Agencies & Consultancies

Training for agencies at all skill levels

  • Account management
  • New business
  • Confidence
  • Productivity
  • Writing
  • Motivating teams

In-House Comms

Training for in-house communications professionals

  • Best practice
  • Demonstrating value
  • Brand recognition
  • Confidence & Credibility
  • Media training

Kickstart Your PR!

Two-day intensive public relations workshop

  • Capturing media attention
  • Brand recognition
  • Engaging content
  • Supporting sales and marketing

Big Fish Balance

Mental health and wellness for communications professionals

  • Beating Burnout
  • mindfulness
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Mental Health in the Workplace

Kickstart Your PR!

Two-day intensive public relations workshop

  • Capturing media attention
  • Brand recognition
  • Engaging content
  • Supporting sales and marketing

Management and Leadership Training

Get the best out of your team

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Training Overview

Make a noticeable difference to your effectiveness with this essential management course designed to fit the needs of managers and directors in communications. You'll learn how to manage and motivate your teams so that they are inspired to produce their best work, leading to remarkable results. This practical course will also give you the tools to head off issues before they become difficult to deal with so that you can spend more time on the work you enjoy.

There's an emphasis on developing as a leader others want to follow, so that your staff are also engaged with the needs of the business and understand what they can do to develop their own roles.

How will I benefit?

You will understand how to break down situations so that you come up with solutions that work consistently. This will give you confidence that you have the tools to handle whatever management circumstances come your way. You'll be able to tackle situations before they become problems so that you free yourself from time-consuming and energy-sapping activities.

You will benchmark your current management style and identify ways to become more effective as well as isolate what you're already doing that is helpful so that you can do more of it.

The course is highly interactive, so you will have every opportunity to work on your own real-life scenarios and to practise what you do and say. This means that you'll immediately be able to apply what you've learned and, because the course is structured to include at least two weeks between sessions, you'll be able to try out new techniques in the office and then discuss the actual results so that you can fine tune what you do and really get the most out of the course.

What will I learn?

  • Motivate people every day in a demanding environment
  • How to delegate effectively so that work gets done
  • Coaching your team to improve their skills
  • Delivering feedback that gets results
  • Make good work get better and change unwanted behaviour
  • Deal with conflict and difficult situations successfully
  • Identify your existing personal leadership style
  • Hone your skills and remove obstacles to success

Who should attend?

This course is for managers and senior managers who want to create high-performing teams and develop their leadership skills.

How Big Fish Training Works

Got a team to train? Most courses are delivered direct either in person or via live video for groups of 6 - 12 people. These sessions are tailored to your specific needs. You just need to tell us what they are! Get in touch now for a friendly chat about what you need to achieve.

Want a course just for you? We run special sessions throughout the year and have a growing number of online courses. If you can't find what you need on the site, get in touch now and we can help.

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What delegates say about Management and Leadership Training for Managers and Directors:

The session was very informative and thought provoking and Sandra was very engaging. It made me think about the way I am currently managing my strengths and ways to improve.

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The set up was very engaging. It was brilliant to have our thinking challenged.

Very Useful. Practical tips were given which I can easily interpret and can see myself using ASAP. Leader was great and engaging. Tips were practical and realistic.

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It provided a new perspective of looking at management styles/tips that I hadn't considered before. It was activity and discussion led and it kept the group engaged and time flew.

I found it useful as I was able to make each area of training applicable to me, rather than being told how to improve management style. Sandra was great, very clear and structured. Informative but not extremely serious.

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Really useful content in the session with lots of tips but also getting us to think about the answers/best ways to forward ourselves. Really enjoyable and insightful.

I found the session extremely useful. Identifying the shared experiences and discussing them gave me food for thought and I also covered working/chatting with people from other floors. I enjoyed having a lengthy discussion about feedback!

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Probably one of the best training sessions I've had. Lots to think about and lots of useful actions to put in place after.

Really enjoyed the enthusiasm but also the listening from Sandra and how she adapted the session based on what we were asking.

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Really useful session. Thinking about the impact that actions have on people was very provocative.

Opportunity to reflect on management and get more out of people. Very useful.

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Enjoyed: interaction, the game, - no time to get bored!

Sounds good! How do I book?

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talented with audiences

Be credible and effective when presenting and persuading

talented in the office

Manage time, people and campaigns with ease

talented with the media

Writing and pitching stories that get noticed

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Become a captivating and effective presenter

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Awareness of First Aid for Mental Health
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Beating Burnout
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Stop stress from dragging you down

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Becoming a Manager
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Incorporate great management techniques into your daily life

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Confidence and Assertiveness
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Say what you mean, professionally and directly

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Creating Work-Life Balance
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Don't choose between your career and your life: have both

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Where do you start when it all goes wrong?

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First Aid for Mental Health
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FAA Level 2 Award, Regulated Qualifications Framework

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Grammatical errors and how to avoid them

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in the Office

Make good working relationships great

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Influencing and Persuading

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On demand courses for internal comms professionals

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Get the best out of your team

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Mastering the Art of Writing
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How to write almost anything

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Menopause in the Workplace
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How it can affect us, our work, and what to do about it

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Mental Health in the Workplace
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Cultivate good mental health

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Mental Health for Managers
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Create greater mental wellbeing in your team

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Mindfulness in the Workplace
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Keeping your focus in times of chaos

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Neurodivergence Awareness in the Workplace
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Embrace Neurodivergence for a More Inclusive Workplace

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Neurodivergence for Managers
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Unlock the Potential of Neurodivergent Team Members

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
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Equip yourself with the tools to build more confidence

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Practical Creativity
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Power up your ideas and boost your inventiveness

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Presentation Training for In-House Comms
with Audiences

Make every presentation more engaging and effective

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Editing and Proofreading Other People's Writing
in the Office

The seven steps to successful editing

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Refresh your press release writing skills
with the Media

Be more successful at getting your stories published

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Selling In Stories to the Media
with the Media

Get more of your stories published

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Social Superstars
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How to Make Social Media Communications Shine

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Supercharge Your Writing
with the Media

Take your writing to a higher level

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Supervising First Aid for Mental Health
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FAA Level 3 Award, Regulated Qualifications Framework

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Time Management
in the Office

Manage your workload and get tasks completed on time

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Writing compelling content for the media
with the Media

Make your writing effective, engaging and shareable

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Writing effective news releases
with the Media

Get more stories published

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Help! I've Been Asked to Write a Blog
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The complete guide to online writing

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Neurodivergence for Managers
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Unlock the Potential of Neurodivergent Team Members

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Embrace Neurodivergence for a More Inclusive Workplace

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