Personal Development Course Reviews
Advance your skills with our Personal Development training, available in London or online.
Check out our reviews and discover why we’re your top-rated provider.
Advance your skills with our Personal Development 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
"Great training, very appropriate for my position + changed due to my expertise."
The Folio Society
"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
"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."
"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
"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
"Was a very fun course. Michael was very professional and funny. Thank you"
Complete Physio
"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
"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
"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
"Friendly and approachable. Lunch was very tasty and the trainer Michael was amazing throughout the course."
Little Dot Studios
"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
"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
"I found Michael an engaging and knowledgeable trainer, enjoyed the course and felt I had learned some useful things."
Crimestoppers Trust
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"The course was incredibly detailed, engaging and examples were given perfectly."
Lloyds Banking Group
"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
"Michael was very knowledgeable and approachable, very interesting session and very good tips to go forward."
All3Media
"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
"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
"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
"Professional. Confident. Very organized and optimistic. Really enjoyed the course! Found very useful and I do believe it will improve a lot in my job role."
Childrensalon
"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
"Great delivery of course, great trainer, good environment and course set up. Hopefully will return for further courses in the future."
The Church Of England
"The course was great. It was fantastic to learn about all the different techniques."
Cherry Advertisting
"Lovely place and trainer, and relevant, meaningful discussion. Smaller group allowed for more effective and personalised experience, and for advice and sharing to occur between other people in attendance as well as between myself and the trainer."
Association of British Insurers
"I particularly appreciated the warm welcome from everyone right from the start, and the way the trainer made the course content really tailored and bespoke. Fantastic setting and premises too, and delicious lunch."
National Trust
"This is the second course that I have attended and the venue is perfect for learning. F&B is fantastic. Good selection of courses available and looking forward to coming back in June for Time Management."
Kent Golf Limited
"Location is great and friendly staff. The course was very helpful too."
MullenLowe Group
"Tina was excellent throughout the day, I found it very informative and will be putting some of the methods in to practice. The site had a nice relaxed feel to it and the food was excellent."
Peach Design
"The pace of the course was really good and I like the style of delivery. The trainer was knowledgeable and friendly which was very reassuring for the subject of the course."
British Red Cross
"Brilliant to be able to come and learn in person instead of online. Great location, great food, great, course and great Trainer!"
Gateway Housing Association
"The course tutor was engaging and made learning fun! The room/setting was lovely too."
Leo Roberts
"Engaging content and delivery despite being virtual. Good balance of content and breaks."
Marshall eLearning Consultancy
"Tina was fantastic, friendly and I genuinely felt that having her chit-chat approach benefitted me throughout the session."
Kinly
"Good hands on examples - with personal discussions to allow for individual questions"
Guerillascope
"Running this as an online course worked really well - even though we weren't all in the same room Tina really got us talking and working together."
Roald Dahl Story Company
"I really enjoyed how personal the course was, there was lots of exercises and time given to think about the questions and to reflect on your answers."
RSM
"The trainer was very knowledgeable and able to have conversations around topics rather than reading off a script, which was appreciated."
RSM International
"You are all good in term of training people with good and perfect communications."
Beam
"Good speed of speaking, intuitive, good listening and tailoring it to what I need professionally"
Houston
"Organising of course. Content was just what I was looking for"
Scottish Government
"Great at generating conversation, creating a safe environment to discuss current concerns with personal time management, relaxed space and good at sharing examples of where improvements can be made"
Catch Digital
"Made the training fun whilst very informative and useful. Thanks Michael"
Highways England
"Tina was amazing, her patience was incredible together with the course and the delivery of it. Thanks a lot."
Associated British Foods
"Using experts in the field to teach is what made this course relevant and worth the money - this means so much more when you self fund a course as i have done today. Totally worth it and i learned lots"
N/A
"Very efficient breaks and lunch service with the current situation. The trainer make what was a nerve-wracking subject for me very friendly and accessible."
Cherry Advertising
"Knowledgeable, approachable, friendly trainer. Media Training managed the COVID situation exceptionally well."
Orsted
"Friendly team from the moment you step through the door! Donna was lovely and knowledgeable, giving relatable examples throughout. Yummy lunch and top music playlist!"
XL Communications
"Course was good - very practical. It was helpful to have extra info on other related subjects included during the training"
VSO
"Very useful, providing good practical examples as well as showing how these can be implemented in the wider work environment. Positive and engaging"
St Edward Homes
"A really dynamic session, and it's great that the classes are so small so that we can really get to know each other and talk about our experiences without it taking too long."
Martin Randall Travel
"Excellent course really helpful with lots of transferable examples for everyday life"
First News
"Always a great venue, the facilities, staff and provisions food. Intersting, informative, relevant course with good range of resources to refer to after. Excellent instructor, hope to have a course with her in future."
Royal College of Psychiatrists
"Donna is friendly, approachable, patient, clear, knowledgeable, and clearly very passionate"
Scottish Government
"Lots of exercises, great examples from day to day life that I did not know about."
Velo marketing
"Fast response. The trainer was really good and knowledgable and worked together to solve work problems."
Autodesk
"Donna was AMAZING!!! I really enjoyed my course and found it very beneficial. Everything she taught was relevant and something I could relate to. I will definitely be using the tips in my working environment. THANK YOU!!!!"
WNTI
"Overall the presentation was excellent, it was easy to understand and partake in the exercises"
Berkeley St Edward
"Amenities, comfort, training material, examples, scheduling"
NaturalMotion Games
"1:1 Learning - great environment. Very effective and beneficial."
WORLD NUCLEAR TRANSPORT INSTITUTE
"Communication was clear concise and to the point. Open discussion encouraged"
Berkely st edward
"Giving feedback on the exercises, keeping it interactive, very knowledgable, good templates and examples"
BMJ
"The trainer was very engaging and managed to keep the full attention of the group for the entire day (no easy task) which made the training much more effective than other courses I've been on."
BMJ
"A lot was covered in a day which was great, Kate met the brief excellently and she had a good understanding of the company."
BMJ
"Lovely environment for learning. Course instructor knowledgable and friendly. Course informative and very useful!"
House of Lords
"Brilliant that the class sizes were so small (4) something that I can't find in other courses. Felt confident to openly discuss topics and hear others experiences"
NetJets
"It was a really relaxed friendly environment, where I felt I could say anything and not be judged."
Ed Broking LLP
"Great coach, excellent communication and I enjoyed having the chance to discuss the ideas and practice examples."
CoppaFeel!
"Very informative, I liked that the class size was small as it allowed me to gain more information from the trainer. It was also well organised. The food and drinks provided were nice too"
Infinity Group
"The whole environment of the training centre environment was very nice and Tina was very friendly"
Spreckley
"Great food and lovely facilities. Tina was very friendly and helpful and all examples used and discussed were relevant and useful."
Fulwell 73
"Explanation of all Assertiveness and the different states. The course was relaxed and the teacher very knowledgeable and made it easy to understand. Would highly recommend this course in future."
Engie
"Delivering the educational content in a relaxed, informal setting and making everyone feel open to share their own thoughts."
Haygarth
"This was one of the best training days I've ever experienced. Thank you. I'm particularly happy to have the slides. Having lunch and snacks provided is a lovely touch - it encourages us to network and socialise."
Money Advice Service
"Making it friendly and fun rather than boring. Tina was very funny and light hearted rather than boring."
Berkeley St Edward
"The pace and content were perfect for me. Lots to consider, and to put into practice. Nice to have just two of us in the session! In particular a work issue was talked through, which not only re-focused my priorities, but enabled me to decide how to deal with it. Overall a great session that I would strongly recommend."
Beber Scovell
"- Engaging the attendees - Answering / dealing with individual problems - Open to attendee questions throughout the session"
Kilpatrick
"Great centre, great lunch, really encouraging session, sensitivity of trainer"
Lewisham Council
"Delivering excellent training in comfortable surroundings thank you"
Uttlesford District Council
"It was better than expected. I expected to come along and learn but the programme content was so much more engaging. I like how the day started with a 'charter' of how things were going to work so I immediately felt it was a safe place to talk about my role. In turn this meant the content was made more relevant to me and I got more out of it. I look forward to putting everything into practice!"
Liz Male Consulting
"Being interactive and engaging, giving real-life examples, relating to our experiences, providing effective solutions to difficult situations, having the right balance between delivering new knowledge but also communicating how it can be actively used in the work space."
IPSE
"I always enjoy doing courses here and today was the best yet. I feel I have plenty of points to take forward that will help me in my job and life in general."
Soldier Magazine (MoD)
"Full of positivity but also realistic. Very good balance and that works well for me!"
Berkeley Homes (Central London) Ltd
"Great location, excellent food, good size of group, brilliant course tutor."
Innocent
"The trainer was exceptional. I learnt much more than I thought I would."
Freedman International
"The trainer gave some good examples of her own personal experiences to illustrate the course content which was useful in helping to understand the exercises"
Clark-Drain
"The course material was tailored to our needs with useful examples and informed by the tutors vast experience. In summary, a great amount learned and a great amount to try apply in practice"
Badoo
"Communication and making sure everyone was understood and trying to make examples relevant to all regardless of work background as everyone had different issues and areas they wanted to learn."
Plastic Pictures
"Overall I have a very good training experience and would make recommendations to use Media Training again. Thank you"
Vanquis
"Donna was a great course leader, she taught us a number of useful theories and approaches and also really brought it into personal circumstances for each of us to relate to. I think I will be remembering and using things like the sky sports triangle and the quadrants for years to come."
British Council
"Clear discussions, not all screen based activities which worked well for my understanding and learning, approachable teacher who asked us questions too"
English National Ballet
"Everything, friendly staff, great refreshments, very good healthy lunch. I very much enjoy this training facility. The best training centre I have attended in London."
BHA
"The trainer was excellent at presenting and gave very clear and insightful examples. Well worth the money!"
Tuffin Ferraby taylor
"Small group enabled tailored techniques and personal examples to be explored. Very experienced trainer which was brilliant."
Ofcom
"The course was very focused to our specific needs. The small group helped us to go through our actual issues at work, as opposed to generic issues that may or may not help us."
Ed Broking LLP
"Getting the information across and being enthusiastic about the subject matter, while keeping things light and interesting."
Intellectual Property Office
"Knowledgeable trainer who was in control of the session."
Intellectual Property Office
"Chris was very good at talking to us, making us feel comfortable. he certainly knew his stuff and had had experiences, which helped us to take in what he was referring to."
The IPO
"Understanding the needs of the group and went with the flow rather than being strict on what would have been the objectives"
Dennis
"Really good orientation and welcome from your front of house, thank you."
Berkeley Homes West London
"You are very friendly and it felt good to be welcomed by lovely people with a nice smile."
IFFO RS Ltd
"Customizing the material and catering to the audience base so people relevant to it will needed to be involved."
Prudential PLC
"Providing excellent course content and examples and giving plenty of time to ask questions and input where necessary"
YSC
"The trainer was very knowledgeable, she gave plenty of useful examples and tips. The exercises allowed me to put the theory into practice."
Liz Male Consulting
"Communication! The course leader Martin was very knowledgeable about the subject and introduced personal experiences to highlight certain elements. He was friendly, energetic and obviously loves what he does, which led to the experience being more interesting and inspiring!"
M&G Investments