PMA Media Training courses

...How to make technical copy more readable - Writing 'soft' news - Copy clinic to look at your writing Beginners to news-writing...

...press officers, PR executives, contract publishers and designcompanies. For internal communications departments, press officers, PR executives...

...Suitable for: Anyone looking to edit professional-quality video using Apple's Final Cut Pro 6.Also video professionals with some video editing experience...

...New ideas on finding and researching fresh stories. Where to find leads and spotting a hidden story. Includes: - Researching - how to open new lines of inquiry...

...contrast, colour balance, hue and saturation of images - Using Photoshop with other programs Not for: Experienced users...

...(for more advanced courses see PR part 2, this page and part 3, page 64) Anyone new to PR, and those changing roles within consultancies or in-house PR departments...

...video professionals. Anyone who needs to develop a comprehensive understanding of FCP 6. You also have the option of taking the Apple Certified...

...and explains the criteria for financial reporting in today's modern markets. Includes: - The City: its influence over business and government...

...print finishing processes including folding, collating, binding and trimming - Why understanding how these work is critical to you getting the job...

...Suitable for: News reporters who work in print and online, or solely online. News reporters who work in print and online, or solely online. This course...

...Getting into a publishing cycle - Assessing blog traffic - Advanced blog techniques – when to include video and podcasts - Blogging live events...

...Sharpening your interpretation of financial jargon International currency flows Quantitative easing: why governments print money How central banks...

...Suitable for: Those who have to write as part of their jobs, but need confidence to boost their written English skills. Those who have to write as part of their...

...identifying stories and writing them for the web. - How online news differs from print - Finding stories, where to look and how to verify the source...

...Qualitative and quantative techniques explained - Commissioning work v DIY - How to avoid pitfalls in conducting surveys - Jargon-busting...

...production issues - Communicating outside the annual financial calendar - Using communications to build investor trust...

...compression, colour, advanced and PDF/X are covered - How to manipulate and alter text, images and objects within PDFs - Optimise your PDFs for print...

...Organising and structure: customising symbols - Blend modes and effects: the colour palette - Dreamweaver and Flash integration: Adobe Bridge...

...in a timely and efficient manner. Includes: The workflow balance – LiveEdit and efficient sub-editing - Editing and formating text with shortcuts...

...The essential elements of any design, including navigation and interaction - Understanding typography for mobile - Working with a template...