Advice & Guidance for Women in Media

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Age Discrimination

The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (the “Age Regulations”) came into force on 1 October 2006. Since then, they have had an impact on all aspects of the employment relationship from recruitment to terms and conditions, promotions, transfers, dismissals (including retirement) and training... Read more.

Funding

This factsheet outlines some useful avenues of funding for Women in Technology and Digital Media... Read more.

Effective Presentations

Two of the most common fears people have are of spiders and public speaking. People who are confident speaking in a group, for example in a meeting, find the walk from sitting in a group to standing at the front of the same group a daunting and even overwhelming prospect. This course gave delegates the skills to build their confidence and improve the quality and impact of their presentations... Read more.

Personal Development

Achieve personal development goals by identifying preferred learning styles and addressing skills gaps. Assess your personal goals and create a personal development plan... Read more.

Pitching For New Business

A tough market and increasingly demanding clients can make winning new business a difficult and time consuming process. This presentation is designed to help local firms, freelancers and sole traders improve their chances of impressing decision makers, avoid common pitching pitfalls and promote their business services more effectively... Read more.

Web Copy Tips

Writing snappy copy is the difference between holding your audiences’ gaze or allowing them (and their purchasing power) to drift away. Ensure that your written output is saying the right things to the right audience... Read more.

How To Get People To Read Your Web Pages

Communicating clearly so that people understand you, and providing information that people want, has the biggest impact on the business value of your website... Read more.

Take Yourself To Market

Hilary Kelsh has run a number of training courses for Wired Sussex and Women In Media. These top tips are a summation of the key points from her Take Yourself To Market training course which took place in June as part of the Women In Media project.... Read more.

How To Get A Small Site Noticed By The Big Search Engines

No matter which way you turn these days someone will tell you how important it is for a new or small business to have a strong online presence...and they would be absolutely right of course... Read more.

Do's And Don'ts When Dealing With Journalists

The most important thing to remember when dealing with journalists is that they are just like you; over-worked, under-resourced and up against a deadline. ... Read more.

Tips For Succsessful Negotiation

The art of negotiation is a skill that all women in business have to use either regularly or at one time or another... Read more.

The Secrets Of Online Networking

It’s a regularly repeated marketing mantra that ‘people do business with people’: - in other words people want to know, like and trust you before they will do business with you... Read more.

Top Tips For Telemarketing

Most businesses realise the value of telemarketing and if you decide you want to undertake your own cold calling here are some tips to help you on your way... Read more.

How To Recognise And Avoid Stress

In the UK it's estimated that 5 million adults feel very or extremely stressed by work, and this figure doesn't include those who feel stressed by the whole pressure of the myriad of roles they play in their daily lives... Read more.

No More Networking Nerves

The most confident people can suffer from nerves when faced with a room full of strangers. Often the temptation is to remain in your comfort zone and talk only to people you know, but this is not the aim of any networking event... Read more.

Thinking About Working Freelance?

If you have ever wanted to be your own boss then it's tempting to see only the positive side of work as a freelancer but whilst it can be very rewarding, they are also challenges... Read more.