Upcoming Training Courses

An introductory public affairs course for those new to the discipline.  We'll look at everyday parliamentary procedure but - importantly - the focus will be on how you can influence it. 

Small group - maximum six participants for an effective learning experience.  

 £295 per person (there is no VAT added). 

You'll learn: 

• What public affairs is and what public affairs professionals actually do 
• How to improve your political radar/build an information gathering routine 
• How to monitor Government and Parliament 
• About the policy making process and influencing it
• What happens in Parliament, and quick and easy ways you can influence it, including Parliamentary Questions, All Party Parliamentary Groups, Debates and Early Day Motions. 

It's suitable for:  

• Public affairs professionals with up to one-two years' experience
• Those working in junior-level political roles, for example Parliamentary Researchers
• PR professionals hoping to offer clients that extra bit of value 
• Communications, press or policy professionals looking to broaden their knowledge and skills
• Anyone interested in the UK political landscape and democratic process
• Students of Public Affairs, Politics or Political Communication.

Training methods used:  

• Presentation, including audio/video
• Quiz 
• Group discussion
• Individual exercises
• Small group exercises using breakout rooms 
• There will also be the opportunity to book free, one-to-one 15-minute advice slots with the trainer

Freebies!

After attending the training, you'll receive these free handouts via email:

• A public affairs strategy template you can use for future plans and campaigns (PPT) 
• Stakeholder contact programme template (Excel)
• Public affairs case studies (PDF)
• 10% off your next public affairs course with me - Intermediate Public Affairs, Planning a Public Affairs Campaign, Communicating with Influence or Preparing a Witness for Select Committee.

Please note

• All training is developed and delivered by Carys Davis, owner and director of The Other Place
• There is no VAT charged
• All courses are currently running on Zoom. Details will be provided following booking
• Course runs 10am - 4.30pm with two refreshment breaks and a lunch break
• Course requires a minimum of two participants. Maximum will be six participants
• Course Handbook will be provided by email prior to the start of the course.

Contact us for more info or to book. 

An intermediate public affairs course. We'll delve into the more intense and long-term techniques used to influence.

Small group - maximum six participants for an effective learning experience. 

£295 per person (there is no VAT added). 

You'll learn: 

• What happens in Parliament and how to influence it - legislation and Select Committees 
• Public affairs strategy basics

This course is suitable for: 

• ·Public affairs professionals with 1 year+ experience
• Anyone who has taken the Introductory Public Affairs course
• Students of MA Public Affairs or Political Communication

Training methods used: 

• Presentation, including audio/video
• Group discussion
• Individual, pairs and small group exercises using breakout rooms
• There will also be the opportunity to book free, one-to-one 15-minute advice slots with the trainer

Freebies!

After attending the training, you'll receive these free handouts via email: 

• A public affairs strategy template you can use for future plans and campaigns (PPT)
• Stakeholder contact programme template (Excel)
• Public affairs case studies (PDF)
• 10% off your next public affairs course with me - Planning a Public Affairs Campaign, Communicating with Influence or Preparing a Witness for Select Committee.

Please note:

• All training is developed and delivered by Carys Davis, owner and director of The Other Place
• There is no VAT charged
• All courses are currently running on Zoom. Details will be provided following booking
• Course runs 10am - 4pm with two refreshment breaks and a lunch break
• Course requires a minimum of two participants. Maximum will be six participants
• Course Handbook will be provided by email prior to the start of the course. 

Contact us for more info or to book. 

A comprehensive introduction to public affairs strategy and the elements that comprise a successful long-term strategy or short-medium term campaign. This course is suitable for anyone who wants to be more proactive, organised and reflective when it comes to doing public affairs. 

You'll finish the day with a strong start to a public affairs plan which can be further developed in your own time.

Small group - maximum six participants for an effective learning experience. 

 £295 per person (there is no VAT added). 

You'll learn

• What makes good public affairs objectives and how to develop your own
• How to identify your audience and map stakeholders
• How to shape your arguments 
• How to craft and hone key messages
• How to choose the most effective tools, tactics and channels
• How to monitor and evaluate public affairs campaigns.

Training methods used: 

• Presentation, including audio/video
• Quiz 
• Group discussion
• Individual, pairs and small group exercises using breakout rooms 
• There will also be the opportunity to book free, one-to-one 15-minute advice slots with the trainer.

Freebies!

After attending the training, you'll receive these free handouts via email: 

• A public affairs strategy template you can use for future plans and campaigns (PPT) 
• Stakeholder contact programme template (Excel)
• Public affairs case studies (PDF)
• 10% off your next public affairs course with me - Beginners Public Affairs, Intermediate Public Affairs, Communicating with Influence or Preparing a Witness for Select Committee.

Please note:

• All training is developed and delivered by Carys Davis, owner and director of The Other Place
• There is no VAT charged
• All courses are currently running on Zoom. Details will be provided following booking
• Course runs 10am - 4.30pm with two refreshment breaks and a lunch break
• Course requires a minimum of two participants. Maximum will be six participants
• Course Handbook will be provided by email prior to the start of the course. 

Contact us for more info or to book. 

This course is not designed for the Select Committee witness, it's designed for the public affairs/communications professional whose job it is to guide them. For this reason, it's the only training course of its kind in the UK. 

Don't wait for your witness to be called before you begin to prepare; there's never enough time! Take this course now so you can hit the ground running. 

Small group - maximum six participants for an effective learning experience. 

£295 per person (there is no VAT added). 

You'll learn:

• How to plan for a hearing
• What your briefing timetable should look like
• Building your witness' understanding and confidence
• Working with witnesses of all kinds - ensuring their engagement, communicating risks, building confidence, responding to complacency and over-ambition
• Preparing useful briefings, including key messages and Q&A documents
• Liaising with the Committee clerks
• Coaching body language and demeanour
• Conducting effective rehearsals, including replicating the Committee atmosphere, asking tough questions, dealing with sensitivities, pauses, curveballs and distractions
• Preparing for media-intense appearances
• What happens on the day
• Checklist

Training methods used: 

• Presentation, including audio/video
• Quiz 
• Group discussion
• Individual, pairs and small group exercises using breakout rooms 
• There will also be the opportunity to book free, one-to-one 15-minute advice slots with the trainer.

Please note:

• All training is developed and delivered by Carys Davis, owner and director of The Other Place 
• There is no VAT charged
• All courses are currently running on Zoom. Details will be provided following booking
• Course runs 10am - 4pm with two refreshment breaks and a lunch break
• Course requires a minimum of two participants. Maximum will be six participants
• Course Handbook will be provided by email prior to the start of the course. 

Contact us for more info or to book. 

A public affairs course tailored according to your organisation's needs. Suitable for your staff from public affairs, press, policy and communications teams and all levels of seniority. Online or in-person. 

Up to 12 participants from your organisation, so it's excellent value!

 £1499 per delivery (there is no VAT added). 

Includes:

• Pre-meeting
• Training needs analysis (if necessary)
• Design of a tailored programme to meet your needs
• Course handbook
• Delivery
• All the below freebies!

Training methods used: 

• Presentation, including audio/video
• Group discussion
• Individual exercises, pairs and small group exercises using breakout rooms.

Freebies!

After attending the training, you'll receive these free handouts via email: 

• A public affairs strategy template you can use for future plans and campaigns (PPT) 
• Stakeholder contact programme template (Excel)
• Public affairs case studies (PDF)
• 10% off your next public affairs course with me - Planning a Public Affairs Campaign, Communicating with Influence or Preparing a Witness for Select Committee.

Please note:

• All training is developed and delivered by Carys Davis, owner and director of The Other Place
• There is no VAT charged
• Bespoke courses can run via Zoom or in-person (travel expenses will be charged)
• Courses run 10am - 4.30pm with two refreshment breaks and a lunch break
• Course requires a minimum of two participants. Maximum will be 12 participants
• Course Handbook will be provided by email prior to the start of the course. 

Contact us for more info or to book. 

This course will substantially improve your written work in just one day - whether you write blogs, articles, reports, news, briefings, creative content, web copy - anything! 

Small group - maximum six participants for an effective learning experience. 

 £295 per person (there is no VAT added). 

You'll learn: 

• Why we need to write well 
• How to identify your audience and how this impacts your writing
• How to identify your purpose and how this impacts your writing
• Steps to clear and simple writing, including: 

1.  shortening 

2.  simplifying 

3.  removing padding 

4.  identifying tautologies 

5.  recognising passive voice and switching to active

6.  freeing smothered verbs 

• Avoiding common accuracy and grammar problems 
• Effective structure
• All about a free, can't-live-without online editing tool!

Training methods used: 

• Presentation 
• Quiz 
• Group discussion
• Individual, pairs and small group exercises using breakout rooms 
• There will also be the opportunity to book free, one-to-one 15-minute advice slots with the trainer

Freebies!

After attending the training, you'll receive these free handouts via email: 

• A Guide to Writing for the Web (PDF)
• Editing and Proofreading Checklist (PDF)
• Template project plan specifically designed for writing projects (Excel)
• 10% off Communicating with Influence.

Please note:

• All training is developed and delivered by Carys Davis, owner and director of The Other Place
• There is no VAT charged
• All courses are currently running on Zoom. Details will be provided following booking
• Course runs 10am - 4pm with two refreshment breaks and a lunch break
• Course requires a minimum of two participants. Maximum will be six participants
• Course Handbook will be provided by email prior to the start of the course. 

Contact us for more info or to book. 

On this course we will workshop communicating persuasively, whether verbally or using written material. The basis for the learning will be Robert Cialdini's 7 'Principles of Persuasion'. We'll be assessing how and why these principles work, and testing them out on each other. 

This course is suitable for anyone who needs to speak or write in a way that persuades, whether to one person or a crowd. 

This is a informative course that will really change the way you communicate, and it's also a lot of fun! 

Small group - maximum six participants for an effective learning experience. 

 £295 per person (there is no VAT added). 

Training methods used: 

• Presentation 
• Group discussion
• Individual, pairs and small groups exercises using breakout rooms
• There will also be the opportunity to book free, one-to-one 15-minute advice slots with the trainer.

Please note:

• All training is developed and delivered by Carys Davis, owner and director of The Other Place
• There is no VAT charged
• All courses are currently running on Zoom. Details will be provided following booking
• Course runs 10am - 4pm with two refreshment breaks and a lunch break
• Course requires a minimum of two participants. Maximum will be six participants
• Course Handbook will be provided by email prior to the start of the course. 

Contact us for more info or to book. 

A writing skills course tailored according to your organisation's needs. Suitable for any staff who have to write at work, for internal or external audiences - or both! This course will substantially improve your written work in just one day, with a focus on the types of written material most commonly used in your organisation. 

Up to 12 participants from your organisation, so it's excellent value!

 £1499 per delivery (there is no VAT added).  

Includes: 

• Pre-meeting 
• Training needs analysis (if necessary) 
• Design of a tailored programme to meet your needs 
• Course handbook 
• Delivery 
• All the below freebies!

Choose from the following areas:

• Why we need to write well 
• How to identify your audience and how this impacts your writing
• How to identify your purpose and how this impacts your writing
• Steps to clear and simple writing
• Avoiding common accuracy and grammar problems 
• Effective structure for all types of material
• Writing emails
• Writing press releases
• Writing articles
• Writing blog posts
• Writing web copy
• Writing social media copy
• Writing reports
• Writing briefings
• All about a free, can't-live-without online editing tool!

Training methods used: 

• Presentation 
• Quiz 
• Group discussion
• Individual, pairs and small group exercises using breakout rooms 
• There will also be the opportunity to book free, one-to-one 15-minute advice slots with the trainer.

Freebies!

After attending the training, you'll receive these free handouts via email: 

• A Guide to Writing for the Web (PDF)
• Editing and Proofreading Checklist (PDF)
• Template project plan specifically designed for writing projects (Excel)
• 10% off Communicating with Influence.

Please note:

• All training is developed and delivered by Carys Davis, owner and director of The Other Place
• There is no VAT charged
• All courses are currently running on Zoom. Details will be provided following booking
• Course runs 10am - 4pm with two refreshment breaks and a lunch break
• Course requires a minimum of two participants. Maximum will be six participants
• Course Handbook will be provided by email prior to the start of the course. 

Contact us for more info or to book.