TRAINING DATES: Because there’s been more change in the last 12-months than the last 12-years

Here’s a bulletin board-style update on public training sessions I offer in early 2026.

This suite of training goes into detail to give the skills and insight you need to be comms professional.

This is suitable for the new starter, the senior person looking to update skills or the savvy head of comms looking to future proof their team.

These are public deliveries of sessions but they can be delivered in-house for you too.

For a taster of the insight and expertise do take a look at the ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SECTOR COMMS PLAYBOOK.

ESSENTIAL COMMS SKILLS BOOSTER

This is the one that’s the overview. It tackles the media landscape in 2026 and who is consuming what and where. It also looks at comms planning and evaluation.

There are six sessions to the workshop delivered over a number of weeks. 

They start:

#69 20.1.26 LIMITED PLACES

#70 16.2.26 LIMITED PLACES

#71 17.3.26 NEW DATE

“Dan’s training gave our team a really good overview of the current digital comms and media landscape.” – Caroline Rowe, Head of Communications and Engagement, NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board.

ESSENTIAL VIDEO SKILLS REBOOTED 

This shows you how to plan, shoot, edit and post effective video.

There are four sessions across two days.

They start:

#40 23.1.26 SOLD OUT

#41 20.1.26 LIMITED PLACES

#42 20.3.26 NEW

“Your session was the spark that kicked me on. Highly recommended.” – Kevin Turner, policy and stakeholder relations manager, Sanctuary Housing.

ESSENTIAL AI FOR PUBLIC SECTOR COMMS

This gives you the basics to understand AI and how to use it safely in a public sector context.

There are five sessions delivered over a number of weeks.

#12 20.1.26 SOLD OUT

#13 17.3.26 SPACES

#14 16.4.26 NEW DATE

“I wanted to get on and use AI – but didn’t know where to start. Actually, I did know where to start, I was just waiting for Dan’s course to come along and then book up quickly.” – Will Conaghan, communications manager Stafford Borough Council and Cannock Chase District Council.

ESSENTIAL MEDIA RELATIONS

This gives you tips, strategies and confidence to pitch to a journalist and deal with media queries.

#10.2.26 SPACES

“Dan’s courses are awesome – they’ve been vital in helping keep the knowledge and skills of me, and those of my teams, up-to-date and relevant for the job we need to do.” – Bridget Aherne, head of comms, Bury Council. 

Picture credit: Alamy.

Drop me a line for a chat, for more information or to book.