Journalism Course Reviews
Advance your skills with our Journalism training, available in London or online.
Check out our reviews and discover why we’re your top-rated provider.
Advance your skills with our Journalism training, available in London or online.
Check out our reviews and discover why we’re your top-rated provider.
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Helen has made me feel so much more confident with interviewing people!"
Media Training LTD
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Amazing experience, loved the one to one and feedback time."
Forces Employment Charity
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Easy to book - easy joining info- great trainers."
Sing Up Foundation
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Piers was a wonderful teacher and I thoroughly enjoyed this course! The format was perfect, with a lot of takeaways and real life applications of the knowledge. Thank you Piers."
Ipsen
"Detailed and in-depth knowledge without it being overwhelming. Great balance of exercises to insights"
LDA Design
"Thanks Piers for an extremely informative two days and for being so approachable!"
Communications Interntional Group
"The variety of tasks was really helpful for the work I am going to be doing. I found the feedback really useful and practical. I think I have a better overview of how to write effective news and features, and really enjoyed the interview and headline tasks. Nathan was great at answering all the questions I had!"
Clarion Events
"Tailored course to attendees, flexible with times and activities"
ActionAid
Interview Skills for Journalism
"I was made to feel really comfortable and welcome, the joining instructions were really clear and put me at ease."
Stonegate Group
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Everything was great, great course, felt like I've gained a lot of useful knowledge and confidence!"
Eve Communications
Interview Skills for Journalism
"The course with Helen was excellent, engaging, informative, staff were friendly and it's a lovely space to be in."
Media Training
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Everything - training session was excellent especially as I was the only attendee. Excellent food and service"
Asset Finance Connect
"Great conversations, loved the small group setting, the tasks were engaging and useful, lot of constructive, actionable feedback"
HSBC
Interview Skills for Journalism
"It was nice to be in a small group (3 other attendees), this course worked well on Zoom. Felt really interactive and comfortable, content was really useful too."
RAL Space
Interview Skills for Journalism
"The trainer was really friendly and set out some really interactive exercises. I learnt so much and am really grateful to Helen for teaching us so much."
Genomics England
"Fantastic trainer and thoroughly enjoyable course, stunning venue and amazing lunch! Thank you"
FCD
"Very practical and good feedback. I liked the short introductions to the exercises and great use of resources. Good class size and incredible trainer, thank you Kirsty!"
BMJ
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Another great course at Media Training. Made me think and I have some helpful tips for making changes back in the office."
Ben Eagle Communications
"Fantastic, experienced and knowledgeable tutors. lots of info in short space of time, lots of resources and don't feel like i'm going to be abandoned after the course if i think of any questions or need any support."
Receptional
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Really informative and the course helped to boost my confidence"
London Marathon Charitable Trust
Interview Skills for Journalism
"All training was excellent and incredibly helpful. All facilities, food and drink were brilliant and everyone I met (including the other course attendees!) were super lovely. Feel like I'm coming away more confident and well-informed."
Home Stage
"I've really enjoyed the course - Helen was very knowledgeable and inspiring! I'm definitely going to go back to the office/home and write! Many thanks"
QA
"The course was excellent, I really enjoyed Helen's pace and style of teaching. She is very knowledgeable and what I really enjoyed was her friendly manner and interest in me as a person. We had a conversation at the beginning of the course on day two about my interests, plans and goals and this conversation was just as helpful to me as the course was."
Institute for Government
"Helen was a great trainer! I was really impressed by her knowledge and understanding of the areas discussed. Both days were really engaging and covered a great range of topics with a number of breakout exercises. The small group size worked really well, and made the training feel more personable. Would 100% recommend to others with an interest in journalism!"
Comic Relief
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Trainer was very knowledgable and approachable. Venue is great and in a great location."
AXELOS
Interview Skills for Journalism
"I liked that activities were regularly mixed in to the training rather than being talked at for most of the day. I also liked the practice interview at the end."
ELife Sciences Publication Ltd
"Lovely centre, great staff, really enjoyed the whole experience and feel like I really learned a lot. Never EVER felt boring!"
BMJ
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Really great delivery. felt like I was able to engage throughout"
Ivan med
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Providing personal, engaging and thought-provoking training that leaves you wanting more."
East Sussex college
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Very friendly and open discussion, I felt comfortable sharing and asking questions which I don't always!"
St Mungo's
"Piers is an excellent, knowledgeable and congenial trainer. The course was excellent and well-paced with a good balance of real-life examples and theory. Overall, a fantastic course that met all my expectations."
Burning Pine Ltd
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Knowledgeable Trainer happy to tailor the course for attendees."
Mai Tai
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Great range of examples; lovely facilities and particularly lovely lunch!"
The Economist
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Fun learning approach, approachable teacher, took time to speak to everyone"
Responsible Investor
"Really good, practical course - very useful, have learnt some useful skills."
Freelance
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Piers was very knowledgeable, friendly and provided some great examples. I found the course really useful and it helped give me different insights on interviewing techniques and to take alternative approaches in the future. Martin was really helpful with the booking too."
Everyone Active
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Trainer was very knowledgeable and had many good stories and examples to share."
Fastener + Fixing Magazine
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Good balance of practical and listening / writing work"
World Animal Protection
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Great teacher, quiet class room, good and quick communication."
Het Teksthuis
Interview Skills for Journalism
"The trainer was helping me with improving the interview I am currently working on."
TU Graz
Interview Skills for Journalism
"I was extremely satisfied with all aspects of the course. I liked the fact that it started at 10am as it allowed me some time to recover after flying in the night before. Piers was very knowledgeable and explained everything very clearly with good examples. The case studies and role playing were very helpful, and I have a lot of take-aways to put into practise in my job. Thanks a lot!!"
EMBL
"Flexible approach and eager to learn about how I would specifically be applying my knowledge that I hoped to gain from the course."
Hermes Investment Management
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Great class size of 3, was a good balance between interactive exercises and learning. Overall really happy and will be looking to get my team in similar training courses here."
GSMA
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Very welcoming and friendly space and staff. The course has been super informative and was delivered very well."
Spotlight
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Delivery, facilities, friendliness was all top notch. Content was useful and valuable. Would definitely recommend!"
DataGuidance by OneTrust
"Explaining and helping break down tasks into a way that beginner like myself could understand"
Mitchell roofing solutions limited
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Great relaxed environment excellent teacher and nice food and refreshments at an accessible and light location"
Freelance
Interview Skills for Journalism
"* Making the day relevant to all attendees, despite us coming from different backgrounds/industries * Spotting errors/gaps in our interview skills * Helping us work out how to ask good questions! * Really enjoyable, insightful experience"
Velocity Partners
"I loved the intro to journalism course. My instructor was very knowledgeable and took the time to make sure both of understood what was going on and what we were doing. I feel like I have learned so much in the past two days and it will really benefit me."
Age International
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Lovely training centre with friendly staff and good food. Felt very well looked after."
Geckoboard
"Piers was a really amazing tutor, friendly and incredibly instructive. The interactive nature of the course was very helpful and the constant feedback helped to really solidify what we had learnt"
Student
"Piers was welcoming, explained everything clearly and used interesting examples. The course was well-paced and in-depth. Feedback was really helpful and the exercises covered a wide range of topics. He understood everyone's individual backgrounds and so tailored the course to make sure it helped us in our own jobs and career development. I would highly recommend this course! Thank you"
Hemming Group
"You were good at making sure we understood what we were learning and the pace was great - I feel the course was well accomplished."
City West Homes
"Everything! Thanks so much, it was invaluable. I especially found the general discussions we had really helpful - it felt really tailored to my individual experience."
Age International
"I liked the excersizes. I thought they were really well thought out and helped us develop our skills further."
National Trust
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Genuine industry insight. Practical real-life examples. Structured training that followed a natural course. Friendly instructor. Nice amount of breaks. Personalised teaching."
MVF
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Helen was great! Really encouraging and knowledgable. I feel better prepared to go out and interview."
Kingston University
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Very welcoming environment, knowledgeable teacher, well organised day"
Imperial College London
Interview Skills for Journalism
"It was interesting and insightful course, with lots of time to practice our skills. Great space and lunch."
MQ: Transforming mental health
Interview Skills for Journalism
"I liked the fact that it was a small group. There was a good amount of practical elements. The refreshments were good too."
N/A
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Once again, the instruction was relevant to what I do, the instructor knowledgeable about the subject, interesting and this will be very useful to me in my job."
Aviva Investors
"Everything! really great experience, great teacher, great content, great venue, great food, great people :) I've really enjoyed my time and hope to do more courses in the future"
ELife
"Incredibly welcoming and facilitating staff/teacher. Learning in a small group suited me really well. Food was great! I thought the balance of practical and theoretical learning was excellently managed, especially for such a short and intensive course."
Freelance
Interview Skills for Journalism
"A useful day and tailored to my particular situation - thank you"
NCETM
"Very efficient teaching, covered all topics that were mentioned. Food / refreshments were also great!"
Interserve
Interview Skills for Journalism
"Excellent trainer, very friendly and knowledgeable. It ended up being a one-to-one session, which I was nervous about at first, but he immediately put me at ease, built rapport, and generally did all the things he ended up teaching me about as key interviewing techniques! I would definitely recommend this course and Piers as a trainer."
IKEA Foundation
"The whole training environment is excellent, very high quality facilities, friendly and helpful staff team, excellent and plentiful refreshments, friendly and approachable instructor. Very impressed."
Office of Gary Streeter MP
"Really informative trainer, she was really good. the hummus was really tasty!!"
Transport for London
"Friendly approachable way of delivering specialist knowledge. Handy to have an expert insight into industry."
Royal Over-Seas League