Impetus
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"Great training, very appropriate for my position + changed due to my expertise."
The Folio Society
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"Providing examples and lots of scenarios"
IOPC Funds 1992
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"The training was great – Michael is a superb teacher and made the whole process of learning fun, easy to digest and relatable. The things he taught me are practical and I can see how I can apply them to my working day The training itself was great - I don't do a lot of course but I could see this was a course built on a great deal of experience in a range of areas. The distractions that Michael had, I since discovered, were not distractions and were built in as part of the learning process. It reinforced my assertion that Media Training knows what its doing... I didn't feel I had been hit over the head with a load of text books. Thanks"
Mercator Digital
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Good Communication
From £449 + VAT
One day Live Online Private Options
Learn communication skills on our one-day course. Expert-led, max 8 per class. Face-to-face in London or live online.
Develop stronger communication skills at work on this practical one-day course.
Covering verbal and non-verbal communication, passive, aggressive and assertive behaviour, active listening, giving and receiving constructive feedback and communicating clearly in a range of professional contexts — suitable for all levels.
- Understand verbal and non-verbal communication
- Distinguish assertive, passive and aggressive styles
- Develop active listening techniques
- Give and receive constructive feedback
- Communicate clearly in professional situations
- 3d Visualiser
- Account Executive
- Account Manager
- Accountant
- Analyst
- Architect
- Art Director
- Artist
- Audio Engineer
- Back End Developer
- Brand Ambassador
- Branding Specialist
- Broadcast Journalist
- Business Development Manager
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- CEO
- CFO
- COO
- Civil Servant
- Communications Assistant
- Communications Manager
- Communications Officer
- Content Creator
- Content Editor
- Copywriter
- Creative Director
- Data Analyst
- Data Officer
- Data Scientist
- Digital Content Manager
- Digital Marketing Manager
- E-commerce Specialist
- E-learning Content Developer
- E-learning Designer
- Editor in Chief
- Executive Assistant
- Fashion Designer
- Feature Writer
- Finance Assistant
- Finance Director
- Finance Manager
- Founder
- Front End Developer
- Full Stack Developer
- General Manager
- Graphic Designer
- HR Director
- HR Officer
- Head of Editorial
- Head of HR
- Head of Marketing
- IT Manager
- Illustrator
- Instructional Designer
- Interior Designer
- Journalist
- Junior Designer
- Junior Editor
- Learning Design Manager
- Learning Specialist
- Managing Director
- Marketing Assistant
- Marketing Associate
- Marketing Executive
- Marketing Manager
- Motion Designer
- News Reporter
- News Writer
- Office Administrator
- Operations Manager
- PR Manager
- PR Officer
- Packaging Designer
- Personal Assistant
- Photographer
- Podcaster
- Print Designer
- Product Designer
- Project Manager
- Radio Host
- Researcher
- SEO Specialist
- Sales Director
- Sales Executive
- Sales Manager
- Senior Editor
- Social Media Manager
- Software Developer
- Software Engineer
- Spokesperson
- Studio Manager
- Training Coordinator
- UI Designer
- UX Designer
- Video Editor
- Video Producer
- Videographer
- Web Developer
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"Great at communicating beforehand and throughout the day."
Virgin
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"Thank you so much for the course Michael! It was very useful and I will use what I learned today."
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"Very organised and lovely environment to learn in. Michael was a very engaging and I liked his light hearted approach to the training."
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"Very accessible level of training but still in depth. Lots of tools which can be taken forward. Centre was great, I will look to do more training courses here!"
Tracy Gilbert MP
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"I really enjoyed the class and found the lecturer very knowledgeable and fun"
Houlihan Lokey
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Team Working
From £449 + VAT
One day Live Online Private Options
Learn team working skills in our one-day course. Expert-led, max 8 per class. Face-to-face in London or live online.
Develop your team working skills on this practical one-day course.
Covering what makes teams effective, personality types and team roles, using individual strengths collectively, developing effective team communication, managing team dynamics constructively, building trust and accountability and supporting people through change.
- Understand what makes teams effective and productive
- Identify personality types and team roles
- Use individual strengths to improve collective output
- Manage team dynamics and disagreements constructively
- Build trust, accountability and shared values
- 3d Visualiser
- Account Executive
- Account Manager
- Accountant
- Analyst
- Architect
- Art Director
- Artist
- Audio Engineer
- Back End Developer
- Brand Ambassador
- Branding Specialist
- Broadcast Journalist
- Business Development Manager
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- CEO
- CFO
- COO
- Civil Servant
- Communications Assistant
- Communications Manager
- Communications Officer
- Content Creator
- Content Editor
- Copywriter
- Creative Director
- Data Analyst
- Data Officer
- Data Scientist
- Digital Content Manager
- Digital Marketing Manager
- E-commerce Specialist
- E-learning Content Developer
- E-learning Designer
- Editor in Chief
- Executive Assistant
- Fashion Designer
- Feature Writer
- Finance Assistant
- Finance Director
- Finance Manager
- Founder
- Front End Developer
- Full Stack Developer
- General Manager
- Graphic Designer
- HR Director
- HR Officer
- Head of Editorial
- Head of HR
- Head of Marketing
- IT Manager
- Illustrator
- Instructional Designer
- Interior Designer
- Journalist
- Junior Designer
- Junior Editor
- Learning Design Manager
- Learning Specialist
- Managing Director
- Marketing Assistant
- Marketing Associate
- Marketing Executive
- Marketing Manager
- Motion Designer
- News Reporter
- News Writer
- Office Administrator
- Operations Manager
- PR Manager
- PR Officer
- Packaging Designer
- Personal Assistant
- Photographer
- Podcaster
- Print Designer
- Product Designer
- Project Manager
- Radio Host
- Researcher
- SEO Specialist
- Sales Director
- Sales Executive
- Sales Manager
- Senior Editor
- Social Media Manager
- Software Developer
- Software Engineer
- Spokesperson
- Studio Manager
- Training Coordinator
- UI Designer
- UX Designer
- Video Editor
- Video Producer
- Videographer
- Web Developer
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"This was the first time I've ended up doing a one-to-one course and I actually really enjoyed it as a format"
Rail Delivery Group
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"Michael was absolutely brilliant, I would highly recommend him to the rest of my team."
Lloyds Banking Group
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"The training and location were exceptional."
Houlihan Lokey
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"Very interactive course. Michael kept the course interesting and engaging throughout."
Dragados
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"Michael was very engaging, funny and friendly. He made the subject extremely interesting, with his funny stories etc. It will make it easier to remember and recall when needed in the future. Ah the story about fish and yogurt! Thank you for an extremely informative interesting and very entertaining course. The premises are gorgeous. Impressed that the loos were spotless and the food was delicious. Thank you."
Russell Publishing Limited
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Assertiveness
From £449 + VAT
One day Live Online Private Options
Learn assertiveness skills in our one-day course. Expert-led, max 8 per class. Face-to-face in London or live online.
Build your assertiveness skills on this practical one-day course.
Covering assertive, passive and aggressive behaviour styles, honest self-assessment, expressing yourself clearly without aggression, positive language and voice control, applying assertiveness in meetings and difficult conversations and setting and maintaining boundaries.
- Recognise assertive, passive and aggressive behaviour
- Assess and improve your own communication style
- Express yourself clearly and directly without aggression
- Apply assertiveness in meetings and difficult conversations
- Set and maintain professional boundaries confidently
- 3d Visualiser
- Account Executive
- Account Manager
- Accountant
- Analyst
- Architect
- Art Director
- Artist
- Audio Engineer
- Back End Developer
- Brand Ambassador
- Branding Specialist
- Broadcast Journalist
- Business Development Manager
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- CEO
- CFO
- COO
- Civil Servant
- Communications Assistant
- Communications Manager
- Communications Officer
- Content Creator
- Content Editor
- Copywriter
- Creative Director
- Data Analyst
- Data Officer
- Data Scientist
- Digital Content Manager
- Digital Marketing Manager
- E-commerce Specialist
- E-learning Content Developer
- E-learning Designer
- Editor in Chief
- Executive Assistant
- Fashion Designer
- Feature Writer
- Finance Assistant
- Finance Director
- Finance Manager
- Founder
- Front End Developer
- Full Stack Developer
- General Manager
- Graphic Designer
- HR Director
- HR Officer
- Head of Editorial
- Head of HR
- Head of Marketing
- IT Manager
- Illustrator
- Instructional Designer
- Interior Designer
- Journalist
- Junior Designer
- Junior Editor
- Learning Design Manager
- Learning Specialist
- Managing Director
- Marketing Assistant
- Marketing Associate
- Marketing Executive
- Marketing Manager
- Motion Designer
- News Reporter
- News Writer
- Office Administrator
- Operations Manager
- PR Manager
- PR Officer
- Packaging Designer
- Personal Assistant
- Photographer
- Podcaster
- Print Designer
- Product Designer
- Project Manager
- Radio Host
- Researcher
- SEO Specialist
- Sales Director
- Sales Executive
- Sales Manager
- Senior Editor
- Social Media Manager
- Software Developer
- Software Engineer
- Spokesperson
- Studio Manager
- Training Coordinator
- UI Designer
- UX Designer
- Video Editor
- Video Producer
- Videographer
- Web Developer
- Visit Our Careers Guide
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"So pleased the course went ahead - very useful. Key points addressed and support given. Opportunity to ask questions and relate to my own personal experience. Good examples provided too of different scenarios to help me remember key points. Thank you!"
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"Clear communication and friendly, inclusive environment."
BBC
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"I love that this was a small cohort - made it easier to be vulnerable. Michael was incredible. He understood all our challenges (given the whole class was female) and was empathetic. I've taken a lot from this course and would recommend to others."
CLEO Systems
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"Very welcoming and friendly arrival. Comfortable surroundings. Friendly, knowledgeable and interesting trainer."
EBRD
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"Michael was very informative and had lots of real life examples which helped with understanding."
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Conflict Resolution
One day Live Online Private Options
Learn conflict resolution in our one-day course. Expert-led, max 8 per class. Face-to-face in London or live online.
Learn to manage and resolve workplace conflict on this practical one-day course.
Covering conflict stages, emotional intelligence, using body language and tone of voice positively, verbal de-escalation techniques, conflict resolution strategies for different situations and knowing when to involve HR or management.
- Recognise the stages of escalating conflict
- Apply emotional intelligence in difficult situations
- Use body language and tone to influence outcomes
- De-escalate tension using verbal and non-verbal techniques
- Choose the right conflict resolution strategy
- 3d Visualiser
- Account Executive
- Account Manager
- Accountant
- Analyst
- Architect
- Art Director
- Artist
- Audio Engineer
- Back End Developer
- Brand Ambassador
- Branding Specialist
- Broadcast Journalist
- Business Development Manager
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- CEO
- CFO
- COO
- Civil Servant
- Communications Assistant
- Communications Manager
- Communications Officer
- Content Creator
- Content Editor
- Copywriter
- Creative Director
- Data Analyst
- Data Officer
- Data Scientist
- Digital Content Manager
- Digital Marketing Manager
- E-commerce Specialist
- E-learning Content Developer
- E-learning Designer
- Editor in Chief
- Executive Assistant
- Fashion Designer
- Feature Writer
- Finance Assistant
- Finance Director
- Finance Manager
- Founder
- Front End Developer
- Full Stack Developer
- General Manager
- Graphic Designer
- HR Director
- HR Officer
- Head of Editorial
- Head of HR
- Head of Marketing
- IT Manager
- Illustrator
- Instructional Designer
- Interior Designer
- Journalist
- Junior Designer
- Junior Editor
- Learning Design Manager
- Learning Specialist
- Managing Director
- Marketing Assistant
- Marketing Associate
- Marketing Executive
- Marketing Manager
- Motion Designer
- News Reporter
- News Writer
- Office Administrator
- Operations Manager
- PR Manager
- PR Officer
- Packaging Designer
- Personal Assistant
- Photographer
- Podcaster
- Print Designer
- Product Designer
- Project Manager
- Radio Host
- Researcher
- SEO Specialist
- Sales Director
- Sales Executive
- Sales Manager
- Senior Editor
- Social Media Manager
- Software Developer
- Software Engineer
- Spokesperson
- Studio Manager
- Training Coordinator
- UI Designer
- UX Designer
- Video Editor
- Video Producer
- Videographer
- Web Developer
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"Course was very targeted and narrowed down to daily issues we face. and loved the interaction without any cut off half way through."
Zapp
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"Excellent delivery, and examples to illustrate meaning."
Zapp
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"The trainer and the training were effective, and the examples were relevant."
Zapp
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"Organising of course. Content was just what I was looking for"
Scottish Government
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"Overall I have a very good training experience and would make recommendations to use Media Training again. Thank you"
Vanquis
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Who attends?
Career Progressives
Professionals who wish to develop skills for their current role and companies who believe in developing their talent.
Career Changers
People seeking opportunities which require new skills. Industry relevant training for those pursuing a new role.
Graduates
Certified courses for those who have earned their theoretical stripes, but need to prove capability to future employers.
Learn Your Way
Face To Face
Learn face-to-face with expert mentors in a dynamic setting that inspires growth and confidence.
Live Online
Join remotely with expert mentors in real time — flexible, interactive learning that fits your lifestyle.
Team Training
Upskill your team together. Build your team and develop consistency, and collective confidence.
Three Steps To Success
Identify Your Path
Define your direction with purpose, aligning your learning journey to personal and career goals.
Learn With Experts
Gain practical insight from real-world experts who bring clarity, confidence, and momentum to your growth.
Earn Certification
Your certificate of attendance is proof of progress — benchmarking your skills and commitment to growth.
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