Introducing the new 'Social Media for University Departments and Professional Services' course

While most of my work is with libraries across all sectors, occasionally I get to branch out. I always enjoy working with Museums and Galleries, and with Departments in Higher Education when I get the chance.

At the moment the social media landscape is more turbulent than I can remember, and Twitter (X) - previously the one tool which EVERYONE used to communicate with students and staff - is on the brink of implosion. For Academic Departments and Professional Services (such as Careers Departments, Student Services, Estates etc) there’s a need to change direction a bit and focus more attention on doing well, investigate whether TikTok is worth the time it takes, and seek Twitter alternatives.

With all this in mind I’m introducing a new half-day course, running both in person or online over Zoom / Teams: Better Social Media for Academic Departments and Professional Services.

All the details are in the link above but we cover practical advice on where to go from here, detailed info on making Insta work well, analytics and impact, and more. The emphasis is on making an informed choice on what to prioritise, analysing relevant examples, and learning in a supportive environment. If you’d like to organise a training session for staff at your University, send me an email!

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You can see all the courses I offer on the Training & Workshops page.

(updated) Training up North! Presentation Skills workshop coming up

UPDATED 1st OCTOBER:

I now have confirmation of the location and details on the October 16th workshop. I've deleted all the stuff about the York workshops in the post below, as those dates are now past.

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Oct 16: Presentation skills workshop, Liverpool

This is the full-day Making Your Message Stick workshop, which I've just revamped, for CILIPNW. It'll take place at the Library at the University of Liverpool. All the details, including how to book, are on the CILIP website - in essence we'll be covering how to make a very effective presentation indeed (which, as it happens, will also look really nice!).

There are also two free student places available, with a deadline of October 5th for application - if you're currently enrolled on a LIS course, click here to see how to apply.

Some feedback from the two most recent Presentation Skills workshops I've run, for CILIP NE and the Bodleian:

““Tips and tricks about perfect presentations - it was fantastic! Very informative, very attractive content of the course. I’d recommend it to anyone.”

”The trainer’s knowledge and approach to the presentation were outstanding. We received numerous references for further learning and finding resources, which is greatly appreciated.”

”It was excellent. It is a particularly difficult topic to present on, as the audience is looking to see excellent presentation skills in action. The trainer succeeded in demonstrating presentation skills as well as talking about them.”

”It was just perfect.”

”Ned is very engaging and was able to get across his enthusiasm and expereince of presenting at a high standard.”

”The trainer gave lots of useful tips and could draw on own experience in libraries to illustrate points; there as a good balence between written and spoken input and time to practice new ideas.”

”The course was really fantastic, I came away with lots of practical ideas and feeling enthusiastic about sharing them with my team.”

”The best training I have ever been on.”

“I found the day very useful - a very practical session with time for hands-on practice and a lot of good advice given. I have heard a lot of about Ned’s presentation expertise. He was great!”

”Really useful and informative. Good to have practical sessions as well as demos.”

”Ned was fantastic, and there was a great balance of practical exercises, and presentation of examples and tips.””

— Bodleian Libraries 2015, and CILIP NE 2015

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You can see all of the upcoming workshops on my Upcoming Events page. Hope to see you at one of them!

3 Training courses coming up this Winter in London

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Just a brief post to draw your attention to three workshops I'm running in London in November and December. All of these are open for anyone to book onto (unlike some of the things I do for the British Library, for example), and full details of each can be found on the Upcoming Events page.

People have fun on these courses and find them genuinely useful - the idea is to give practical advice which can be applied the minute you get back to your desk. You can see feedback from previous workshops via the links on the Training page. Any questions about content etc, let me know!