Business Skills Course Reviews
Advance your skills with our Business Skills training, available in London or online.
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Advance your skills with our Business Skills training, available in London or online.
Check out our reviews and discover why we’re your top-rated provider.
Advance your skills with our Business Skills training, available in London or online.
Check out our reviews and discover why we’re your top-rated provider.
"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
"Very welcoming and friendly arrival. Comfortable surroundings. Friendly, knowledgeable and interesting trainer."
EBRD
"Good catering. Good workspace - quiet and intimate but not crowded. Teacher was very engaging and provided helpful advice. Good breaks."
House of Commons
"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
"The staff and building was great, staff are freidnly and lunch was great Michael used some very relevant and relatable answers and gave me the confidence to now be a manager as I understand why certain decisions are made It was great how the examples were applied to me personally too and would recommend"
Octopus Electric Vehicles
"Great trainer, very knowledgeable, experienced and enthusiastic. Good practical tips that I can use when public speaking which is exactly what I wanted. A very good holistic and general overview of the subject matter. Thank you."
Agile Business Consortium
"Extremely knowledgeable, had more than enough tips on presenting. Incorporated humour and stories well to break up the wordy bits of learning."
Metropolitan Gaming
"The trainer was excellent, and provided an engaging and useful session. Everyone at the centre was friendly, helpful and made the day really enjoyable. Great food and refreshments!"
Hat Trick International
"Great training, very appropriate for my position + changed due to my expertise."
The Folio Society
"Very relatable, lots of good examples used. Michael was very clear and personable. good fun, enjoayable"
Offshore Energies UK
"Good knowledge and very interesting course, great references and experience"
"Course was great, very informative and I've walked away with lots of new skills."
Cubic
"The overall experience was very good, the trainer was great and the centre well equipped."
University College London
"Our trainer Michael was great at explaining how we can present better, tips on when we get nervous and helping us to understand how to control it better."
BBC
"The course was really well structured and informative. It was clear the presenter was very knowledgeable and knew what he was talking about."
Taylor Woodrow
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"The centre is comfortable, clean and in a beautiful location. Staff are professional, helpful and friendly a really relaxed atmosphere. The course was well organised and run, the trainer was very professional, informative and made facing a camera feel natural to someone who would normally hide from one. Thank you for an informative and positive day."
London Ambulance Service
"Michael was very informative and had lots of real life examples which helped with understanding."
"Really useful information and tools to apply and use in my daily job. The session was lead in an engaging way."
"Michael delivered an enthusiastic, energetic, and engaging day of training. All staff on site were friendly, professional and welcoming. Food snacks and drinks were all excellent."
Metric Accountants
"The training was informative. Michael was well prepared with relevant subject. I did enjoy his references from famous people , and movies. Michael kept me engaged throughout the sessions. Very positive."
Metric Accountants Ltd
"Very enthusiastic, great venue and practical real life examples"
Metric Accountants
"Overall the staff, trainer and facilities were outstanding, friendly and supportive."
Metric Accountants
"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
"A lot of valuable content and examples were shared during the call, which I found very helpful."
Norac Foods UK
"The session was very well organised. I have learned so much, thank you!"
NHS (SDHC)
"Made to feel very comfortable before and during my course. My course was one to one so very in depth and informative. My trainer was great and I will be taking lot of ideas away from my training today. Lunch was also very nice. Thank you."
BearingNet
"Remaining engaging. I was the only attendant but Michael was stellar. Learnt so much and kept my interest!"
Lloyds Banking Group
"Thank you so much for the course Michael! It was very useful and I will use what I learned today."
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"Friendly supportive team, great course, Vince was really knowledgeable"
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"The trainer took the time to ask what everyone wanted out of the day at the start, so that he could tailor the day to meet all of our needs."
Lloyds Banking Group
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"Vince was great, I have come away from this session with so much information and knowledge."
mannion daniels
"Course was very targeted and narrowed down to daily issues we face. and loved the interaction without any cut off half way through."
Zapp
"The trainer and the training were effective, and the examples were relevant."
Zapp
"Michael was a fantastic trainer - so knowledgable, very funny and engaging for the full day."
BBC
"This is the first course that I have attended and I was nervous but I felt relaxed and settled in. I liked the parts where we were asked to engage in answers."
McGregor Boyall Associates Limited
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"Talking through each step - hints and tips of what to look out for and body language - making me feel relaxed and prepared for each task"
Ground Control
"Michael was very knowledgable and personable, he mixed knowledge and humour very well. He engaged us all and kept us involved."
Quick Commerce LTD
"The trainer was very confident and engaging. He displayed a lot of energy and inclusivity which made the training more interactive."
Zapp
"Michael is a great trainer! Very engaging throughout, was never boring and lots of stories to keep the content fresh- thank you."
Zapp
"Michael was great at delivery with examples and illustrations. He included humour with stories and fun personal stories."
Zapp
"Making us feel comfortable and relaxed. Giving great examples and tips. Getting everyone involved and making us all feel equally included. It was a great course and I would 100% recommend to others. This will change my perspective on public speaking, and I'll keep working on the little things! Thank you :)"
"Course felt structured and empowering. Taking home new frameworks and examples to utilise in my workplace"
Maven Comms
"The course was very structured. Our trainer was very clear when providing examples, very engaging and feel like I have learnt a lot"
Maven Comms
"Loved the food!! Also our trainer was amazing. Really energetic and fun. Also had great examples and made us feel super comfortable"
Maven Comms PR
"Thank you Michael you were fantastic!! Felt a bit like a much needed therapy session at some points for us girls, really hope I start to feel more confident in myself going forwards - I CAN DO IT"
Maven Comms PR
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"The trainer was very knowledgable and used relevant examples to discuss. There were some very clear takeaways from the day. The trainer was patient with me during filming! Overall an excellent experience."
"The trainer, Anita, was amazing! Covered so much in the session and gave relevant examples for me and my business."
"Very organised and lovely environment to learn in. Michael was a very engaging and I liked his light hearted approach to the training."
"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
"I really enjoyed the class and found the lecturer very knowledgeable and fun"
Houlihan Lokey
"Great course and it was very enjoyable to be off-site and participate in person. There were good examples given throughout the course and lots to take away and think about. The day was broken up well."
EBRD
"Michael was very amiable and engaging, and his anecdotal style of training was very vivid and made it easy and enjoyable to follow."
Book Tokens Ltd
"The course was very informative and relevant to my requirements"
VINCI Construction
"Was a very fun course. Michael was very professional and funny. Thank you"
Complete Physio
"All were very friendly, from the instructor to the catering staff. the office space was clean and bright. the drinks, cookies and lunch on offer was great, nice and healthy options. the classroom was clean, warm and the instructor was engaging."
Met police
"Food was very very good, trainer was friendly and gave specific helpful advice"
Met Police
"Michael was an excellent teacher, he was knowledgeable, engaging and i really enjoyed the day."
Met Police
"Everything else - friendly and approachable staff, trainer Mike was excellent. One of the best courses I have done over 19 years in policing."
Counter Terrorism Police
"Engagement, presentation, course structure, snacks, lunch, venue :O)"
Counter Terrorism Research Lab (CTRL)
"The content was great, I learnt loads of new things and have been provided with loads of material to read in my own time to continue to learn."
Intellectual Property Office
"Course was fun interactive and really relevant to my role, I will take lots away that will improve me for the future."
IPO
"All of the different activities to accommodate all learning styles was great and very engaging. All of the activities also kept engagement up and kept me buzzing throughout the day, by doing different things. I also loved how Mon brought real life examples into the session - it really helped bring it to life. Mon was extremely personable and I've thoroughly enjoyed these past two days and have lots to take away."
Intellectual Property Office
"Excellent course, Monica was welcoming and very knowledgeable. it was a great 2 days which myself and the team thoroughly enjoyed. Lunch was lovely and the lady called Sasha who was sorting lunch and teas and coffees was very friendly also. Tolu was extremely helpful when it came to any IT issues. Great team you have here they are a credit to your company."
Intellectual Property Office
"Absolutely amazing personality and energy. I found him incredibly informative and inspiring!! Would love to take another class."
Complete Physio clinic
"I loved the location. The course content was well thought out and I felt the trainer really tried to adapt to my specific requirements which was great."
Barwood Capital
"Group size, and Michael was very engaging. It was also a very digestible size course, relaxed, but informative."
Workplace Futures Group
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"The content was excellent and well tailored to our specific needs"
HealthHero
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"Excellent course, thank you. Great support and encouragement from the course leader."
Healthhero
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"Tailoring the content to our specific requirements, giving us encouragement to tackle difficult questions and providing post course information. Thank you."
HealthHero
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"Really helpful insights into our requirements. Joe was focused on the key issues and supported our ability to focus on the important elements."
Healthhero
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"Joe was thoroughly and specifically prepared for us. The design of the course has helped us to prepare for the challenges we anticipate and developed our skills and confidence as individuals and as a group."
HealthHero/ Medvivo
"Anita was an amazing trainer, so knowledgeable and enthusiastic, making everything personalised and focused for our company and context. Thanks so much Anita and Media Training. Would 100% recommend."
Literacy Tree
"Very good at explaining situations and how to deal with them."
Usborne Community Services
"Making it easy to understand and light hearted. Very informative with great examples."
Specsavers
"Loved Michael's approach to explaining assertiveness and he made a simple topic very engaging and loved his humour- thank you!"
Specsavers
"Very good day. Pitched at the right level and enjoyable. Thank you!"
BearingNet Ltd
"Very informative, engaging and lots of relevant real world examples."
BearingNet
"The trainer was very engaging and make the topic interesting and fun. I enjoyed having to present to put things I learnt to practice."
Lendable
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"My trainer was amazing she really spoke through each step."
NCC T/AS C WING
"Really good delivery, friendly team and excellent resources and post course materials to read/watch."
Arden Strategies
"Michael was brilliant. He understood that public speaking is an extremely difficult thing for me and others and gave guidance as well as an understanding as to why. Michael, was fantastic! Highly recommend!"
Oliver
"Michael is a superb trainer, really insightful and so knowledgable. I felt the course was really tailored to what I needed and I've come away with loads of great ideas I can start using straight away. I'm so pleased I did the course, it's been very worthwhile and I'll recommend it to colleagues!"
TTG Media
"Great examples that brought the course to life! Trainer Michael was excellent and very experience- very funny and incredible at answering questions and giving practical advice,"
Arden Strategies
"Michael was knowledgeable, engaging and interesting. Enjoyed spending time in his company"
Blevins Franks
"Really well organised and planned. Premises are great, well kept and overall great. Well done."
Blevins Franks
"Michael was an excellent trainer and our 2 day trainer course flew by. He was very interactive, humorous and informative on so many different subjects, which really kept me intrigued all throughout the course. The Media training centre was very clean, well organised and well kept. Would definitely highly recommend to a friend!"
Blevins Franks
"Catering to additional requests. I enjoyed the course held by Michael. He is a very good trainer and good at making the group feel comfortable. I'd like to attend further courses run by Michael."
Blevins Franks
"Friendly and approachable. Lunch was very tasty and the trainer Michael was amazing throughout the course."
Little Dot Studios
"Michael was a joy, his enthusiasm and knowledge was brilliant! i loved every minute. It has really helped!"
Oliver
"Michael was great at communication, entertaining and conducted the perfect balance of humour. Michael also listened to questions and even workshopped scenarios that we have encountered in the past. I've done a few of these courses now and this is one of the best courses I've been involved in! Thank you! :D"
Oliver Agency
"Michael was so knowledgeable, patient and reactive to us and what we wanted to learn about. It felt like a bespoke course even though we knew it wasn't! I have learnt so much and thoroughly enjoyed the whole course. Thank you Michael!"
Oliver Agency
"Michael was very engaging and clear which made the training very enjoyable"
Arden Strategies
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"The overall course was excellent and surprisingly enjoyable. The examples used were very real to us which really helped."
Ground Control
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"Very experienced, relatable, targets and straight to the point"
The Belgravia Centre
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"I had an excellent experience during my training. The building was easy to find, the lunch was tailored to my dietary needs, the training itself had lots of useful examples and practical exercises relevant to my job. The trainer was incredibly experienced and knowledgeable, and very helpful, answering all questions that I had. Thank you very much for your help, it is highly appreciated!"
The Belgravia Centre
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"Everything. Kirsty and James very professional, warm and encouraging. Many thanks"
Churchill Fellowship
"Breaking down the processes and systems surrounding time management and how to implement practices in the workplace and in personal life."
BBC Three
"A great environment, with friendly staff and an excellent trainer."
Guild of Fine Food Ltd
"Everything! Michael was very friendly, made me feel comfortable and helped me understand! I feel we are very much on the same wave-length and hope to learn from him again soon!"
OLIVER AGENCY
"Great presenter, great content and great people on the course! The facility is lovely too. I'd love to do another course in the future, and we'll continue sending our team here in the future."
Serenity
"Michael is someone I can tell lives and breathes what he does. The energy and charisma he gave for the whole 6 hours was brilliant. He was knowledgeable, hilarious, and gave out some brilliant tips I will be using. A Great trainer!"
Receptional
"Michael was a very engaging and knowledgeable presenter who made me feel very comfortable in spite of my anxiety. Very encouraging too, which left a very positive impression."
Receptional
"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
"Giving relatable examples, shows understanding on Mike’s behalf which helped us understand the day more"
Arrival
"Explaining concepts simply Good pace and clarity of communication Friendly and built good relationships early Responded well to questions and adjusted what he delivered accordingly this was great"
ARRIVAL
"I found Michael an engaging and knowledgeable trainer, enjoyed the course and felt I had learned some useful things."
Crimestoppers Trust
"You provide very good support beforehand and the lecturer was very good."
N/A
"Really enjoyed the course! Learnt a lot, and enjoyed that is was a continuation from the marketing course I did last year. Thank you for offering this course! It was great to learn from Michael again."
Arete Stories
"The course was informative, engaging, relevant and full of nice moments of humour."
University of Cambridge
"I thought Michael was great and very knowledgeable. He was articulate and clear with his points and made the whole session enjoyable."
BBC
"Good real life examples, opportunities to share own testimonies and open space to talk and breakdown for positive feedback."
BBC
"The general overview and range of points. The structure of the course and allowing regular breaks was also useful to reset and focus. Thanks Michael!"
Plank Public Relations
"ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. Michael was great. We train very similar soft skills courses and this was so refreshing for me. His approach, his commitment to the subject and his delivery was fabulous. Thanks Michael, you were engaging, funny and informative."
Media Training
"It had really good structure. The content was very relevant and felt actionable. It was a really nice training, couldn't recommend more."
SEGB
"The course content was delivered very clearly. The instructor was very encouraging and used examples from personal experiences which reinforced his content. It was a fun and engaging course and I learned many new techniques and realised how to improve myself following this course."
HS1 Ltd
"Really super, useful and informative - we'll be back for more - thanks!"
Crafty Counsel
"Michael was great. He was really friendly which made the session enjoyable. He also made the concepts really accessible and easy to understand. It didn't feel like a boring training session, and I found myself engaged the entire time."
Crafty Counsel
"Very good at bringing examples into the learning to make the theoretical real. Michael was a great trainer with lots of energy. Felt like it was a really valuable use of our time."
Crafty Counsel
"Michael was great at creating and bringing tangible examples to showcase the training models."
Formula 1
"I think Michael was a fantastic course leader. He was very engaging, insightful and informative. I think there was a good balance of course content to take away. Michael provided good examples and delivered the course in a way that was easy to take in."
WHSmith
"Course content was clear and relevant. It was well delivered and the trainer kept the group well engaged. The sessions group was small and we had opportunity to feed into the discussion."
HS1 Ltd
"This was my 3rd visit to Media Training, and I never leave disappointed. Michael created a lovely learning environment and gave me an insightful introduction to assertiveness. I was lucky enough to be the only person in the class so was able to ask all my questions and have personalised advice. I now have lots of practical tips and things to think about when approaching being more assertive in the future."
King's College London
"Really good at engaging us throughout and showing the purpose behind why, how and when it is important to apply certain skills"
Waste Mission
"Michael was very engaging and friendly and made me feel at ease."
Housing Ombudsman Service - LONDON
"Really engaging trainer, practical skills and application of these through the course so an opportunity embed the training"
The Housing Ombudsman Service
"Micheal was amazing and made us all so relaxed. so personable"
The Housing Ombudsman
"Really good course, have done a couple of others on public speaking but this was easily the best so far. Engaging and some really useful tools to take away.....Thankyou"
Housing Ombudsman Service
"Engaging the group, explaining techniques & sharing relevant examples"
The Estée Lauder Companies
"Overall engagement throughout the day, good structure and constructive feedback."
Estee Lauder Companies
"Very engaging, clear and relevant Michael put us at ease which made the training more effective"
MAC Cosmetics
"Michael was very knowledgeable and has given me some excellent tips for going forward in my management career (and my personal life!)"
King's College London
"Michael was absolutely brilliant, I would highly recommend him to the rest of my team."
Lloyds Banking Group
"Relatable, honest and knowledgeable. It provided me with different ways of thinking and dealing with situations. Smaller group setting meant more interactivity between us."
FENSA
"The course was engaging, which is hard to do sometimes when they're virtual (and about presentations!). I definitely learnt new features in keynote so feeling good. I also enjoyed seeing what other participants put together"
Resident Advisor Ltd.
"Really open, warm, engaging and welcoming, great pace, very clear explanations."
RA
"The course was very informative and helpful and provided tips/guidance that I can put into action and plan in doing so for my role in interviewing/hosting panels."
Electronic Specifier
"Michael was fantastic at putting everyone at ease, and the course content was really useful. I was able to take tips away for the future."
MHR International UK Ltd
"I found Michael to be extremely engaging, and thoroughly enjoyed the course. One of the best I have been on."
Oliver
"This course was fantastic, I've had both theory and workshopped assertiveness methods I can transfer into my job and daily life straightaway. It was also a fun and engaging way to spend the time. Thanks to Michael. Thank you!"
BBC
"Friendly, the trainer was knowledgeable and all round nice guy. Had a great time thank you."
Regency Creative
"It was a great environment and allowed us to ask questions and tailor the course to our needs."
Country & Stable of Olney
"Very inclusive trainer who listened and helped with specific issues we had. Thank you"
Country & Stable
"Being able to breakdown assertiveness, allowing for questions. Good notes to takeaway"
BBC
"Course was engaging, informative, and inspiring, I will definitely be using the skills I learnt in todays session in my work."
CW+
"Clear and engaging teaching with ability to absorb information in a way that works for different people. Some great suggested extra reading."
BBC
"From beginning to end, the whole experience was great. Thoughtful welcome, seamless registration and really appreciated there being notepads!"
BBC
"A well structured day with lots of breaks meant I was able to focus for the whole time. Michael is a really engaging, knowledgeable speaker and I learned a lot, thank you!"
OLIVER Agency
"Approachable trainer who gave real-world, useful examples to help with further development."
Class Professional Publishing
"Course content was great, Michael tailored it to suit my questions and requirements. This is going to be so helpful in my new role, thank you!"
OLIVER Agency
"Great content with anecdotes which helped make the content more memorable."
Pharo Advisors
"The course was incredibly detailed, engaging and examples were given perfectly."
Lloyds Banking Group
"Super engaging and interesting and I feel much more confident in public speaking."
Estee Lauder Companies
"Everything felt really clear and actionable - like I could do it all before I did!"
Estée Lauder companies
"Engaging, personal, humour. Lots of tangible and usable tips and advice to take away."
ELC
"Keeping the team engaged & amount of knowledge the trainer had"
Estee Lauder Companies
"Lots of helpful tips and tricks and some really helpful things for us to go away and utilise"
Estée Lauder Companies
"Breaking it down into small bite sized elements to understand and made presenting feel less terrifying"
Estée Lauder Companies
"Engaging the team, building confidence and strengthen presenting skills"
Estée Lauder companies
"Keep everyone involved. I found this so informative and interesting. I will definitely use these techniques in my next public speaking"
Estee Lauder Companies
"The skills needed to prepare for a successful presentation and how to deal with nerves."
Estee Lauder Companies
"Very engaging trainer who made us fee very comfortable setting to help build confidence. Thank you!"
Estée Lauder Companies
"It was knowledgeable and the practical tips and skills are straight forward to implement and use on a regular basis."
Estée Lauder
"Michael was amazing and very engaging! A great trainer"
The Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland
"Great structure and content to the session, I have come away with a wid variety of techniques and tips to think about in the future."
Estée Lauder
"Engagement and feel of security to be able to truly engage in the training"
Estee Lauder Companies
"Very engaging, fun relatable examples and activities - pushed you out of your comfort zone which is needed to improve"
ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES
"Michael was an amazing trainer. He was very knowledgeable of his material and kept everyone engaged."
Estee Lauder
"Michael had great energy and enthusiasm. Wasn't sure what to expect but it was really engaging."
MoneySavingExpert.com
"Everything else. Trainer was charismatic, interesting, experienced and engaging. Loved the venue, training space, refreshments and location. Will definitely look into other available courses provided. Thank you"
Registry Trust Limited
"Excellent, great interaction with my tutor Michael, great preparation and facilitated course. Very much appreciated for every advice and suggestions of additional courses that i will consider to do."
Manor Production Services
"Michael was very friendly and super informative, he answered all my questions and gave great advise. Looking forward to hopefully seeing him again on my next course. Very knowledgeable and a great asset to Media Training"
Class Publishing
Media Interviews for TV and Radio
"Joe was excellent, informative, friendly, and gave great tips and advice. I really appreciated having a 1-to-1 session."
Howard Kennedy LLP
"Michael was very knowledgeable and approachable, very interesting session and very good tips to go forward."
All3Media
"Really relevant material for me and hugely engaging course facilitator. First time in the beautiful new building, great food as always."
Integrity
"Everything! All the content was great, the trainer was highly skilled and engaging. Would love to do it again!"
Richemont International Ltd
"Using relatable examples. Making it engaging. Making it pertinent to us."
King's Health Partners
"Very interactive course. Michael kept the course interesting and engaging throughout."
Dragados
"Michael was excellent, knowledgeable and full of good examples. Incredibly helpful"
History Hit
"I am really thankful to Michael, he is brilliant trainer. All information was very useful, clear and with good examples. I would definitely attend another course where he is training. Thank you"
Childrensalon
"I really enjoyed the course, Michael was excellent. -The food was great and the media staff were friendly and helpful. Can't wait to do another media training course in the future"
Arete Stories
"Very knowledgable trainer, very friendly and relatable. He outlined so many other factors about delivery, gestures and biology that I didn't consider before."
CloudSource
"Michael was very personable. I enjoyed the mixture of media he used in the training session to keep us engaged - videos, talking, slides, whiteboard. The building/view is lovely and the lunch surpassed expectations."
Innocent drinks
"Wonderful delivery and very engaging content. Thank you for a very educational and fun day!"
House of Commons