Simon's Reviews
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Check out Simon's reviews.
Advance your skills on our courses, learn with experts.
Check out Simon's reviews.
"Really personable trainer with great experience. Took time with each individual learner. The lady who checks you in was extremely friendly, offered advice about the local area, always polite and is a credit to your company"
"Excellent communication. Friendly and knowledgable trainers. Staff incredibly helpful and friendly. The training space is beautiful and the day runs smoothly."
JISC
"Everything was great and hugely exceeded expectations. The course was great, the centre building is really beautiful, everyone is really friendly, and everything was so thoughtfully and professionally organised. The course has been transformative - before the course I felt very intimidated by filming and editing, and now I feel much more knowledgeable and confident about using a camera and Premiere Pro. I'm really surprised by the amount I learned in just 3 days. Brilliant course, would recommend it to anyone and would really like to do other courses by Media Training"
j.akhurst@wellcome.org
"Excellent practical and relevant advice, all with a great view!"
Warner Bros. Discovery
"I really enjoyed the course & learnt a lot. I would definitely recommend it."
Tp bennett
"Covered all the principles outlined in the course, Simon was very helpful and kind who had great knowledge of the programme. Was very helpful in translating these skills into industry level."
Newmarket holidays
"Perfect pace of the course, thorough explanations and starting with going over the basics was also very helpful to help with bad habits."
UBISOFT
"Really well organised and a great training course - would really recommend and I learned a lot!"
Winch Design
"The location, the training & the food was all fantastic. I would definitely recommend it."
Tp bennett
"The trainer was knowledgeable and provided good examples and scenarios which are pragmatic.Friendly and approachable nice interactive session."
Personal
"Simon is extremely knowledgable and easy to learn from. His slide deck was really useful and it will continue to be as he's offered to share it. I feel much more confident when using my camera now, and can't wait to get start on my own. I hope to return to do more photography at a later date! Lunch, as always, was a delight. Thank you."
OLIVER Agency
"Staff making me feel welcome and looked after, well fed and looked after and brilliant teaching by Simon. The knowledge was very good which gave me confidence in what I was learning, to then apply."
Cancer Research UK
"Really great course, hard but will help me in the future for sure. A lot of what I need to know at a high level. Simon was really knowledgable."
Freelance
"Great location and facilities, experienced tutor with great hands-on, practical exercises."
Trinity House
"Showing different techniques, allowing time for own independent work (not just following instructions)"
Gresham College
"Support and hospitality, the trainer was very helpful"
St Mary's University
"Everything was really well explained and Simon made it easy to understand how to do more of the advanced things with Premiere Pro. The facilities were also really good and a nice selection for lunch."
The IPG
Digital Video Camera Techniques
"Trainer was able to tailor the course to what I needed and was very helpful at helping me understand how things work and what to do to troubleshoot myself in the future"
Fulham FC
"Extremely knowledgable, genuinely helpful, and encouraging. A brilliant trainer."
Pilar Corrias
"A very detailed and informative course - I learned a lot of tools and techniques I'll take into my journalism career!"
BusinessBecause
Filming and Editing Interviews
"Great resource materials and an all round great experience to learn filming and editing!"
Copper Leaf Media
"Pacing and making sure everyone was at catching up. All questions were answered!"
BBC
"The pace of the course, the amount we learnt, friendly teacher, great food :)"
Aviva
"Course was explained very well and was tailored to the group. Our trainer spent time with us on certain areas that we needed more guidance for. Food was fab, great variety and I really liked that the food and drinks were available at any point throughout the day. Overall it was a very good course and I highly recommend!"
HWFRS
"Simon was very knowledgeable and patient with teaching me lots of new things!"
The Sun
"- Good class size - Very helpful course leader - Great lunch and refreshments"
Tech Ltd
"Lunch was great as always! and the fact that you still allow me to do that 1:1 while others didn't attend, definitely i benefited from that"
Channel 4
"Really informative course that covered a wide range of things you could do with Premiere pro"
Aquent
"The range of exercises was great and really helpful. Lunch was top-notch!"
Age UK
"I had such a lovely time on this course. Simon was brilliant and really helped us to work through different challenges in a fun way. The content was engaging and will be very useful. It was particularly helpful when he went a bit off track to answer a specific question from a course member. Thank you!"
Crown Prosecution Service
Digital Video Camera Techniques
"Great pace of learning, simon was clear and made everything easy to understand. enjoy having multiple breaks"
Stonegate Group
Digital Video Camera Techniques
"Great trainer knowledge, useful tips and info on setting up specific camera I had with me. Covered a lot of essentials for filming interviews and B roll."
UK-Med
Digital Video Camera Techniques
"Great trainer knowledge, was able to explain certain topics with real life examples and connected everything back to what we intended to use these skills for. Explained everything in detail and loved all our questions!"
Copper Leaf Media
"Excellent course! Simon was a brilliant and knowledgeable instructor."
LSE
"Simon, the tutor was lovely, helpful and made everyone feel included and if we got lost (I did a few times) he was great at helping you pick up the pace again. It is a lot of knowledge to process, anything Premiere Pro-related is just like that, but this is a really well packed course."
University of Sussex
"Everything. Really nice professional space and Simon was brilliant"
Comic Relief
"The course was great, Simon was very knowledgeable and explained things in a way that was easy to follow and replicate. The setup was easy and the provided course materials are really useful."
Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
"I really enjoyed the course; it was incredibly insightful. The set-up and itinerary throughout the two days were exceptional. Thank you all!"
Forces Employment Charity
"Clear explanations, good amount of breaks to digest information, use of practical throughout, right amount of space for questions about how we could apply learning to our individual work - great group size."
BookTrust
"I've done various courses at Media training and this was one of the best. Well structured, concise, practical sessions really helped."
Sunday
"Organisation of the whole project was great. Simon was extremely knowledgeable and was really helpful. He explained everything quite easily which really helped me understand."
The Perfume Shop
"Simon was a brilliantly knowledgable trainer, really patient when explaining and did so clearly. Helped me along with various steps, letting me figure things out and giving advice at the right times. Really practical and hands on, putting the new skills immediately into practice."
EK Communications
"Simon was very engaging and I've walked away feeling a lot more confident about photography!"
Stonegate Group
"Taking things at a reasonable pace, providing enough breaks to remain focused and the training was both general and specific to my field of work! Thank you:)"
City of London School for Girls
"The centre was really clean, and the course was structured really well with a good mix of theory and practical."
Amazon
"All staff members were approachable and friendly. Simon was especially extremely knowledgeable and David and I couldn't have asked for anyone better!"
Oasis Community Learning
"Really knowledgeable trainer with good examples, got all information and resources early enough, overall a great course and resource"
Pastest
"Really insightful and useful course. The space and area was set up well and I've learnt lots that will be really beneficial for my work"
NEXT
"Trainer was very good at explaining things and helping us to work through areas where we were stuck."
UK Research and Innovation
"The course was great as well as the tutor! And thanks for a tasty lunch:)"
Sony Music Entertainment
Filming and Editing Interviews
"Very knowledgeable instructor and everything went very smoothly. Super nice staff and a great lunch too!"
Priory
Filming and Editing Interviews
"This was one of the best courses I've been on. it was really helpful thank you!"
Forhousing
Filming and Editing Interviews
"Our instructor was very knowledgeable and everything was extremely clear"
Priory
"Really good mixture of theory and putting that into practice!"
Herts Police
"Very knowledgeable trainer, seeing examples really helped to understand the theory. Great that we could go outside and actually put this learning into practice."
Hertfordshire Constabulary
"Very knowledgeable and useful putting it all into practice"
Hertfordshire Constabulary
"The courses - having both theory and practical, timing, good food and ambience."
CloudSource
"Overall the session had a great balance of both theory and practical activities that allowed opportunities for group learning as well as individual feedback and help."
Newcastle NE1 ltd
"The training was very clear and covered everything I wanted it to, predicting what I was about to want to know"
The Sunday Times Style
"Going through everything in a timely fashion but also in detail"
The Sunday Times
Digital Video Camera Techniques
"The tutor was very knowledgeable and insightful"
Particle 6 Productions
Digital Video Camera Techniques
"Course content was good and relevant to me. Very helpful. Centre was really nice and clean. Food was really nice as well, lots of refreshments."
Anchor
"Helpful and friendly trainer, I feel quite confident and excited to try it"
LSBU
"Brilliant course and trainer. I really enjoyed it. Great learning environment."
London South Bank University
"The training course was excellent. Simon's expertise and and knowledge was fantastic and positively impacted my whole learning experience. I look forward to trying out my new skills."
ACO
Digital Video Camera Techniques
"Answers to questions were knowledgeable and useful, practical exercises were effective"
SE10 PR
Digital Video Camera Techniques
"Clear and concise details to help with using the camera to get the best results."
CWGC
"Can't fault anything! Explained clearly and with lots of knowledge."
Applied Microbiology International
"Everything was excellent. Simon was an amazing trainer and managed to each me in 2 days what I've been trying to teach myself for 2 years."
Penguin Random House
"Really great quality of instruction, Simon clearly knows exactly what he's talking about and was able to trouble-shoot our mistakes, suggest ways to play with new skills, and improve our existing skills efficiently and kindly. Really great teacher. Also really appreciated the quality and variety of brunch and lunch."
S-RM
"Really thorough and insightful and helpful - great trainer!"
Historic Royal Palaces
"Broke everything down into really manageable chunks, not intimidating or confusing and I felt able to ask questions. Really, really useful!"
Victoria and Albert Museum
"Very knowledgeable, all information was to the point and none of the topics were dragged out. Nice small groups so help was readily available if needed. Great office space, location and lunch was really good, lots of veggie options which I always struggle to get elsewhere!"
Newbury Racecourse
"Great course, my dietary requirements were well catered for, very knowledgeable trainer, and I've learnt a LOT. Thanks!"
Institute for Optimum Nutrition
Filming and Editing Interviews
"Organised and really helpful and knowledgeable trainer, which was useful - being in a smaller group meant we were all able to have one-on-one support. Would definitely recommend :)"
FRP
"Really good programme of training, with great raw footage to work with. Trainer was patient and checked on each attendee, and helped answer specific questions relevant to my needs."
Reall
"The course was really informative with a good mix of interactive tasks and theory. I left it feeling confident in my ability and motivated to improve my skills."
Holiday Extras
Filming and Editing Interviews
"Welcoming, comfortable space, calm and peaceful learning environment. Great value for money"
TEAM Energy
"It was well organised and enough breaks to be energised. It was well taught and Simon was super approachable and easy going so felt confident to ask any questions and pause at any point."
Crown Prosecution Service
"Very informative. Had a good amount of time to practice each step we had learned and having a smaller amount of people rather than a classroom of 30 odd was much better! Thank you"
Holiday Extras
"Simon set a brilliant pace to allow all the class to absorb the knowledge. He empowered confidence and real world skills. Outstanding training."
British Transport Police
"Course was detailed and engaging, but also challenging (in the best way). I never felt bored and felt achieved by the end of the course"
STFC
"I've really enjoyed the course, it's all been great and so useful. Simon has been brilliant and the venue is perfect. Loved the lunch, and all the staff have been super friendly and welcoming."
TTG Media
"Examples were clear and relevant, Simon had great knowledge and was very friendly and approachable."
Cultureshock Media
"Really knowledgeable instructor and I learnt a lot about how to use my camera!"
Newcastle Building Society
"A great facility, a great trainer and nice staff, the course was very accessible and I learned a lot!"
Popcorn Shed
"Great to choose whether you use a PC or Mac. Instructor was very knowledgeable and friendly - with enough information at the right pace. Thanks for the lunch!"
People's Trust for Endangered Species
"Simon was an incredibly knowledgeable, helpful and encouraging trainer. His explanations were clear, he was always available to help and gave us enough freedom to try tasks and techniques for ourselves. I learned a huge amount in just three days and the course excelled my original expectations by a mile. The media centre staff were very friendly too and the overall experience was excellent - highly recommend!"
Newstalk
"Very knowledgeable and approachable instructor, spending his free time to better help understand and explain the equipment I brought with. Friendly staff. Good food. Good facilities. Thoroughly enjoyed."
NATO
"Really knowledgeable trainer and great at teaching beginners! Fab combination of theory and practical tasks which made the day varied and reinforced everything we were learning. Food was delicious and the team were really good with dietary requirements etc."
Historic Royal Palaces
"Welcoming and very thorough course taught by knowledgable trainer - thanks."
MB
"Great trainer, really knowledgeable and friendly, would recommend. Good pace to the course."
British Transport Police
"Very thorough and well explained, lots of useful examples and brilliant facilities."
British Transport Police
"Overall spirit of the training, amazing staff, great facilities and food, thought everything about the course was really well structured and helpful."
Adatis
"First day and a half at good pace, good range of materials to apply the techniques to"
Stonegate Group
Digital Video Camera Techniques
"Very informative and interesting. good for complete beginners to understand the basics of learning digital camera techniques"
DCMS
Digital Video Camera Techniques
"Class size was small so a lot of time with tutor. Environment was great and location is really easy to get to"
Kyra Studios
"Everything! Everyone was extremely friendly and welcoming,. Love the facilities and very engaging and interesting! Should hopefully be back for another class :)"
Deverellsmith
"I think as a beginners course, particularly in day one, I felt like I had learnt a huge amount for the short period spent here."
Coyote Software
"Great pacing of information, easy to pick up and ask questions in the learning suite."
Boden
"Break down the basics we would need/use in our daily used of the program. I couldn't recommend this course enough. Will be back for a top up at some point"
Chloe Pemberton
"Great to be able to ask questions and get knowledgeable answers straight away."
Civil Service
"The course was very thorough and comprehensive. Great that we have assets to use after the course."
London & Partners