This course is for anyone who wants to generate more positive media coverage and is particularly useful for communications professionals who work with the media.

Neo training helps people who want to bring about positive change, to communicate more effectively.

Learning how to use the media to provide your organisation with a constant supply of free publicity is just one of the ways we can help you to do this.

This course is designed to give you a better understanding of how the media works and give you a range of techniques, strategies and ideas for generating lots of positive coverage.

It is a fun, interactive and practical course that is designed to provide an excellent grounding for those new to working with the media and inspire experienced professionals to take their skills to the next level.

You will enjoy taking this course if you want to:.

• Increase the amount of positive media coverage you generate
• Learn to identify the seven type of stories that make the news every day
• Discover how to make sure the media wants to tell your story
• Find out how to get the media to publish the same story again and again
• Learn how to develop a foolproof media strategy in five easy steps
• Leave with 30 guaranteed ways to secure media coverage

This is an ideal course to take if you want to learn how easy it is to develop your creative thinking skills and bring more creativity to your working life. It is particularly useful if you want to find new, original and effective ways to communicate the work of your organisation.

There are an infinite number of ways to approach any challenge but we all have a tendency to stick with tried and tested ways of doing things. Neo’s creative thinking course is a fun way to discover just how easy it is to come up with new and original ways of approaching any problem or challenge. It is designed to help you take a more creative approach to communicating the importance and value of the work that your organisation does. But be warned, the experience you will gain on the course can be applied to any aspect of your work and could unleash an unexpected wave of creative thinking in all areas of your life!

You will enjoy taking this course if you want to:.

• Learn the four essential tools of all great creative thinkers
• Leave with five steps that will lead you to a creative idea every time
• Discover how to use lateral and parallel thinking techniques to resolve any problem
• Learn how you can switch instantly into a creative mindset
• Find out how to lead groups of people in effective brainstorms
• Get first hand experience of applying all of these techniques

This is an ideal course to take if you want to take your writing skills to the next stage and learn to write compelling copy quickly, effectively and strategically. It is particularly useful for anyone involved in producing written communications on behalf of an organisation.

So you know how to write, you may even write very well, but would you call yourself a writer?

A skilled writer understands the importance of every single word s/he uses. The Transform Your Writing Skills course has been designed to start the process of turning people who can write, into people who are writers.

If you want to learn about grammar, spelling and punctuation then this isn’t the course for you. But if you want a fun, interactive experience that will leave you with the knowledge and skills you need to become a great writer, then take this course.

You will enjoy taking this course if you want to:.

• Leave with a 10-step toolkit that will help you to improve any piece of writing
• Experience the benefits of taking a simple five step approach to your writing
• Find out how to use different tones, themes, metaphors, senses and storytelling techniques to improve your writing
• Discover how you can adopt some of the techniques of advertisers and hypnotists in your writing
• Learn how to say more with less words
• Learn how to write quickly, strategically and effectively

This is an ideal course to take if you want to learn how you can make your brand work more effectively for your organisation. It is particularly useful for communication professionals, senior managers, campaigners and small and medium sized enterprises.

Neo training helps people who want to bring about positive change, to communicate more effectively.

One of the most valuable tools that you can develop to help you communicate more effectively is a strong, clear and consistent brand for your organisation.

Effective branding is much more than a well-designed logo, it goes to the very heart of what your organisation is all about.

During this hands-on course you will gain experience of developing a brand from the inside out and acquire the knowledge you need to start improving your organisation’s brand, without necessarily changing your name or logo.

You will enjoy taking this course if you want to:.

• Discover the 12 key ingredients behind all successful brands
• Get first hand experience of developing a brand from scratch
• Learn six simple steps to uncover the essence of your brand
• Leave with five ways to improve your brand without changing your logo
• Leave with the tools you need to audit and improve your organisation’s brand
• Learn how to involve your whole organisation in bringing your brand to life

This is an ideal course to take if you want to improve your presentation skills and become a more confident communicator. It is particularly useful for anyone who has to speak in front of small or large groups of people in meetings, presentations, workshops and events.

It is said that the fear of public speaking is greater than the fear of death and even the most confident communicators can struggle when they find themselves in front of an audience.

If you want to become a more relaxed, confident and competent communicator then Presenting With Presence is the course for you.

Presenting With Presence has been designed to be a fun, interactive and practical experience that will give you the skills and knowledge you need to feel comfortable and confident presenting in any situation.

You will enjoy taking this course if you want to:.

• Learn how to put your own personality into all your presentations
• Learn five simple structures you can use to improve any presentation
• Find out how to let go of nerves and feel confident and relaxed in any situation
• Discover how you can use visualisation techniques to prepare the perfect presentation
• Get first-hand experience of practising your new skills in a safe and supportive setting
• Discover how you can give the perfect presentation without any preparation whatsoever

This is an ideal course to take if you want to know how to develop an effective communication strategy for any organisation, project, campaign or event. It is particularly useful if you are a communications professional who wants to take a more strategic approach to your work.

Neo training helps people who want to bring about positive change, to communicate more effectively.

One of the best ways to ensure that your organisation is communicating to the best of its ability, is to develop a communications strategy.

This course is designed to give you the confidence and skills to develop a simple and effective strategy that will improve the way your organisation communicates the value and importance of the work it does.

As a communications agency, we believe that good communication is at the heart of every successful enterprise. Taking this course will help you to understand and demonstrate just how important effective communication is to the success of your organisation.

You will enjoy taking this course if you want to:.

• Learn a simple five step structure that will help you create a strategy for any organisation or activity large or small
• Get hands-on experience of developing a strategy from scratch
• Know how to create and measure deliverable goals that will ensure your strategy is a success
• Discover how you can create winning messages to support any strategy
• Find out how to get a whole organisation to support your strategy
• Leave with an action plan to help you develop your next communications strategy