Name: Master Business Networking in Just 1 Day - Join our Workshop in Caernarfon
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Darlington

<h1 dir="ltr" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Course Overview:</h1>This training based on leading teams will help you to develop anyone that leads a team or is involved in a leadership role. It is also useful for those that are about to embark on a position of leadership or need to develop their leadership skills.Course Contents:Having an effective team around you is crucial. However, it is an area that is often left to chance, which can lead to de-motivated individuals that do not feel part of the business and consequently do not perform. This course looks at what it takes to lead an effective team and how you can get the best out of the people in it by understanding the role of the leader, both personally and from the point of view of the team.Course Topics:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Qualities of an Effective Leader&nbsp;&ndash; Identifying the key characteristics of effective leaders, rating themselves against them and establishing key actions to develop the skills.</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Leader or Manager?&nbsp;&ndash; Establishing the difference between the two and comparing themselves to those qualities.</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">That Vision Thing&nbsp;&ndash; Making the business vision &lsquo;live&rsquo; for the team by answering key questions.</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Developing Your Team Goals&nbsp;&ndash; Reviewing an action plan that develops clear goals for their team based on the business vision.</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Motivation&nbsp;&ndash; Determining the &lsquo;Why&rsquo; for their staff and developing an understanding of emotions in a business context.</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">What Motivates?&nbsp;&ndash; Looking at specific motivators for individuals and understanding that everyone is motivated by different things.</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Being Consistently Different&nbsp;&ndash; Going against popular leadership theory and identifying that each staff member needs to be treated differently.</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Dealing With Difficult Team Members&nbsp;&ndash; Understanding why team members are difficult. Looking at different behavior types and strategies for responding to them. Also, realizing that &lsquo;difficult&rsquo; behavior sometimes has its benefits.</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Coaching&nbsp;&ndash; Using a simple method of coaching, including action plans.</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Three Key Skills of Coaching&nbsp;&ndash; Looking at the skills required to be an effective coach.</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Instant Results Coaching&nbsp;&ndash; Coaching in a hurry!</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Can Do Coaching Practice&nbsp;&ndash; Putting the learning into practice</li></ul>Course Feature:By the end of this training you will be able to:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Explain the qualities of an effective leader</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Benchmark themselves against those qualities and develop actions to improve</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Explain the difference between leading and managing</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Explain the value of sharing the business vision with the team</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Develop team goals based on the business vision</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Motivate their staff by understanding their drivers and developing actions to support them</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Deal with difficult staff members</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Challenge staff in a meaningful and effective way</li><li dir="ltr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color:#000000;">Coach staff effectively using a simple process</li></ul>Certification:Once after the training you receive course completion certificate from MangatesWho can Attend?Anybody who is interested in learning Effective Skills to Lead a Team.

Certificate: Course Completion Certificate | Language: English

Duration: 1 Day | Credits: 8 PDUs

Course Delivery: Classroom | Virtual Live

Lunch and Beverages are included in a classroom session

Course Overview:

Whether you are preparing to be a professional trainer, or you are someone who does a bit of training as a part of their job, you always want to be prepared. The participants will understand that training is a process where skills, knowledge, and attitudes are applied in a unique way.
Our Train-The-Trainer workshop will provide the participants the skills to help them deliver engaging and compelling workshops. Skills such as facilitating needs analyses, and managing tough topics will give your trainees what they require to become a trainer themselves.

Learning Objectives:

Plan and organize professional presentations
Develop your own natural and relaxed communication style
Learn to sell your ideas with clarity and force that inspires others
Create an open, inclusive and stimulating learning environment
Approach challenges in a way that leads to victories and success for participants
Coach and develop participants to empower them and lead them to continuous improvement

Agenda:

Module One: Understanding Training and Facilitation
What is Training?
What is Facilitation?
Identifying Appropriate Situations for Each

Module Two: Gathering Materials
Identifying Participant’s Needs
Reviewing the Materials
Identifying and Resolving Gaps

Module Three: Creating a Lesson Plan
Planning for the Basics
Adding Slack Time
Creating a Plan B
A Take-Home Template

Module Four: Choosing Activities
Types of Activities
Creating a Tickle Trunk
What To Do When Games Go Wrong

Module Five: Preparing for the Workshop
Creating a Materials List
Gathering Participant Information
Setting up the Physical Location

Module Six: Getting off on the Right Foot
Greeting Participants
Being Prepared
Using Icebreakers

Module Seven: Delivery Tips and Tricks
Using Visual Aids
Creating Supporting Materials
Gauging When It's Time For A Break

Module Eight: Keeping it Interactive
Encouraging Discussion
Using Group Work
The Power of Post-It Notes

Module Nine: Dealing with Difficult Participants
The Ground Rules
Challenges and Solutions
Handling Interruptions

Module Ten: Tackling Tough Topics
Tough Stuff to Watch Out For
Adjusting Your Material for a Sensitive Issue
Dealing with Sensitive Issues in the Workshop

Module Eleven: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise
Review of Parking Lot
Lessons Learned
Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations

Target Audience:

Anybody who is interested in learning Train-The-Trainer Skills.

Mangates

Train-The-Trainer 1 Day Training in Darlington


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Berwick-upon-Tweed

The Return of Ravn Clay's ever-popular Pinch-Pot Pumpkin Workshop - now bigger and smaller and better and longer than ever before. Come and get creative forging your own autumnal treasure out of stoneware clay.

This ninety-minute pottery session, designed for the young but also the young at heart, will see you create a Halloween Pumpkin (or seasonal squash - it’s up to you) using a very simple Pinch- or Thumb-pot technique. Although simple in principle, it will involve some skill and imagination in joining and decorating your finished piece! We will work together to make the pots, and once finished, they will stay at the studio to be fired, glazed and then re-fired. All in time to be collected (or posted out) for Halloween!
Pumpkins will then be glazed in a single colour, chosen from the dipping glazes held in the studio. Orange will of course be available. Their stalks will be glazed in a contrasting colour. 

Again, we will be offering a range of sizes for your pumpkin creations. As such, the booking fee only books you a seat at the table - you will then need to pay on the day for what you make. Some people will be very happy with one mighty pumpkin - suitable as a paperweight or similar - others with a more delicate medium- or small-sized pumpkin, others might choose a family of baby pumpkins. 

This 2025 booking structure it is designed to allow people to make as many (or as few) of the pumpkin shape they most feel drawn to. There is no mandated size or number - and you are only limited by the time you have available. 

On the day, participants will need to pay the following for each pumpkin built;
Small pumpkin - £7 each
Medium pumpkin - £10 each
Large pumpkin - £13 each

There are only eight places per session - that allows enough access to support for everyone to be successful! Also, as this is a creative class designed for younger potters, it is expected that a parent or guardian will stay with any participant aged 16 or under. Each ticket will enable one participant to build pumpkins. If you are accompanying a younger potter, and want to join in, please book an additional space; if you will only attend to help them, no extra ticket is needed. 

A word of warning - the kiln Gods can be fickle, and despite doing everything possible, some pieces will fail, crack or blow up (!) in the kiln. There are no guarantees in pottery, not even for seasoned potters. 

A second word of warning - working with pottery can be hugely addictive. You have been warned!

The Ford Studio is housed on the ground floor of the old Reading Rooms - you will find it just up the road from Lady Waterford Hall. Nearby are many attractions and places to walk, shop and eat; how about a near by Narrow-guage Railway (that runs to Etal Castle and back), a working flour mill, a Village Shop & Tearoom, a heavy horse centre, a micro-brewery, or a Riverside cafe? 

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Access to the studio is only via a set of external stone steps, and there is a single toilet available on site. The booking cost (£7.50) secures a spot at the maker's table; if you need to stay to support a younger participant, please make sure you have noted this when you book your ticket!

Please note - the cost includes all materials, tuition, glaze and firings. If you need your work posting out to you or someone else, please ensure you book an additional postage and packing ticket!

Remember, under 16s need a parent or guardian in attendance. You can assist and support your young person, but if you want to build your own pumpkin, you'll need to book and pay for an additional space.

We look forward to seeing you soon. 





Ravn Clay

Hand build pottery pumpkins - pinch pot stoneware clays

Pinch-Pot-Pumpkins 2025

General Admission

Buxton

Course Overview:According to a 1973 survey by the Sunday Times of London, 41% of people list public speaking as their biggest fear. Forget small spaces, darkness, and spiders, standing up in front of a crowd and talking is far more terrifying for most people. Through this workshop you will become more confident and relaxed in front of an audience which will translate into a successful speaking event.However, mastering this fear and getting comfortable speaking in public can be a great ego booster, not to mention a huge benefit to your career. The Public Speaking workshop will give participants some public speaking skills, including in-depth information on developing an engaging program and delivering their presentation with power.Learning Objectives:Inside This Training, You&#39;ll Learn<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Completely remove your stage fear and become a dynamic speaker</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Raise your confidence up to a level you never thought to be possible!</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Deeper insights into group dynamics</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Presentation design, skills &amp; styles</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Tools to get your audience to say yes to you</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Advanced new behavior patterns required for public speaking</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Control time for effective training</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Secrets of mind control techniques</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Develop your personal winning style</li></ul>Prerequisites:NoneCourse Materials:Attendees will receive a course manual with presentation slides and reference materials.Agenda:Module One: Identifying Your Audience<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Performing a Needs Analysis</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Creating an Audience Profile</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Identifying Key Questions and Concerns</li></ul>Module Two: Creating a Basic Outline<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Outlining the Situation</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Identifying the Task That Had to Be Performed</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Listing the Actions You Took</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Revealing the Results</li></ul>Module Three: Organizing the Program<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Making Organization Easy</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Organizational Methods</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Classifying and Categorizing</li></ul>Module Four: Fleshing It Out<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Identifying Appropriate Sources</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Establishing Credibility</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The Importance of Citations</li></ul>Module Five: Putting It All Together<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">&nbsp;Writing Your Presentation</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Adding a Plan B</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Reviewing, Editing, and Rewriting</li></ul>Module Six: Being Prepared<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Checking Out the Venue</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Gathering Materials</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">A 24 Hour Checklist</li></ul>Module Seven: Overcoming Nervousness<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">A Visit from the Boss</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Preparing Mentally</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Physical Relaxation Techniques</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Appearing Confident in Front of the Crowd (Even If You Don&acirc;&euro;&trade;t Feel That Way)</li></ul>Module Eight: Delivering Your Speech (I)<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Starting Off on the Right Foot</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Using Visual Aids</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Checking the Volume of Your Voice</li></ul>Module Nine: Delivering Your Speech (II)<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Adjusting on the Fly</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Gauging Whether Breaks Are Required</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wrapping Up and Winding Down</li></ul>Module Ten: Questions and Answers<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Ground Rules</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Answering Questions That Sound Like an Attack</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Dealing with Complex Questions</li></ul>Module Eleven: Wrapping Up<ul type="disc" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Words from the Wise</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Review of Parking Lot</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Lessons Learned</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations</li></ul>Target Audience:Anybody who is interested in Public Speaking Skills.Technical Requirements:For eBooks:Internet for downloading the eBookLaptop, tablet, Smartphone, eReader (No Kindle)Adobe DRM supported software (e.g. Digital Editions, Bluefire Reader)eBook download and activation instructions

Certificate: Course Completion Certificate | Language: English
Duration: 1 Day | Credits: 8 PDUs
Course Delivery: Classroom | Virtual Live
Lunch and Beverages are included in a classroom session
Course Overview:
This networking skills training will help you to build a professional reputation and develop a network of connections through the two key methods available to you; face-to-face and online.
You will discover how to effectively combine these two approaches and create a strategy for networking success that will generate your own community and actively grow your personal network. This will result in an improved performance in your approach to networking and consequently provide opportunities and prospects that will increase your business success.
The training provides you with the tools and techniques to both plan a successful, strategic approach to networking and develop your personal communication skills, which will ensure you build effective business relationships.
Course Contents:
Effective Networking Strategies and Techniques – Business Networking Training
Networking has become a crucial factor in the modern workplace. It is the most effective method of developing your business or career and is a key component of your personal brand. You need to be able to build strong business relationships, develop a level of personal credibility and increase your network of contacts in order to enhance your visibility and create opportunities for yourself and your organisation.
Perhaps you’re looking to improve the networking performance of a management or sales team. Or you want to include networking skills training as part of management and leadership training programmes. Whatever your need, We provide you with a comprehensive networking skills training course to make your life easy.
This business networking training is aimed at helping you develop your business or career. You will help ensure you have the skills, knowledge and techniques to develop a joined-up networking strategy that gets you the outcomes you want.
You will also be encouraged to develop the correct behaviours and attitudes to help build your visibility and credibility through networking so that you develop strong working relationships that last.
Course Topics:
Why Network? – Establishing the importance of networking with some shocking statistics and an activity that defines the importance of networking to the individual. This is followed by some insight into the key aims of a networking strategy, what puts people off as well as some personal revelations about networking
Increase Your Business Presence – Looking at the components of a strong business presence, including; credibility, personal brand, visibility and social capital.
Developing a Networkers Attitude – An exercise that clarifies the perfect attitudes and behaviours of great networkers and comparing the participants against this. Thus identifying areas for development.
Face to Face Networking – An overview and insight into the main types of face to face networking opportunities available with the benefits and pitfalls of each.
Online Networking – An overview of the different social media and online networking tools and how to get the best out of them. Includes; LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and online forums.
Communication Skills for Networking Success – Ensuring a good first impression, creating an opening sound bite and writing an online profile that promotes and engages.
Developing a Conversation – Building on the opening sound bite and developing a conversation through good questioning techniques and following a selection of key networking rules. Including an activity to test and practice the skills.
Working a Room – A fun activity that embeds and develops learning while encouraging practice and communication. This activity covers 10 of the main skills required to work a room.
Breaking into a Group – Identifying body language to spot when a group or pair is open to new people entering the conversation or would rather not encourage participation. Knowing how to break into a group, what to say and how to remain professional.
Exiting a Conversation – Developing some techniques to extricate oneself from a conversation without causing embarrassment or rudeness.
The Follow Up – Using a structure to identify the most important contacts created and establishing when and how to follow up with each group. Includes example follow up email and a chance to develop their own.
Creating a Network Plan – Participants are provided with a networking action plan to review and complete. This sets them on the journey of developing their networking skills and ensures they have a strategy and goals to target.
This training is highly interactive and includes lots of activities and exercises to stimulate discussion and develop learning opportunities.
Networking has become a crucial factor in the modern workplace. It is the most effective method of developing your business or career and is a key component of your personal brand. You need to be able to build strong business relationships, develop a level of personal credibility and increase your network of contacts in order to enhance your visibility and create opportunities for yourself and your organisation.
Perhaps you’re looking to improve the networking performance of a management or sales team. Or you want to include networking skills training as part of management and leadership training programmes. Whatever your need, We will provide you with a comprehensive networking skills training course to make your life easy.
Course Feature:
At the end of this business networking skills training, you will be able to:
Develop a successful networking strategy
Maximise their effectiveness with face-to-face and online networking opportunities
Improve their approach, attitude and behaviours when networking
Create a plan for networking that will help them meet their goals
Certification:
Once after the training you receive course completion certificate from Mangates
Who can Attend?
Anybody who is interested in learning Business Networking Skills.

Networking Skills

Business & Marketing

Business Networking 1 Day Training in Buxton

Master Business Networking in Just 1 Day - Join our Workshop in Buxton

Certificate: Course Completion Certificate | Language: English
Duration: 1 Day | Credits: 8 PDUs
Course Delivery: Classroom | Virtual Live
Lunch and Beverages are included in a classroom session
Course Overview:
Events do not just happen, they take time to plan, develop, and create. This workshop is designed to give your participants the tools needed to host a great event. They will touch on planning and administrative techniques that will give them the confidence to run an engaging event that will leave a positive and lasting impression on each attendee.
With our Event Planning workshop y,our participants will explore ways to work with vendors, security, technicians, and wait staff. They will touch on different event types such as awards ceremonies, charity events, and business conferences. By utilizing the correct skill set you will be provided the details to pull off a successful event.
Target Audience:
Anybody who is interested in learning Event Planning Skills
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the course, participants will be able to understand:
Types of Events
Brainstorming
Types of Entertainment
Support Staff
Technical Staff
Vendors
Finalize the Plan
Administrative Tasks
Get Organized
Post Event Activities
Wrapping Up
Agenda:
Module One: Types of Events
Awards
Charity
Conferences and Seminar
Holiday
Case Study
Module One: Review Questions
Module Two: Brainstorming
Determine the Event’s Purpose
Determine a Theme
Write Down & Review Ideas
Determine a Date
Case Study
Module Two: Review Questions
Module Three: Types of Entertainment
Games
Activities
Speakers
Performers
Case Study
Module Three: Review Questions
Module Four: Support Staff
Security
Valet
Wait Staff
Clean up Crew
Case Study
Module Four: Review Questions
Module Five: Technical Staff
Visual Technician (lighting)
Media Technician (website, Facebook, etc.)
Audio Technician (Sound)
Specialized Electrical Equipment Technician (for performers)
Case Study
Module Five: Review Questions
Module Six: Vendors
Food
Equipment
Decorations and Furnishing
Photography/ Video
Case Study
Module Six: Review Questions
Module Seven: Finalize the Plan
Venue
Registration
Entertainment
Cuisine and Decor
Case Study
Module Seven: Review Questions
Module Eight: Administrative Tasks
Create a Budget
Branding and Marketing
Insurance and Permits
Contracts (for event staff, entertainment, rentals, and vendors)
Case Study
Module Eight: Review Questions
Module Nine: Get Organized
Form a Team
Timeline
Checklists
Backup Plans
Case Study
Module Nine: Review Questions
Module Ten: Post Event Activities
Survey
Share Media (photos and video)
Send Thank you Notes
Start planning the Next Event!
Case Study
Module Ten: Review Questions
Module Eleven: Wrapping Up
Words From The Wise
Review Of The Parking Lot
Lessons Learned
Recommended Reading
Completion Of Action Plans And Evaluations

The Ultimate Guide to Event Planning - 1 Day Workshop in Buxton

Burton Upon Trent

Certificate: Course Completion Certificate | Language: English
Duration: 1 Day | Credits: 8 PDUs
Course Delivery: Classroom | Virtual Live
Lunch and Beverages are included in a classroom session

Course Overview:
Personal time management skills are essential for professional success in any workplace. Those able to successfully implement time management strategies are able to control their workload rather than spend each day in a frenzy of activity reacting to crisis after crisis - stress declines and personal productivity soars! These highly effective individuals are able to focus on the tasks with the greatest impact to them and their organization.
The Time Management workshop will cover strategies to help participants learn these crucial strategies. You will be given a skill set that includes personal motivation, delegation skills, organization tools, and crisis management. We"ll cover all this and more during this workshop.
Learning Objectives:
After completing this course, the learners will be able to: 
Explore why time management issues arise
Improve ability to plan and prioritize work
The importance of setting clear goals
Minimize wasted time and distractions in the workplace
How to avoid being deflected from your priorities
Self-motivation as a time management tool
Dealing with unexpected events that steal time
Tools and techniques for effective delegation
How to say 'no' to some 'now' requests
Agenda:
Module One: Goal Setting
The Three P"s
S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Prioritizing Your Goals
Visualization
Module Two: Prioritizing Your Time
The 80/20 Rule
The Urgent Versus Important Matrix
Assertiveness
Module Three: Planning Wisely
Creating Your Productivity Journal
Maximizing the Power of Your Productivity Journal
The Glass Jar: Rocks, Pebbles, Sand, and Water
Chunck, Block, and Tackle
Ready, Fire, Aim!
Module Four: Tackling Procrastination
Why We Procrastinate
Nine Ways to Overcome Procrastination
Eat That Frog!
Module Five: Crisis Management
When the Storm Hits
Creating a Plan
Executing the Plan
Lessons Learned
Module Six: Organizing Your Workspace
Declutter
Managing Workflow
Dealing with Email
Using Calendars
Module Seven: Delegating Made Easy
When to Delegate
To Whom Should You Delegate?
How Should You Delegate
Keeping Control
The Importance of Full Acceptance
Module Eight: Setting a Ritual
What is a Ritual?
Ritualizing Sleep, Meals, Exercise
Examples of Rituals
Using Rituals to Maximize Time
Module Nine: Meeting Management
Deciding if a Meeting is Necessary
Using the PAT Approach
Building the Agenda
Keeping Things on Track
Making Sure the Meeting Was Worthwhile
Module Ten: Alternatives to Meetings
Instant Messaging and Chat Rooms
Teleconferencing
Email Lists and Online Groups
Collaborating Applications
Module Eleven: Wrapping Up
Words from the Wise
Review of Parking Lot
Lessons Learned
Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations
Target Audience:
Anybody who is interested in Learning Time Management Skills

Time Management 1 Day Training in Burton Upon Trent

Time Management 1 Day Training in Buxton

Stoneware Pottery Workshop in Northumberland
Enhance your experience in Northumberland with a visit to the stunning Ford & Etal Estate, where you can  enjoy a hands-on workshop at Ravn Clay Pottery. In 2025, we're excited to introduce full pottery days for the first time—offering an even more immersive creative experience! And, in conjunction with the Village Post Office and Coffee Shop, we will also provide you with lunch!

Pottery is one of the oldest crafts in human history and continues to thrive as both an art form and cultural tradition worldwide. From clay types and shaping techniques to glazing and firing methods, every step offers endless possibilities for creativity and discovery. It’s a truly engaging and rewarding process—one where there’s always something new to learn.

This whole-day workshop, open to everyone, offers you plenty of time to create your own pottery pieces using stoneware clay. Hand-building, often overshadowed by wheel throwing, is a fantastic way to explore working with clay—perfect for beginners and creative minds alike.

The session begins at 9.30am with a brief introduction to studio safety and key techniques before giving you plenty of time to bring your ideas to life. Whether it’s a vase, mug, candle holder, or sculpture—if you can imagine it, we’ll work together to make it happen! The whole day format means you will be able to create more considered work, explore more decorative techniques and try different hand-building methods.

Lunch at 12.30pm will be a chance to recharge and reflect. You'll be hosted by Doug and Rachel just over the road at the Village Post Office and Coffee Shop, before returning to continue in the studio. If you have any specific dietary needs please make sure we know about them before the day of your workshop. 

After the workshop, your pieces will stay in the studio to be dried, fired, glazed, and re-fired. Once they're ready, you can collect them in person or have them posted to you. The full process can take up to a month, so we appreciate your patience. But what better way to create lasting memories, craft special gifts, and have unique reminders of your time in the studio?

For this workshop there is no set agenda - if you bring the enthusiasm and imagination, we will provide all the materials and tools needed to create  unique, bespoke and wonderful things!

The number of participants for each workshop is limited to six, to allow equal access to support, tools and tuition. 

ALSO - We are now able to offer you the chance to return to the studio to glaze your work! If you are interested in seeing more of the ceramic process, or have created pots that would look even more awesome if they could be other than a single colour, you can now return once your work has been biscuit fired to glaze your pots. This shouldn't take more than a couple of hours, and incurs a small additional charge (£10) which you can either book now, or when you come to the studio on the day of your workshop. We can of course talk through the various options on the day - but the opportunity is there!

A word of warning - the kiln Gods can be fickle, and despite doing everything possible, some pieces will fail, crack or blow up (!) in the kiln. There are no guarantees in pottery, not even for seasoned potters. A second word of warning - working with pottery can be hugely addictive. You have been warned!

The new Ford Studio is housed in the old Reading Rooms - you will find it just up the road from Lady Waterford Hall. Nearby are many attractions and places to walk, shop and eat; how about a near by Narrow-guage Railway (that runs to Etal Castle and back), a working flour mill, a Village Shop & Tearoom, a heavy horse centre, a micro-brewery, or a Riverside cafe? 

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Please note - access to the studio is only via a set of external stone steps, and there is a single toilet available on site.

IMPORTANT TO NOTE - our workshops are competitively priced to be affordable and inclusive, and the fee covers all materials, tuition, glaze and firings. This is based on a fair-useage policy of participants making up to two mug-sized pieces (or equivalent) during a session, alongside their starter thumb pot. 

If you are a prolific producer of pottery, there will be an additional charge that we can negotiate (but will be at least £5 per piece). 
This is because of increased quanitites of materials, glaze, more space needed in the kiln and additional time required to complete the final pieces.

And finally - There is ample free parking in Ford and the studio is just up the road from Lady Waterford Hall. Ravn Clay sits at the heart of the Estate, which also offers camping, glamping, B&Bs and guests houses. And there’s plenty more to do and see while you are here - 

Ford Tearooms & Post Office
Heatherslaw Light Railway
Etal Castle (English Heritage)
Heatherslaw Mill
Hay Farm Heavy Horse Centre
Lady Waterford Hall
Flodden Battlefield
Loads of little eateries, pubs and shops etc
Spectacular scenery, walking and countryside

See www.ford-and-etal.co.uk for more details

Pottery

Arts & Crafts

Clay Sculpture

A three hour slab-building pottery workshop, using stoneware clays to make mess and memories. And Pots! Come play with Clay!

Pottery Days - 2025

Caernarfon

Business Networking 1 Day Training in Caernarfon

Master Business Networking in Just 1 Day - Join our Workshop in Caernarfon

Awarding Body:&nbsp;Open College Network (OCN Credit4Learning)Award Level:&nbsp;Level Three (Advanced)Minimum Age:&nbsp;14Entry requirements:&nbsp;None. English Level 2 desirableTraining Locations:&nbsp;E-learning - complete this course in the comfort of your own home or at workCourse Overview:Understanding specific words and terms used in the healthcare sector is an absolute must if you are looking to progress in this profession. Once you have a basic understanding of how medical words are constructed they become easy to understand and use are internationally used by nurses, doctors, allied healthcare professionals, dentists and many other medical specialities.If you&#39;re interested in pursuing a health or science career then the requirement and ability to communicate in this way is a necessity.In easy to follow modules, you&#39;ll find our user-friendly format will not only give you a solid foundation in medical language, but can be completed in less than a day (although you have up to 8 weeks to complete). Through well-written and concise rich text, pictures, diagrammes and downloadable support material, this course teaches you how to analyse individual medical word parts such as prefixes, suffixes and word roots.Did you know that most of the medical terms are composed of interchangeable word parts that are used in different combinations? Once you know the various word roots, prefixes and suffixes, you&#39;ll be able to actually define a medical term that you&#39;re not familiar with by simply by recognising its individual parts. More importantly, you&rsquo;ll be able to apply your new skills in this course when you apply for a job.Once completed you will immediately be able to download your pass certificate. (Your new accredited certificate will be posted to you within 6-8 weeks.)The nationally recognised and accredited certificate (awarded by the Open College Network) can be added to your existing certificate credit value (cumulative credits), and these may also count towards other similar college or university courses.This course is supplements any medical or nursing course, however specific, and is open to anyone. At the end of each e-learning section you have up to 6 multiple choice questions to answer, with a passmark of 65%. You can re-sit each section 3 times.<hr style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Is this course for me?This course is suitable for you if:-- Allied Healthcare Professionals (Phlebotomists, Physiotherapists, etc.) -- Care Support Workers and Healthcare Assistants -- GP Practice staff -- Medical Secretaries -- Medical Officer Managers -- Medical Records Department Staff -- Clinical Team Secretaries and Ward Staff -- Community Health Specialists -- Medical Students -- Dieticians, Radiologists and Biomedical Technologists Clerical Staff working in the NHS, General, Academic, Private Practice and Primary Care.and anyone who is interested in learning the &ldquo;language of the medical profession&rdquo;!For existing healthcare professionals, completion will add to your CPD (continual professional development) or if requested by your employer as part of your CPD or Induction Programme.This course is available at a concessionary rate if you enrol as a "3 course elearning package". Please call or email us for "package" discount.(Completion of this course adds to your existing credit value and awards an Advanced Level Three Certificate)<hr style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">What does this course cover?Topics covered include:Introduction to Medical Terminology Concepts of term building &ndash; medical terms and word parts Word Roots and Combining Forms Suffixes Prefixes Commonly used symbols and abbreviations Abbreviations, Symbols and their meanings Word parts and their meanings Working with examples &ndash; word building activities Self-Test I and Self-Test IIAdditional support material can be downloaded as you progress through the course.Download a&nbsp;<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14uRPgLS2F6MInDqweavm8kjrLjEDDeby/view?usp=sharing" style="color: rgb(30, 126, 200); user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(30, 126, 200);"></a><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/14uRPgLS2F6MInDqweavm8kjrLjEDDeby/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(30, 126, 200); user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size); box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: inherit;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(30, 126, 200);">Course Itinerary</a> <hr style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.ecwid.com/images/wysiwyg/product/20661234/206740469/1591525097385817184361/Accreditation_Strip_jpg" fr-original-style="" style="cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Awarding Body: Open College Network (OCN Credit4Learning)
Award Level: Level Three (Advanced)
Minimum Age: 14
Entry requirements: None. English Level 2 desirable
Training Locations: E-learning - complete this course in the comfort of your own home or at work
Course Overview:
Understanding specific words and terms used in the healthcare sector is an absolute must if you are looking to progress in this profession. Once you have a basic understanding of how medical words are constructed they become easy to understand and use are internationally used by nurses, doctors, allied healthcare professionals, dentists and many other medical specialities.
If you're interested in pursuing a health or science career then the requirement and ability to communicate in this way is a necessity.
In easy to follow modules, you'll find our user-friendly format will not only give you a solid foundation in medical language, but can be completed in less than a day (although you have up to 8 weeks to complete). Through well-written and concise rich text, pictures, diagrammes and downloadable support material, this course teaches you how to analyse individual medical word parts such as prefixes, suffixes and word roots.
Did you know that most of the medical terms are composed of interchangeable word parts that are used in different combinations? Once you know the various word roots, prefixes and suffixes, you'll be able to actually define a medical term that you're not familiar with by simply by recognising its individual parts. More importantly, you’ll be able to apply your new skills in this course when you apply for a job.
Once completed you will immediately be able to download your pass certificate. (Your new accredited certificate will be posted to you within 6-8 weeks.)
The nationally recognised and accredited certificate (awarded by the Open College Network) can be added to your existing certificate credit value (cumulative credits), and these may also count towards other similar college or university courses.
This course is supplements any medical or nursing course, however specific, and is open to anyone. At the end of each e-learning section you have up to 6 multiple choice questions to answer, with a passmark of 65%. You can re-sit each section 3 times.



Is this course for me?
This course is suitable for you if:
-- Allied Healthcare Professionals (Phlebotomists, Physiotherapists, etc.)
-- Care Support Workers and Healthcare Assistants
-- GP Practice staff
-- Medical Secretaries
-- Medical Officer Managers
-- Medical Records Department Staff
-- Clinical Team Secretaries and Ward Staff
-- Community Health Specialists
-- Medical Students
-- Dieticians, Radiologists and Biomedical Technologists
Clerical Staff working in the NHS, General, Academic, Private Practice and Primary Care.
and anyone who is interested in learning the “language of the medical profession”!
For existing healthcare professionals, completion will add to your CPD (continual professional development) or if requested by your employer as part of your CPD or Induction Programme.
This course is available at a concessionary rate if you enrol as a "3 course elearning package". Please call or email us for "package" discount.
(Completion of this course adds to your existing credit value and awards an Advanced Level Three Certificate)



What does this course cover?
Topics covered include:
Introduction to Medical Terminology
Concepts of term building – medical terms and word parts
Word Roots and Combining Forms
Suffixes
Prefixes
Commonly used symbols and abbreviations
Abbreviations, Symbols and their meanings
Word parts and their meanings
Working with examples – word building activities
Self-Test I and Self-Test II
Additional support material can be downloaded as you progress through the course.
Download a Course Itinerary








Geopace Training

Medical Terminology

Allied Health

Allied Health Professions (AHP)

Healthcare Workers

Healthcare

Understanding specific words and terms used in the healthcare sector is an absolute must if you are looking to progress in this profession. Once you have a basic understanding of how medical words are constructed they become easy to understand and use are internationally used by nurses, doctors, allied healthcare professionals, dentists and many other medical specialities.

Medical Terminology Course (GPT501)

PARTICIPANTS WILL ENGAGE IN A TRAINING SESSION TO IMPROVE AND REFINE THEIR R&Eacute;SUM&Eacute;S. OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN ONE-ON-ONE R&Eacute;SUM&Eacute; BUILDING &amp; REVIEW SESSIONS CAN BE OFFERED AS WELL.<div style="color: rgb(33, 37, 41); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">It&rsquo;s time to move on&mdash;or maybe you&rsquo;ve been &ldquo;in transition&rdquo; for too long. Either way, you need some input so that you know what others see when they look at your r&eacute;sum&eacute;, and what they hear when they interview you.Participants will engage in a training session to improve and refine their r&eacute;sum&eacute;s. Opportunities to engage in one-on-one R&eacute;sum&eacute; Building &amp; Review sessions can be offered as well.Part&nbsp;I<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Data Collection and Organization &ndash; assessing work/activities and IMPACT (results)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Success Story Format (Situation, Action, Results)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Writing With Impact &ndash; how to tie actions to results</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Choosing The Right Words &ndash; transferable skills and powerful words</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Sales 101 &ndash; How will these skills benefit the hiring person&rsquo;s organization?</li></ul>&nbsp;Part&nbsp;II<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">UB4I Writing (&ldquo;YOU&rdquo;/ &ldquo;YOUR,&rdquo; not &ldquo;I,&rdquo; &ldquo;me,&rdquo; &ldquo;my&rdquo;)</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Reference list</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Principles of networking</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Cover Letter and R&eacute;sum&eacute; Formats &ndash; margins, font, type size, small caps, etc.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Role Play &ndash; Mock Interviews</li></ul>&nbsp;Participants will be able to:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Create a complete and correct r&eacute;sum&eacute;, a marketing device to attract attention, generate interest, describe accomplishments, and invite contact.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Discover, correct, and improve self-marketing messages, leading to a systematic assessment of specific work-related skills.</li><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Examine transferable skills and increase personal alignment with prospective organizational mission and goals.</li></ul>Online Format&mdash;R&eacute;sum&eacute; Writing, Networking, &amp; Interviewing Workshop&nbsp;4-hour interactive virtual class.<h6 style="color: inherit; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=" color: inherit;">Register for this class and you will be sent ONLINE login instructions prior to the class date.</h6></div><hr fr-original-style="" style="border-color: var(--border-muted); border-style: solid; clear: both; break-after: page; user-select: none; box-sizing: border-box;">After a two-day seminar, our attendees remained in their seats wanting more from Dr Atkins. His direct, yet challenging approach to presenting topics seemed to mesmerize the participants. Many very lively discussions were part of our workshop&rsquo;s context. Personally, I am very interested in re-booking this type of experience every year for new leaders to undergo!Michael J. Whitlock, Director of Fay Corey Union &amp; ConferencesSUNY Cortland

PARTICIPANTS WILL ENGAGE IN A TRAINING SESSION TO IMPROVE AND REFINE THEIR RÉSUMÉS. OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN ONE-ON-ONE RÉSUMÉ BUILDING & REVIEW SESSIONS CAN BE OFFERED AS WELL.
It’s time to move on—or maybe you’ve been “in transition” for too long. Either way, you need some input so that you know what others see when they look at your résumé, and what they hear when they interview you.
Participants will engage in a training session to improve and refine their résumés. Opportunities to engage in one-on-one Résumé Building & Review sessions can be offered as well.
Part I
Data Collection and Organization – assessing work/activities and IMPACT (results)
Success Story Format (Situation, Action, Results)
Writing With Impact – how to tie actions to results
Choosing The Right Words – transferable skills and powerful words
Sales 101 – How will these skills benefit the hiring person’s organization?
Part II
UB4I Writing (“YOU”/ “YOUR,” not “I,” “me,” “my”)
Reference list
Principles of networking
Cover Letter and Résumé Formats – margins, font, type size, small caps, etc.
Role Play – Mock Interviews
Participants will be able to:
Create a complete and correct résumé, a marketing device to attract attention, generate interest, describe accomplishments, and invite contact.
Discover, correct, and improve self-marketing messages, leading to a systematic assessment of specific work-related skills.
Examine transferable skills and increase personal alignment with prospective organizational mission and goals.
Online Format—Résumé Writing, Networking, & Interviewing Workshop 4-hour interactive virtual class.
Register for this class and you will be sent ONLINE login instructions prior to the class date.



After a two-day seminar, our attendees remained in their seats wanting more from Dr Atkins. His direct, yet challenging approach to presenting topics seemed to mesmerize the participants. Many very lively discussions were part of our workshop’s context. Personally, I am very interested in re-booking this type of experience every year for new leaders to undergo!
Michael J. Whitlock, Director of Fay Corey Union & ConferencesSUNY Cortland

Improving Communications Uk

RÉSUMÉ WRITING, NETWORKING, & INTERVIEWING WORKSHOP

Bristol

<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">LOOKING FOR: PICTURE BOOKS, CHAPTER BOOKS, MG, YALil is an editor with over 15 years experience in the publishing industry. She&rsquo;s currently freelancing and is in direct contact with many of the big publishing houses: Hachette, Bonnier Books, and book packager, Working Partners Ltd, among others. She also works with the Caroline Wakeman Literary Agency, assessing their authors&rsquo; work for commercial viability, as well as scouting for new talent.For twelve years, Lil was a Senior Commissioning Editor at Working Partners Ltd &ndash; the creatives behind massive commercial hits such as Beast Quest, Warriors and the Daisy Meadows series. There she created globally successful concepts for every age group and developed storylines so the books were unputdownable. &nbsp;&nbsp;Lil is also an author in her own right: she has written 6 books under her own name, and ghost written many others under various pseudonyms.&nbsp;In every age level, Lil would like to see originality - particularly in voice. A strong character with depth, venturing on a quest that&#39;s never been undertaken before will get her excited. The &#39;quest&#39; doesn&#39;t have to be epic in scale, it could be as small as petting the next-door neighbour&#39;s dog, or getting the good looking new kid to notice you, it just has to be something a reader will want to invest in. She also loves humour and is happy to see anything quirky (perhaps even downright silly!).&nbsp;For picture books, Lil would like you to submit a covering letter, and 1 complete manuscript, double-spaced, with spreads marked out, in a single word or PDF doc. For chapter books, MG and YA, please send a covering letter, the first three chapters and a synopsis, double spaced, in a single Word or PDF doc.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">By booking this session you agree to email your material to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline to agent121@iaminprint.co.uk. Please note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice given in your Agent121.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The submission deadline is: Tuesday 24 September 2024

LOOKING FOR: PICTURE BOOKS

Perry Emerson is a Commissioning Editor at Little Tiger Press, where he works with authors and illustrators mostly on picture books and sometimes on novelty books. He is also a picture book author in his own right.

Little Tiger Press publish a huge range of formats and genres, striving to create a diverse range of high-quality books, with something that will appeal to every reading taste, helping children develop a passion for books and a life-long love of reading. Authors who form part of the Little Tiger Picture Book Family include Bethan Clarke, Tracey Corderoy, Rachael Davis, Karl Newson, Jodie Parachini, Nima Patel, Steve Smallman, Stephanie Stansbie, Louie Stowell, Clare Helen Welsh, Becky Wilson and many more.

When he’s not making books, he spends his time playing music and discovering new restaurants. Perry lives in London with his partner and their much-too-fluffy cat. 

For picture books, Perry would like you to submit a covering letter, and 1 complete manuscript, double-spaced, with spreads marked out, in a single word or PDF doc. 

By booking this session you agree to email your material to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline to agent121@iaminprint.co.uk. Please note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice given in your Agent121.

The submission deadline is: Wednesday 20th August 2025

I Am In Print

SOLD OUT! 27th August Perry Emerson #Agent121. Looking for: PICTURE BOOKS

<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTIONDaisy Chandley joined PFD in 2019 after graduating from the University of Oxford with a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. She is an Associate Agent and assistant to &nbsp;Senior Agent Annabel Merullo and Head of Books Tim Bates as the UK sub-agent for New Directions Publishing in the US. Daisy is actively building a list of both fiction and non-fiction authors across a range of genres.With fiction, Daisy&#39;s wishlist roughly falls into three categories &ndash; if something feels like it overlaps between them, even better!1) Sharp, original novels on the literary to upmarket spectrum, all the way from deeply dark and boundary-pushing books like&nbsp;Hurricane Season, Under The Skin&nbsp;or&nbsp;In The Cut&nbsp;to those balancing edge, heart and humour, like&nbsp;Detransition, Baby&nbsp;or&nbsp;A Visit From The Goon Squad. She loves irreverent wit, daring approaches in narrative or form, and seriously unsettling stories in equal measure, and if you can bring a few of those elements into one, it&rsquo;ll go straight to the top of her.2) Com-heavy rom-coms, whether in the dry but ultimately sob-inducing vein of&nbsp;Greta and Valdin&nbsp;or a Nora Ephron film, the escapist screwball delight of a Cary Grant classic, or the more unusual, genre-bending style of something like&nbsp;Palm Springs. I&rsquo;m a sucker for Emily Henry and will always be happy to see an innovative take on tropey love stories, but Daisy is equally very keen to see to things a bit outside of the box, whether that&rsquo;s integrating speculative elements, dark humour, or topical issues. In any case, humour and originality are my priority, and affectionately snarky bickering is the best way to make her fall head over heels with a couple.3) Sleuths! Daisy is not the right person for police procedurals, but loves classic detectives and amateur sleuths. Whether it&rsquo;s a delightful Knives Out&nbsp;or&nbsp;Nancy Drew homage or an intricate, unputdownable mystery on the darker side, the minute someone finds a good old fashioned clue, count her in!Overall, whether it&rsquo;s a delightfully fun and scandalous page-turner or something really bold and experimental, if it&rsquo;s stylish and smart &ndash; and maybe even a bit sexy &ndash; Daisy would love to see it.Daisy is definitely interested in literary speculative fiction, though not generally looking for hard SFF. Across the board, she is always looking for stories that explore sexuality, race, gender, and disability, and would particularly love to hear from writers whose voices and experiences aren&rsquo;t given enough space in publishing.On the non-fiction side, Daisy is looking for bold new insights and underrepresented voices on popular science, nature writing, relationships, social issues and politics, and am always especially interested in fresh, playful and exciting writing on pop culture, love and the internet. She&rsquo;d also love to see illuminating narrative non-fiction, whether a beautiful and lyrical exploration, or an enthralling and explosive deep-dive. A (large) handful of authors past and present whose work Daisy loves include Patricia Lockwood, Toni Morrison, Elif Batuman, Gillian Flynn, Shirley Jackson, Raven Leilani, Max Porter, Carmen Maria Machado, Virginia Woolf, Sayaka Murata, Kiley Reid, Sally Rooney, George Saunders, Joan Didion, Amy Liptrot, Ottessa Moshfegh, J.D. Salinger, Donna Tartt, Bret Easton Ellis, and Fernanda Melchor.Daisy is not the right fit for Children&rsquo;s or YA authors.&nbsp;Daisy would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first 2,500 words of your manuscript in a single word document.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(In addition to the paid sessions, Daisy is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email <a href="mailto:agent121@iaminprint.co.uk" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size);" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto;">agent121@iaminprint.co.uk</a> to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of&nbsp;I Am In Print).&nbsp;By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with&nbsp;I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The submission deadline is: Wednesday 11 September 2024

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION

Daisy Chandley joined PFD in 2019 after graduating from the University of Oxford with a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. She is an Associate Agent and assistant to Senior Agent Annabel Merullo and Head of Books Tim Bates as the UK sub-agent for New Directions Publishing in the US. Daisy is actively building a list of both fiction and non-fiction authors across a range of genres.

With fiction, Daisy's wishlist roughly falls into three categories – if something feels like it overlaps between them, even better!

1) Sharp, original novels on the literary to upmarket spectrum, all the way from deeply dark and boundary-pushing books like Hurricane Season, Under The Skin or In The Cut to those balancing edge, heart and humour, like Detransition, Baby or A Visit From The Goon Squad. She loves irreverent wit, daring approaches in narrative or form, and seriously unsettling stories in equal measure, and if you can bring a few of those elements into one, it’ll go straight to the top of her.

2) Com-heavy rom-coms, whether in the dry but ultimately sob-inducing vein of Greta and Valdin or a Nora Ephron film, the escapist screwball delight of a Cary Grant classic, or the more unusual, genre-bending style of something like Palm Springs. Daisy is a sucker for Emily Henry and will always be happy to see an innovative take on tropey love stories, but is equally very keen to see to things a bit outside of the box, whether that’s integrating speculative elements, dark humour, or topical issues. In any case, humour and originality are my priority, and affectionately snarky bickering is the best way to make her fall head over heels with a couple.

3) Sleuths! Daisy is not the right person for police procedurals, but loves classic detectives and amateur sleuths. Whether it’s a delightful Knives Out or Nancy Drew homage or an intricate, unputdownable mystery on the darker side, the minute someone finds a good old fashioned clue, count her in!

Overall, whether it’s a delightfully fun and scandalous page-turner or something really bold and experimental, if it’s stylish and smart – and maybe even a bit sexy – Daisy would love to see it.

Daisy is definitely interested in literary speculative fiction, though not generally looking for hard SFF. Across the board, she is always looking for stories that explore sexuality, race, gender, and disability, and would particularly love to hear from writers whose voices and experiences aren’t given enough space in publishing.

On the non-fiction side, Daisy is looking for bold new insights and underrepresented voices on popular science, nature writing, relationships, social issues and politics, and am always especially interested in fresh, playful and exciting writing on pop culture, love and the internet. She’d also love to see illuminating narrative non-fiction, whether a beautiful and lyrical exploration, or an enthralling and explosive deep-dive.

A (large) handful of authors past and present whose work Daisy loves include Patricia Lockwood, Toni Morrison, Elif Batuman, Gillian Flynn, Shirley Jackson, Raven Leilani, Max Porter, Carmen Maria Machado, Virginia Woolf, Sayaka Murata, Kiley Reid, Sally Rooney, George Saunders, Joan Didion, Amy Liptrot, Ottessa Moshfegh, J.D. Salinger, Donna Tartt, Bret Easton Ellis, and Fernanda Melchor.

Daisy is not the right fit for Children’s or YA authors. 

Daisy would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first 2,500 words of your manuscript in a single word document.

(In addition to the paid sessions, Daisy is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). 
By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.

The submission deadline is: Thursday 14th August 2025

Fiction Writing

SOLD OUT! 28th August Daisy Chandley #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION

<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">LOOKING FOR: MG, YA, ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTIONTh&eacute;r&egrave;se is a Literary and Rights Agent at Susanna Lea Associates, @SLALondon. Born and raised in Belgium, on a diet of frites and Tintin she moved to England in her late teens with her family, then stayed in London to do a History degree and Masters at University College London. Having been brought up bilingual, translation rights seemed like her logical next step. She started off in the rights department at Bloomsbury Publishing, before hopping across the square to Ed Victor&rsquo;s agency, and found experiencing both the publishing and agency side of publishing incredibly valuable.She has been building her own list of authors alongside selling translation rights since early 2016, which she has hugely enjoyed; working with authors right from the book&rsquo;s conception, while also experiencing the thrill of selling her own authors&rsquo; works in the UK and US as well as in translation to publishers across the globe.In terms of adult fiction, Th&eacute;r&egrave;se has a huge soft spot for historical fiction, having read Early Modern History at university, but is also very much on the hunt for crime/thrillers, bookclub, high-concept love stories and literary fiction. She loves strong female characters, in particular when they go through an evolution or journey as the story progresses and gradually find that inner strength.On the children&rsquo;s fiction front, Th&eacute;r&egrave;se is all about finding a fresh, new voice. She loves all things funny, fantasy and adventure &ndash; across lands, time and space, and involving strong friendships and strong lead characters - and wants to be transported straight away when reading a manuscript. She likes very vivid, well-crafted and imaginative worlds, such as stories set in a toy factory or in an underwater world. Th&eacute;r&egrave;se would love some more adventures set in space, mysteries, quirky characters, explorers and imaginary friends.And last, but not least, in non-fiction, history features heavily in her interests, but Th&eacute;r&egrave;se would also love to see books about big ideas, culture, sociology, science, anthropology and memoir. Anything that helps expand the mind and questions or informs the way in which we view ourselves, the world and how we fit into it, all written in an engaging and accessible manner.Th&eacute;r&egrave;se would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first three chapters or 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single word document.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(In addition to the paid sessions, Th&eacute;r&egrave;se is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email <a href="mailto:agent121@iaminprint.co.uk" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size);" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto;">agent121@iaminprint.co.uk</a> to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the&nbsp;discretion of&nbsp;I Am In Print).&nbsp;By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with&nbsp;I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The submission deadline is: Tuesday 27 August 2024

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION

Una is a Rights Agent at Susanna Lea Associates and am starting to build a client list. 

She grew up in London and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA in English in 2021. At university, Una was particularly interested in contemporary West African and South Asian literature. She started as an agent's assistant at SLA London in 2022 and now handles some translation rights and provides support with editorial work and submissions.

Una's favourite reads always set her at ease right away and draws her in with impressive and accessible storytelling, memorable characters or an original hook. Una enjoys writing which expands her worldview, makes her laugh out loud or keeps her on her toes with its twists and turns. She welcomes submissions from debut authors and would be keen to read across a wide range of genres and styles.

She is looking for literary, upmarket and book club fiction, and is always drawn to stories that explores the challenges and complexities of love and relationships in all its forms —within families, between friends or in romantic relationships. Una loves the way in which familial relationships are dissected in The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright and the impact of the local community in Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson. She is always drawn to novels with a strong sense of community, whether they are unified by geography, culture, or in other unexpected ways.

Una has always loved reading international and translated fiction and welcomes submissions from authors writing contemporary fiction that engages with cultures and traditions from around the world, such as in voices of the deities in Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi or the subversive tales of Sayaka Murata. 

She is not looking for children’s or YA titles, science fiction or high-concept fantasy, but is open to submissions from authors writing in the speculative fiction space, and books with fantastical or otherworldly elements, be that magical realism or supernatural horror, such as Mona Awad's campus novel with a twist, Bunny. Una would also love to read more writing that engages with the natural world and reminds us of the limitations of human understanding.

In non-fiction, Una enjoys books that furthers her understanding of wider societal issues — nature and the environment, culture, and little-known history. Her recent non-fiction favourites are Eve by Cat Bohannon, Doppelgänger by Naomi Klein and Unearthed by Claire Ratinon.

Una would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first three chapters or 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single word document.

(In addition to the paid sessions, Una is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). 

By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.

The submission deadline is: Wednesday 20th August 2025

BOOKINGS CLOSED! 28th August Una McKeown #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION

<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">LOOKING FOR: MG, YA, ADULT FICTION, ADULT NON-FICTION, NON-FICTION FOR 7+Megan Carroll is looking for writers in a variety of areas, and from a wide range of backgrounds &ndash; she is particularly keen to hear from Black, Asian, and LGBTQIA+ writers. Her main areas of focus this year are adult fiction and non-fiction, as well as non-fiction for 7+, and MG and YA fiction.In Fiction, Megan is keen to see high-concept love stories (think The Flat Share or The Lock In) for both commercial and reading group readers. She&rsquo;d love to see those familiar romance tropes &ndash; enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, love triangles, forbidden love etc. &ndash; with underrepresented characters at the centre.She is also looking for historical fiction and gothic horror (think Laura Purcell, Stacey Halls and Silvia Moreno-Garcia) &ndash; anything that has a creepy, uneasy undertone is likely for Megan&rsquo;s list.Megan is also actively looking for upmarket fiction and would love to see layered family drama, contemporary stories about life today and darkly comic novels that explore a specific time, place or experience.In Non-Fiction, Megan is keen to hear from experts in their field talking about topics relating to film, music, true crime, popular culture, history and issues from largely unrepresented perspectives. She is keen to see memoir, narrative non-fiction and essay collections.In Children&rsquo;s and YA, she is keen to see contemporary YA with humour, and romance at the heart &ndash; fun and emotional stories that appeal to the interests and issues of the teenage readers. She&rsquo;d also love to see thrillers and horror stories for this age group too. It&rsquo;s unlikely that high fantasy novels for YA readers will be right for her, but she is keen to see stories with fantasy elements in a real world setting.On the younger end, Megan is looking for funny, contemporary middle grade &ndash; think Louise Rennison and Karen McCombie &ndash; and anything creepy and spooky for 8-12 year old readers too. She&rsquo;d love to find something like Lemony Snicket&rsquo;s A Series of Unfortunate Events and is keen to find original adventure stories in both fantasy and realistic settings.Megan would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first three chapters or 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single word document.
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(In addition to the paid sessions, Megan is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email <a href="mailto:agent121@iaminprint.co.uk" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size);" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto;">agent121@iaminprint.co.uk</a> to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of&nbsp;I Am In Print).&nbsp;By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with&nbsp;I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The submission deadline is: Thursday 5 September 2024

LOOKING FOR: MG, YA, ADULT FICTION, ADULT NON-FICTION, NON-FICTION FOR 7+

Megan Carroll is looking for writers in a variety of areas, and from a wide range of backgrounds – she is particularly keen to hear from Black, Asian, and LGBTQIA+ writers. Her main areas of focus this year are adult fiction and non-fiction, as well as non-fiction for 7+, and MG and YA fiction.

In Fiction, Megan is keen to see high-concept love stories (think The Flat Share or The Lock In) for both commercial and reading group readers. She’d love to see those familiar romance tropes – enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, love triangles, forbidden love etc. – with underrepresented characters at the centre.

She is also looking for historical fiction and gothic horror (think Laura Purcell, Stacey Halls and Silvia Moreno-Garcia) – anything that has a creepy, uneasy undertone is likely for Megan’s list.

Megan is also actively looking for upmarket fiction and would love to see layered family drama, contemporary stories about life today and darkly comic novels that explore a specific time, place or experience.

In Non-Fiction, Megan is keen to hear from experts in their field talking about topics relating to film, music, true crime, popular culture, history and issues from largely unrepresented perspectives. She is keen to see memoir, narrative non-fiction and essay collections.

In Children’s and YA, she is keen to see contemporary YA with humour, and romance at the heart – fun and emotional stories that appeal to the interests and issues of the teenage readers. She’d also love to see thrillers and horror stories for this age group too. It’s unlikely that high fantasy novels for YA readers will be right for her, but she is keen to see stories with fantasy elements in a real world setting.

On the younger end, Megan is looking for funny, contemporary middle grade – think Louise Rennison and Karen McCombie – and anything creepy and spooky for 8-12 year old readers too. She’d love to find something like Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and is keen to find original adventure stories in both fantasy and realistic settings.

Megan would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first three chapters or 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single word document.

(In addition to the paid sessions, Megan is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). 
By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.

The submission deadline is: Tuesday 26th August 2025 at 9am UK BST

SOLD OUT! 1st September Megan Carroll #Agent121. Looking for: MG, YA, ADULT FICTION, NON-FICTION

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 <h2>What You Will Learn</h2>Word 2019 basics including navigation, editing, and saving Character formatting in Word including Format Painter and AutoCorrect How to properly work with bullets and numbering in Microsoft Word All about formatting paragraphs and managing lists Working with Tables in Word including formatting, converting data and formulas Page appearance including page-breaks, watermarks, and styles All about Sectioning a document Inserting graphics, pictures, shapes, icons and 3D models (new for 2019) How to work with envelopes and labels All about mail-merge and operating Word at scale How to create an Index or Contents page Reviewing and Printing in Word and Page Setup Protecting a Word document and basic macros in Word
 <h2>Audience</h2>This course is designed for those who are new to Word 2019 and those upgrading from previous software versions.
 <h2>Approach</h2>A complete course packed with step-by-step instructions, working examples, and helpful advice. This course is clearly divided into small parts that will help you understand each part individually and help you learn at your own pace.
 <h2>Key Features</h2>Learn to get started with Word 2019 * A practical tutorial designed for beginners.
 <h2>Github Repo</h2>https://github.com/packtpublishing/microsoft-word-2019
 <h2>About the Author</h2><h3>Simon Sez IT</h3>Simon Sez IT has offered technical courses for individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies since 2008, with thousands of employees who can benefit from the easy-to-learn and hands-on software training. It offers over 8,000 video tutorials on a range of software programs.

Simon Sez IT ensures stress-free eLearning and enhanced employee productivity-whether you implement new software or a technological upgrade in your work environment. With over 600,000 students from 180 countries, Simon Sez IT is the preferred online learning choice for individuals and businesses worldwide.
 <h2>Course Outline</h2><h4>1. Introduction</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Welcome and OverviewIntroduction to the course.</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Overview of the MS Word ScreenOverview of the different elements that comprise the Word screen.</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. The Backstage ViewExplore the admin options available in the Backstage View.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>2. Getting Started with Word</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Creating a New Blank DocumentCreate a new blank document from scratch and begin typing text.</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Working with Non-Printing Characters and Line SpacingTurn paragraph markers off and on to show non-printing characters and learn how to adjust line spacing.</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Saving a DocumentUnderstand the different ways to save a document to the cloud or to local drives.</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>4. Opening a DocumentOpen multiple documents and display them side by side</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>5. Navigating a DocumentUse keyboard shortcuts to navigate efficiently around a document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>6. Go To, Find and ReplaceFind specific phrases or words and replace them in the document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>7. Editing a DocumentMake basic edits to a document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>8. Section 2: Practice ExercisePractice the skills you have learned in this section.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>3. Character Formatting</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. AutoCorrect OptionsChange the way text is displayed using AutoCorrect Options</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Selecting TextExplore the different ways you can select text</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Cut, Copy and PasteUtilise the cut, copy and paste commands to move text around a document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>4. Character Formatting OptionsExplore the commands located within the Font group to change the characteristics of text in a document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>5. Format PainterUse the Format Painter to copy formatting attributes from one piece of text to another</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>6. Working with NumbersApplying numbering to lists</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>7. Working with BulletsApply bullets to a list and use symbols and pictures as bullets</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>8. Creating an OutlineCreate a multi-level list and apply it to your document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>9. Section 3: Practice ExercisePractice the skills you have learnt in Section 3</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>4. Paragraph Formatting</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Alignment OptionsPractice aligning text using the centre, left, right and justify alignment commands</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Line Spacing OptionsSet line spacing in your document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Working with IndentsUse the indent markers on the ruler to set a hanging indent, first line indent, left and right indents in a document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>4. Working with TabsSet manual tab stops on the ruler and recreate the table example</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>5. Section 4: Practice ExercisePractice the skills you have learnt in Section 4</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>5. Managing Lists</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Sorting a ListLearn how to sort a list of names and a list of headings in ascending order</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>6. Tables</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Working with TablesLook at an example of a table and understand how to select and navigate</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Creating a TableCreate a table from scratch, add data into the cells and make minor adjustments to column width</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Adding Rows and Columns to a TableAdd rows and columns to an existing table</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>4. Formatting Table DataUse the Design and Layout ribbons to format table data</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>5. Borders and ShadingApply borders and shading to the table and individual cells within the table</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>6. Sorting in a TableSort data in a table in ascending or descending order</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>7. Drawing in a TableRecreate the example using the Draw Table tool</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>8. Converting Existing Data to a TableConvert unorganised text to a table</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>9. Quick TablesAdd an inbuilt Quick Table to your document and learn how to save an existing table as a Quick Table for reuse</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>10. Using Formulas in TablesAdd a formula into a table to calculate totals</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>11. Section 6: Practice ExercisePractice the skills you have learnt in Section 6</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>7. Styles</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Working with StylesAn introduction to using Styles in Word</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Creating StylesExplore two different ways of creating your own styles</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Editing StylesLearn how to modify existing styles</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>4. Section 7: Practice ExercisePractice the skills you have learnt in Section 7</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>8. Controlling Page Appearance</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Working with Page BreaksAdd manual page breaks into a document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Working with ColumnsSet up columns in a blank document and apply columns to an existing document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Adding a WatermarkAdd a custom watermark to your document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>4. Headers and FootersAdd and customise headers and footers in your document</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>9. Sectioning</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. What is Sectioning?Introduction to working with sections in a document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Sectioning a documentTake a regular document and divide it into sections applying different formatting to each section</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Odd and Even SectionsUnderstand why you might use odd and even page section breaks and apply an odd section break to your document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>4. Section 9: Practice ExercisePractice the skills you have learnt in Section 9</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>10. Graphics</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Inserting PicturesInsert pictures from a file or from an online source into your document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Inserting Pictures into Existing DocumentsInsert a picture into an existing document and experiment with text wrapping</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Picture OptionsWork through the options on the Picture Tools tab to adjust your picture</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>4. Working with ShapesAdd shapes into your document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>5. Icons and 3D ModelsInsert an icon into the header of your document and a 3D model into the main body of text</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>6. SmartArt, Charts and ScreenshotsAdd a SmartArt graphic, a chart and a screenshot into you document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>7. Section 10: Practice ExercisePractice the skills you have learnt in Section 10</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>11. Envelopes and Labels</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Working with EnvelopesCreating an envelope with a recipient address</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Working with LabelsCreate a full page of labels with a recipient address</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>12. Mail Merges</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. What is Mail Merge?Understand what a Mail Merge is</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Creating a Mail Merge Document - Part 1Start a mail merge document and learn how to create your own recipient list</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Creating a Mail Merge Document - Part 2Complete the mail merge started in Part 1 by attaching a data source and adding merge fields into the document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>4. Merging a Document with an Existing Data SourceMerge customer details from an Excel spreadsheet into a letter</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>5. Merging Envelopes and LabelsMerge customer details from an Excel spreadsheet into a full sheet of labels</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>6. Merging a DirectoryMerge customer details from an Excel spreadsheet into a directory listing</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>7. Section 12: Practice ExercisePractice the skills you have learnt in Section 12</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>13. Page Setup Options</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Building BlocksUnderstand what building blocks are and why they are useful and create your own building block for reuse across multiple documents</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Auto TextSave a paragraph of text as an Autotext Quick Part and insert it into your document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Section 13: Practice ExercisePractice the skills you have learnt in Section 13</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>14. Indexing and Table of Contents</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Creating an IndexMark entries in your document and create an Index</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Creating a Table of ContentsMark entries in you document and create a table of contents</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Section 14: Practice ExercisePractice the skills you have learnt in Section 14</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>15. Review and Printing</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Using the Thesaurus and Spell CheckUtilize the thesaurus to replace words with alternatives and also the spelling and grammar checker</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. CommentsAdd, reply to and resolve comments in a document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. Page Setup OptionsGo through all the options to prepare your document for printing</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>4. PrintingFamiliarize yourself with the printing options and finally print your document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>5. Section 15: Practice ExercisePractice the skills you have learnt in Section 15</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>16. Other Word Options</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Word OptionsCustomise your Word Options</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>2. Protecting a DocumentSet a password to open and modify a document</td></tr><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>3. MacrosRecord a macro that inserts a header and footer on to a document</td></tr></tbody></table> <h4>17. Wrap Up</h4><table width='100%'><tbody><tr><td style='padding: 15px;'>1. Closing VideoCourse Close</td></tr></tbody></table>

Your guide to practice and learn to excel in Word 2019.
Microsoft Word remains one of the most popular business tools and rightly so. Businesses around the world continue to rely on Word as their go-to for word processing. Yet Microsoft Word training often takes a back seat. The big secret about Microsoft Word is that using it the right way can save you hours of time and help you produce more impactful documents and reports. It's likely your currently using less than 20% of the functionality that Microsoft Word currently offers. Unlocking that 80% could have a huge impact on your productivity and career. In this in-depth Word 2019 course from Simon Sez IT, we not only teach you the most business-relevant features of Microsoft Word, you then get to put into practice what you learn through exercises at the end of each chapter. All the code and supporting files for this course are available at - https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Microsoft-Word-2019
What You Will Learn
Word 2019 basics including navigation, editing, and saving
Character formatting in Word including Format Painter and AutoCorrect
How to properly work with bullets and numbering in Microsoft Word
All about formatting paragraphs and managing lists
Working with Tables in Word including formatting, converting data and formulas
Page appearance including page-breaks, watermarks, and styles
All about Sectioning a document
Inserting graphics, pictures, shapes, icons and 3D models (new for 2019)
How to work with envelopes and labels
All about mail-merge and operating Word at scale
How to create an Index or Contents page
Reviewing and Printing in Word and Page Setup
Protecting a Word document and basic macros in Word
Audience
This course is designed for those who are new to Word 2019 and those upgrading from previous software versions.
Approach
A complete course packed with step-by-step instructions, working examples, and helpful advice. This course is clearly divided into small parts that will help you understand each part individually and help you learn at your own pace.
Key Features
Learn to get started with Word 2019 * A practical tutorial designed for beginners.
Github Repo
https://github.com/packtpublishing/microsoft-word-2019
About the Author
Simon Sez IT
Simon Sez IT has offered technical courses for individuals, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies since 2008, with thousands of employees who can benefit from the easy-to-learn and hands-on software training. It offers over 8,000 video tutorials on a range of software programs. Simon Sez IT ensures stress-free eLearning and enhanced employee productivity-whether you implement new software or a technological upgrade in your work environment. With over 600,000 students from 180 countries, Simon Sez IT is the preferred online learning choice for individuals and businesses worldwide.
Course Outline
1. Introduction

1. Welcome and Overview
Introduction to the course.
2. Overview of the MS Word Screen
Overview of the different elements that comprise the Word screen.
3. The Backstage View
Explore the admin options available in the Backstage View.
2. Getting Started with Word

1. Creating a New Blank Document
Create a new blank document from scratch and begin typing text.
2. Working with Non-Printing Characters and Line Spacing
Turn paragraph markers off and on to show non-printing characters and learn how to adjust line spacing.
3. Saving a Document
Understand the different ways to save a document to the cloud or to local drives.
4. Opening a Document
Open multiple documents and display them side by side
5. Navigating a Document
Use keyboard shortcuts to navigate efficiently around a document
6. Go To, Find and Replace
Find specific phrases or words and replace them in the document
7. Editing a Document
Make basic edits to a document
8. Section 2: Practice Exercise
Practice the skills you have learned in this section.
3. Character Formatting

1. AutoCorrect Options
Change the way text is displayed using AutoCorrect Options
2. Selecting Text
Explore the different ways you can select text
3. Cut, Copy and Paste
Utilise the cut, copy and paste commands to move text around a document
4. Character Formatting Options
Explore the commands located within the Font group to change the characteristics of text in a document
5. Format Painter
Use the Format Painter to copy formatting attributes from one piece of text to another
6. Working with Numbers
Applying numbering to lists
7. Working with Bullets
Apply bullets to a list and use symbols and pictures as bullets
8. Creating an Outline
Create a multi-level list and apply it to your document
9. Section 3: Practice Exercise
Practice the skills you have learnt in Section 3
4. Paragraph Formatting

1. Alignment Options
Practice aligning text using the centre, left, right and justify alignment commands
2. Line Spacing Options
Set line spacing in your document
3. Working with Indents
Use the indent markers on the ruler to set a hanging indent, first line indent, left and right indents in a document
4. Working with Tabs
Set manual tab stops on the ruler and recreate the table example
5. Section 4: Practice Exercise
Practice the skills you have learnt in Section 4
5. Managing Lists

1. Sorting a List
Learn how to sort a list of names and a list of headings in ascending order
6. Tables

1. Working with Tables
Look at an example of a table and understand how to select and navigate
2. Creating a Table
Create a table from scratch, add data into the cells and make minor adjustments to column width
3. Adding Rows and Columns to a Table
Add rows and columns to an existing table
4. Formatting Table Data
Use the Design and Layout ribbons to format table data
5. Borders and Shading
Apply borders and shading to the table and individual cells within the table
6. Sorting in a Table
Sort data in a table in ascending or descending order
7. Drawing in a Table
Recreate the example using the Draw Table tool
8. Converting Existing Data to a Table
Convert unorganised text to a table
9. Quick Tables
Add an inbuilt Quick Table to your document and learn how to save an existing table as a Quick Table for reuse
10. Using Formulas in Tables
Add a formula into a table to calculate totals
11. Section 6: Practice Exercise
Practice the skills you have learnt in Section 6
7. Styles

1. Working with Styles
An introduction to using Styles in Word
2. Creating Styles
Explore two different ways of creating your own styles
3. Editing Styles
Learn how to modify existing styles
4. Section 7: Practice Exercise
Practice the skills you have learnt in Section 7
8. Controlling Page Appearance

1. Working with Page Breaks
Add manual page breaks into a document
2. Working with Columns
Set up columns in a blank document and apply columns to an existing document
3. Adding a Watermark
Add a custom watermark to your document
4. Headers and Footers
Add and customise headers and footers in your document
9. Sectioning

1. What is Sectioning?
Introduction to working with sections in a document
2. Sectioning a document
Take a regular document and divide it into sections applying different formatting to each section
3. Odd and Even Sections
Understand why you might use odd and even page section breaks and apply an odd section break to your document
4. Section 9: Practice Exercise
Practice the skills you have learnt in Section 9
10. Graphics

1. Inserting Pictures
Insert pictures from a file or from an online source into your document
2. Inserting Pictures into Existing Documents
Insert a picture into an existing document and experiment with text wrapping
3. Picture Options
Work through the options on the Picture Tools tab to adjust your picture
4. Working with Shapes
Add shapes into your document
5. Icons and 3D Models
Insert an icon into the header of your document and a 3D model into the main body of text
6. SmartArt, Charts and Screenshots
Add a SmartArt graphic, a chart and a screenshot into you document
7. Section 10: Practice Exercise
Practice the skills you have learnt in Section 10
11. Envelopes and Labels

1. Working with Envelopes
Creating an envelope with a recipient address
2. Working with Labels
Create a full page of labels with a recipient address
12. Mail Merges

1. What is Mail Merge?
Understand what a Mail Merge is
2. Creating a Mail Merge Document - Part 1
Start a mail merge document and learn how to create your own recipient list
3. Creating a Mail Merge Document - Part 2
Complete the mail merge started in Part 1 by attaching a data source and adding merge fields into the document
4. Merging a Document with an Existing Data Source
Merge customer details from an Excel spreadsheet into a letter
5. Merging Envelopes and Labels
Merge customer details from an Excel spreadsheet into a full sheet of labels
6. Merging a Directory
Merge customer details from an Excel spreadsheet into a directory listing
7. Section 12: Practice Exercise
Practice the skills you have learnt in Section 12
13. Page Setup Options

1. Building Blocks
Understand what building blocks are and why they are useful and create your own building block for reuse across multiple documents
2. Auto Text
Save a paragraph of text as an Autotext Quick Part and insert it into your document
3. Section 13: Practice Exercise
Practice the skills you have learnt in Section 13
14. Indexing and Table of Contents

1. Creating an Index
Mark entries in your document and create an Index
2. Creating a Table of Contents
Mark entries in you document and create a table of contents
3. Section 14: Practice Exercise
Practice the skills you have learnt in Section 14
15. Review and Printing

1. Using the Thesaurus and Spell Check
Utilize the thesaurus to replace words with alternatives and also the spelling and grammar checker
2. Comments
Add, reply to and resolve comments in a document
3. Page Setup Options
Go through all the options to prepare your document for printing
4. Printing
Familiarize yourself with the printing options and finally print your document
5. Section 15: Practice Exercise
Practice the skills you have learnt in Section 15
16. Other Word Options

1. Word Options
Customise your Word Options
2. Protecting a Document
Set a password to open and modify a document
3. Macros
Record a macro that inserts a header and footer on to a document
17. Wrap Up

1. Closing Video
Course Close

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Microsoft Word

Your guide to practice and learn to excel in Word 2019.

Microsoft Word 2019

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In the thriller, crime and mystery space she is interested in most areas, except military thrillers and organised crime/ mafia / mob stories. Big hooks and clever set ups are a big bonus! She adores Karin Slaughter (especially her standalone novels) and Gillian Flynn.
In the book club / reading group space, she’s particularly drawn to fiction in the vein of Jodi Picoult, Liane Moriarty and Celeste Ng, and absolutely fell in love with Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll, both for the incredible voice, and the exquisite use of structure and time. Complicated family dynamics, empathetic and smart approaches to controversial issues, stand out protagonists (like Elizabeth Zott in Lessons in Chemistry or Bernadette in Where D’You Go Bernadette), long buried secrets, complicity, the road to justice, and impossible decisions, are all themes she finds herself drawn to.

In the horror space, she’s a sucker for amazing female-centric stories in the vein of Yellowjackets, and the kind of contemporary, accessible horror that Stephen King always nails. She wants to get lost in a world that feels within reach of ours. In the speculative and dystopian spaces, she’s interested in genius ideas that set up big questions or reflect the most broken (and sometimes hidden) parts of society. She loves Octavia Butler, Margaret Atwood, George Orwell, and also adored The Leftovers, Station Eleven, Wanderers, and The Power. The what-ifs of life and fiction fascinate her. In the grounded sci-fi space, she’d love to find a smart, immersive, and accessible story like The Martian.

She doesn’t represent fantasy or romantasy. In regards to sci-fi, unless it’s very grounded and has crossover potential to a mainstream audience, it’s not for her.
In the romance space, she’s particularly drawn to smart, complex and witty characters, where the chemistry is jumping off the page. She loves contemporary settings and all the tropes, though the voice and characters must come first to make the reading experience fully immersive. She wants to be cackling, and rooting for the characters with all her heart.

She is very hands-on editorially, and loves working with her authors to shape their manuscripts, and brainstorm ideas. The best part of the job is discovering debut authors, and helping them find a home for their books.

Marilia would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 - 2 page synopsis and the first 5,000 words of your manuscript in a single Word document. 

(In addition to the paid sessions, Marilia is kindly offering one free session for low income/underrepresented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). 

By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.

The submission deadline is: Wednesday 13th August 2025

SOLD OUT! 2nd September Marilia Savvides #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT FICTION

<p id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTIONFrancesca Riccardi is a literary agent at Kate Nash Literary Agency. She has previously worked in sales roles at HarperCollins, Constable &amp; Robinson, Atlantic Books (where she was recognised as a 2017 Bookseller Rising Star), and most recently was sales and marketing director for Canelo. She has worked with authors including Holly Seddon, Rachel Lynch, Cesca Major, Robert Fabbri, Marion Todd, M C Beaton, Catherine Ryan Howard, and Phil Rickman.<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Francesca is looking for character-driven popular commercial fiction with a strong voice and sense of place. She is particularly interested in crime, thriller, mystery books set in aspirational or unusual locations, and historical fiction, particularly adventure fiction that showcases lesser known experiences and/or female and diverse voices.</div>Francesca would like you to submit a covering letter, 1 page synopsis and the first 5000 words of your manuscript in a single word document.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">(In addition to the paid sessions, Francesca is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email <a href="mailto:agent121@iaminprint.co.uk" style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto; font-size: var(--font-size);" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: inherit; cursor: pointer; user-select: auto;">agent121@iaminprint.co.uk</a> to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the&nbsp;discretion of&nbsp;I Am In Print).&nbsp;By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with&nbsp;I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.<p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px; color: var(--text); font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The submission deadline is: Monday 14 October 2024

LOOKING FOR: ADULT FICTION

Francesca Riccardi is a literary agent at Kate Nash Literary Agency. She has previously worked in sales roles at HarperCollins, Constable & Robinson, Atlantic Books (where she was recognised as a 2017 Bookseller Rising Star), and most recently was sales and marketing director for Canelo. She has worked with authors including Holly Seddon, Rachel Lynch, Cesca Major, Robert Fabbri, Marion Todd, M C Beaton, Catherine Ryan Howard, and Phil Rickman.

Francesca is looking for character-driven popular commercial adult fiction across all genres. She loves books with a strong voice and sense of place, and is particularly interested in stories that are high concept, appealing to a millennial audience, and showcase lesser known experiences and/or female and diverse narratives.

Francesca would like you to submit the first 5000 words of your manuscript, a synopsis and your cover letter in that order in one single Word document.

(In addition to the paid sessions, Francesca is kindly offering one free session for low income/under-represented writers. Please email agent121@iaminprint.co.uk to apply, outlining your case for this option which is offered at the discretion of I Am In Print). 

By booking you understand you need to conduct an internet connection test with I Am In Print prior to the event. You also agree to email your material in one document to reach I Am In Print by the stated submission deadline and note that I Am In Print take no responsibility for the advice received during your agent meeting.

The submission deadline is: Tuesday 26th August 2025

ONE SPACE LEFT! 3rd September Francesca Riccardi #Agent121. Looking for: ADULT FICTION

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