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2022 COURSE LIST
EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL TRAINING TO
HELP YOU THRIVE IN THE DIGITAL WORLD
THE DIGITAL SKILLS AGENCY
The Digital Skills Agency (2022)
OVERVIEW
The Digital Skills Agency provides strategic professional training to help boost the
impact and reach of your work with key target audiences.
Topics in this course list can be mixed and matched to deliver the skills you and your
team need to do your jobs. Course duration can range from half a day to several weeks,
to maximise opportunities for trainer feedback and promote collaborative learning.
All training is currently being delivered online to minimise COVID19 disruption. Our
typical approach for each topic consists of:
3.5 hours online live sessions delivered via Zoom
If more than one session is required, sessions can be organised daily or weekly
1-3 hours practical offline exercises after each live session
One-to-one consults for personal feedback
Private forums (Slack, Facebook Groups, WhatsApp / Telegram Groups etc) for
collaborative learning and sharing offline assignments.
CORINNE PODGER
Corinne Podger is the Director of the Digital Skills
Agency. Since 2013 she has trained journalists, CSOs
and researchers in more than 60 countries, and
lectured in digital journalism at the Universities of
Sydney and Melbourne. Her teaching draws on an
extensive media career in radio, TV, online and print,
primarily with ABC Australia and the BBC World
Service.
Her clients include WAN-IFRA, the BBC, Reuters, the
European Climate Foundation, World Health
Organisation, Google News Initiative, World
Federation of Science Journalists, UNESCO, Vietnam
News Agency, Australian Council for International
Development, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union,
Internews, and European Journalism Centre.
Corinne's specialisms include: digital-first newsgathering, online verification, mobile
journalism, social multimedia production, podcasting, and strategic audience
engagement to drive brand trust and media revenue. She also works with science and
social impact organisations to help journalists and communicators deliver clear
messaging on issues like COVID-19, climate change, public health, sustainable
finance, media literacy, and responses to misinformation and disinformation.
Corinne serves on the Advisory Boards for the Global Science Journalism Forum, and
the Local Independent News Association of Australia. She is a member of the
Journalism Education and Research Association of Australia and the Asia-Pacific
Institute for Learning and Performance. She works on an Associate basis with a global
network of professional trainers who speak Spanish, French, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, and
Swahili.
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CONTENT CREATION
These courses are suitable for journalists and content creators at NGOs,
research institutions, and social impact organisations.
MOBILE JOURNALISM
Use your smartphone, combined with simple equipment and affordable apps, to
produce broadcast-standard video for TV, online and social media.
How smartphone cameras differ from TV and DSLR cameras
Professional smartphone apps and equipment for filming, photography, audio
recording, and editing
Planning the shots you will need
Framing, lighting, and filming interviews and B-roll / narrative footage
Filming yourself speaking to the camera
Storyboarding for the edit
Editing video with professional smartphone apps and / or Premiere Pro
Writing scripts for TV package voiceovers and social video captions
Advanced audio editing including adding music and natural sound to videos
Optimising videos for different social platforms
How to use video to support broader business priorities
STORYTELLING FOR VERTICAL PLATFORMS
Plan, storyboard and film vertical video stories for TikTok, Facebook Stories,
Instagram Stories, and Snap.
Planning a vertical video shoot
Filming vertical stories
Editing vertical stories with TikTok and / or Premiere Pro
Workflow for stories that need landscape & square versions
Use cases: behind the scenes, instant updates, first-person storytelling
Editorial considerations of vertical platforms for youth audiences
PODCASTING AND AUDIO STORYTELLING
Create engaging, relevant audio stories and develop promotion and monetisation
strategies.
Choosing a topic and format
Equipment and software to record interviews and scripts
Writing scripts and interview questions
Audio presentation skills
Publishing your podcast
Promoting your show successfully online and on social platforms
Opportunities to monetise podcasts and support business priorities
VISUALISING AUDIO
Turn audio from interviews for print, radio and podcasts into engaging multimedia
videos.
Types of visualised audio - slideshows, audiograms, audio-led video
Producing audio slide shows
Producing audiograms
Filming and photography basics for text and audio producers
Editing audio-first videos using simple apps and desktop tools
Using visualised audio to promote your editorial products
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CONTENT CREATION
SOCIAL AUDIO - TWITTER SPACES, CLUBHOUSE
Use social audio platforms like Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces to connect in new
ways with your target audience.
Overview of social audio platforms
How to use Twitter Spaces and Clubhouse
Examples of best practice from your industry or sector
Scheduling and moderating social audio sessions
Promoting social audio content
Recording and reusing social audio content
How social audio can support business priorities
VIDEO SCRIPT-WRITING AND PRESENTATION
Write clear, platform-specific scripts and captions for video and learn to present
with confidence and authority.
Video script-writing fundamentals
Writing for visual content
Writing voiceovers and captions
Voice presentation skills for video
Finding a personal voice and style for video formats
AUDIO SCRIPT-WRITING AND PRESENTATION
Use clear visual language to create scripts for podcasts, news, packages and long-
form shows, and present with confidence and authority.
Audio script-writing fundamentals
Using visual language to help listeners picture the story
Writing interview questions that drive natural, flowing conversations
Voice presentation skills for audio formats
Finding a personal voice and style for audio formats
SOCIAL PLATFORM PRODUCTION TOOLS
Use multimedia tools provided by social platforms to create and optimise posts for
your target audience. The following platforms can be covered:
Facebook and Facebook Stories
Instagram, Instagram Stories, Reels, Instagram Live, Instagram TV
TikTok
YouTube Creator Studio
Twitter Live Video and Twitter Spaces
LinkedIn Video, Posts and Articles
Mobile Journalism Festival
University of Galway 2019
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SOCIAL MEDIA SKILLS
These courses are suitable for journalists and content creators at NGOs,
research institutions, and social impact organisations.
PERSONAL BRANDING AND NETWORKING
Improve your use of social media platforms to promote your personal and
professional brand, share news about products and services, identify new business
and opportunities, recruit staff, and stay up to date with your sector.
What is a personal brand?
Identifying your audiences
Defining your personal brand for your target audiences
Creating engaging, clear profiles for your social platforms on Facebook,
LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok
Sharing your best content - what works on each platform
Managing personal settings to protect privacy and safety
Using photos, video and links to maximise social media profile impact
Using your personal brand to make effective connections, find and join relevant
groups and forums, identify new employment opportunities, and drive new
business
DEEP DIVE: FACEBOOK
Develop an in-depth understanding of Facebook's latest features, tools and
algorithms to effectively target your audience. These sessions can cover:
Recently updated features and tools
Posting for impact to reach your audience
Using boosted posts to your advantage
Creating and managing Facebook Groups
Managing and moderating successful Groups
DEEP DIVE: INSTAGRAM
Use Instagram Posts, Stories, Video and Reels to reach key audiences. These
sessions can cover:
Recently updated features and tools
Best practice for Instagram bios
Tools and best practice:
Instagram Stories
Instagram Reels
Instagram Video
Instagram Live
Instagram Messaging
DEEP DIVE: TWITTER AND TWEETDECK
Boost your presence on Twitter with a strong bio and on-brand cover art, and use
Twitter for news-gathering, promotion, and networking. These sessions can cover:
Overview of Twitter's latest tools and features
Creating on-brand cover art and a strong bio
News-gathering and research techniques
Sharing images, video, and live video to Twitter
Using Tweetdeck for news-gathering, live-Tweeting, and curation
Using Twitter Spaces for live audio conversations
Using Twitter Communities for Group conversations
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SOCIAL MEDIA SKILLS
DEEP DIVE: TIKTOK
Create engaging, on-brand content using TikTok's powerful in-app video editing
tools, to reach youth audiences. These sessions can cover:
Overview of the latest TikTok tools and features
Relevant industry case studies and best practice
Using TikTok's in-app video production tools
Posting and sharing TikTok content
Digital safety and privacy on TikTok
Using TikTok to drive editorial and business priorities
DEEP DIVE: YOUTUBE
Get the best for your brand or business from the world's second biggest search
engine. These sessions can cover:
Overview of the latest YouTube tools and features
Creating on-brand cover art
Adding a featured video and relevant playlists
Using 'About' and 'Community' tabs
SEO techniques to make video posts more discoverable
Using YouTube Creator to edit videos
Optimising YouTube content to drive editorial and business priorities
DEEP DIVE: LINKEDIN
Present yourself and your organisation effectively and use LinkedIn to promote
your work and content to new audiences. These sessions can cover:
Overview of the latest LinkedIn tools and features
Creating on-brand cover art
Managing privacy settings and notifications
Using posts, Articles, Featured Posts and more to make your profile stand out
Designing a business / organisation page
Creating Groups and Events
Using LinkedIn for research, news gathering and targeted promotion
Optimising your LinkedIn presence to support editorial and business priorities.
WAN-IFRA Advanced Social Media Training for Publishers, Mumbai 2019
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JOURNALISM TRAINING
These programs are optimised for working journalists and newsrooms. They can
be adapted for university and college journalism courses on request.
TV JOURNALISM
Foundation training in visual storytelling skills. Suitable for reporters using a
smartphone, DSLR, or TV camera.
Fundamentals of visual storytelling
Story selection for TV bulletins
Planning and filming TV news packages
"Writing to the pictures" - script-writing for video stories
Edit video packages with Adobe Premiere Pro for broadcast
RADIO NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS
Plan, news-gather, record and edit stories for radio news and current affairs
broadcast.
Choosing story topics for radio news and current affairs stories
Condensing your story into a 30-second news story for broadcast
Writing, recording, and editing long-form current affairs reports
Recording broadcast-quality interviews in-person and remotely
Editing audio packages with Adobe Audition or Audacity for broadcast
RADIO FEATURES & DOCUMENTARIES
Produce engaging, well-structured features and long-form documentaries for radio
broadcast.
How documentaries and features differ from radio news
Feature and documentary genres, formats and styles
Structuring a story to hold a listener's interest over an extended period
Writing long-form scripts
Recording and using natural sound
Using music and sound design to build variety and support cohesion
Presentation skills for features and documentaries
Editing long-form audio content using Adobe Audition or Audacity
MULTIPLATFORM REPORTING
Plan, news-gather, structure and update online stories, and source and use
multimedia and social posts to retain reader interest throughout.
Developing a 'digital-first' mindset
Writing for online and social platforms
Illustrating online text stories with images, audio, video, and social posts
Developing a workflow for online and social media
Platform-specific SEO techniques to drive discoverability
Audience engagement techniques
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JOURNALISM TRAINING
REVERSIONING AUDIO FOR ONLINE AND SOCIAL PLATFORMS
Boost the reach and impact of radio and podcast content with text and visualised
audio versions of your stories.
Overview and best practice in reversioned radio
Use webcams and smartphones to record and live-stream programs
Film and photograph interviewees in studios and on location
Tips for lighting and designing studios to improve visual capture
Mix audio with stills and video content to create multimedia for social platforms
and online
Create online text versions of news and current affairs audio
Tips for using multimedia to promote upcoming and past content
Optimise multimedia content for social platforms
Engage with your audience on social platforms
Manage and archive multimedia and text content for future use
WRITING FOR ONLINE
Adapt television, radio, and print stories for online and social formats.
Write, structure and update website stories
Write engaging headlines for social posts and SEO headlines for your web story
Reversion scripts and print stories for your website
Source and use multimedia, user-generated content and social posts in your
web story
Create social media posts that drive traffic to your web story
Research and adapt to emerging formats for digital storytelling
Understand the legal responsibilities of web publishing
ONLINE SOURCING AND VERIFICATION
Strengthen news-gathering with quick, effective digital tools and techniques for
finding and verifying digital and user-generated content.
Source UGC via social platforms and chat apps
Verify solicited and unsolicited UGC
Report sensitively and accurately on natural disasters, public health
emergencies, conflicts, and crises
Apply ethical and legal best practice to relationships with UGC providers
Understand current and emerging forms of ‘fake news’ including deepfakes
Build a digital fact-checking workflow
Podcast Training - London
Journalism.Co.Uk, 2018
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JOURNALISM TRAINING
These courses aim to help newsrooms innovate and adapt to changing contexts
in the journalism landscape.
STRATEGIC AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
Segment your audience into target markets and develop a clear engagement
strategy that serves their needs and your business priorities.
Current approaches and best practice for engaging with a target audience
Audience segmentation: consumers, customers, users, communities
Audience segmentation: demographics, needs, and opportunities
Audience listening techniques
Beyond 'likes' and 'clicks' - building community and brand loyalty
Audience engagement techniques to support business priorities
PRODUCT THINKING AND REVENUE DIVERSIFICATION
Identify financial opportunities for your media outlet, and develop an evidence-
based pilot to test a new income stream.
Overview of digital revenue opportunities for news outlets
Developing a product-thinking mindset
Identifying revenue opportunities for current and potential formats
Selecting a new income stream for testing
Assembling metrics and data tools to measure success
Implementing an income stream pilot project
Post-pilot next steps
SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM
Apply rigorous news reporting techniques to deliver reliable information about
issues faced by your audience to help them make informed decisions and take
action.
What is solutions journalism and what are its uses?
Reframing 'audience' as community
Developing community listening techniques
Key sources for solutions journalism stories
Ensuring the journalistic rigour of solutions journalism stories
Conceptualising and producing solutions journalism stories
SERVING CHILD AND YOUTH AUDIENCES
Understand the news consumption behaviours of young news consumers and
adapt your journalism to their needs.
What youth audiences and children need and want from news providers
Content and platform choices to attract and engage youth audiences
Reaching child audiences with content for parents
Building healthy brand relationships with the audience of tomorrow
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MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT
We have delivered training on the following topics for media development
agencies and aid organisations including the World Health Organisation,
USAID, World Federation of Science Journalists, ABC Australia, BBC Media
Action, and Thomson Reuters Foundation. These include:
RESPONDING TO MISINFORMATION & DISINFORMATION
Respond safely & effectively to wrong information about science in the public
domain.
Understand different types of incorrect information
Identify and respond to the needs of specific target audiences (e.g. ethnic and
religious minorities, women and girls, people living with disabilities)
Identify trustworthy sources of information about complex topics (e.g. science,
vaccination, election policies, diversity issues)
Effectively communicate correct information to target audiences
Scope and respond to audience questions clearly and authoritatively
Respond to online harassment and abuse, and safeguard digital privacy
STRENGTHENING MEDIA LITERACY
This program is for NGOs and civil society organisations working with the general
public and / or vulnerable communities on media literacy and representation
Defining 'media' and 'media literacy'
Understanding media business models (state run, public, commercial etc)
Understanding editorial priorities and challenges for different types of media
Distinguishing between different types of media coverage (e.g. news vs op-eds)
Understanding who is included and excluded from coverage
Working with journalists to improve their coverage of underreported groups and
stories
Staying safe online and responding to online harassment and abuse
Supporting media literacy skills in young community members
REPORTING ON COVID-19 AND VACCINATION
Report and communicate accurately and clearly on COVID19, vaccination roll-out
and safety, and respond to misinformation and disinformation.
Understanding the COVID-19 'infodemic'
Finding current COVID-19 information for your audience
Understanding vaccine science and responding to vaccine hesitancy
Responding to misinformation and disinformation about the pandemic
Verifying information prior to publication
Identifying and serving vulnerable audiences
REPORTING ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND GREEN FINANCE
Report and communicate accurately and clearly on Climate Change, and cover
international meetings effectively for your target audience.
Understanding the fundamentals of climate change science
Identifying stories of interest and relevance to your audience
Covering climate issues in fresh and engaging formats
Responding to misinformation and disinformation about climate change
Verifying information prior to publication
Using multimedia to support improved storytelling
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GENDER SENSITIVE REPORTING
Improve your coverage of issues of importance to women and girl audiences, and
review coverage strategies including staff representation.
Understanding the benefits of gender-inclusive storytelling
Mainstreaming gender awareness in story commissioning, editing, and
publishing
Identifying underserved female audiences
Sourcing female experts
Improving gender sensitivity in interview techniques
Listening techniques for more inclusive storytelling
Staffing considerations for gender-sensitive journalism
COVERING GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
Report and communicate accurately and clearly on issues affecting the world's
Least Developed Countries and cover United Nations meetings about these
countries effectively for your target audience.
Global goals and targets for international development
Identifying trustworthy sources of information on global development
Demystifying global development jargon
Interviewing UN and development organisation spokespeople
Impacts of COVID on global development
Solutions journalism as an approach to covering development issues
Covering global development for multiplatform
Multimedia creation and commissioning
Data visualisation and infographics creation
TRAINING OF TRAINERS
We have delivered Training of Trainers (TTT / ToT) programs for Reuters, the BBC,
ABC Australia, USAID, and the WHO. Programme typically covers:
How adults learn
Making training responsive to different adult learning styles
Practical exercises and assessments to support skills acquisition
Techniques to keep learners engaged during online and face-to-face training
Managing difficult behaviours and responding to tough questions
Developing a structured training plan in your field of expertise
Logistics and trouble-shooting
Producing pre- and post-learning assessments to support MERLA outcomes
Training of Trainers - Fiji 2019
Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Digital Skills Agency (2022)SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
This modular program is designed to help researchers, NGOs and implementing
agencies to share their work with key stakeholders in a way that will drive
uptake and impact. It was designed in response to a user analysis we conducted
for the Australian Council for International Development in 2020, to support r
Each module takes approximately 3.5 hours and clients can mix and match
specific modules as needed.
MODULE 1: COMMUNICATING RESEARCH FOR IMPACT
Identify and target your audience with a strategic communications plan and
platform-specific key messages.
Who is your audience
What platforms do they use, and what formats do they prefer?
Framing key messages for your audience & platforms
Developing a communications strategy & plan
MODULE 2: PERSONAL BRANDING FOR RESEARCHERS
Build a personal brand on social platforms and network online with key
stakeholders more effectively.
What does personal branding mean?
Identifying your audiences
Articulating and designing your unique voice & branding
Customising posts about your work on different social platforms
How to network online and on social media
Vlogging and YouTube live-streaming
MODULE 3: FROM KEY MESSAGE TO MEDIA PRESS KIT
Turn complex research into jargon-free press releases with 'soundbite' quotes, and
choose relevant images & B-roll.
Creating a key message for your campaign
Structuring a great press release
Providing ‘quoteable’ quotes
How to avoid jargon
Commissioning images and b-roll video to support your press release
MODULE 4: CREATING AND PRESENTING VISUAL PRESENTATIONS
Create and speak to engaging slide decks that clearly communicate your work to
lay and expert audiences.
Principles of great Powerpoint design
Matching content to your audience (lay vs expert)
Creating slides you can speak to
Adding GIFs and video to a slide deck
Delivering an engaging live presentation
MODULE 5: PREPARING FOR INTERVIEWS WITH PRINT, RADIO & TV
Give clear, articulate interviews for multiple media formats. Learn to look and
sound great.
How to prepare for an interview
Answering difficult questions
Managing different interview formats - print / radio / TV
Being a media commentator on science issues
The Digital Skills Agency (2022)SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
MODULE 6: FILMING AND PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SMARTPHONES
Photograph & film your work to produce quality original multimedia for social
media & press kits.
Why researchers should create multimedia content
Creating vs commissioning - what you can do yourself
Still photography with a smartphone
Planning the shots you will need
Framing, lighting and composing narrative shots
Filming yourself speaking to the camera
MODULE 7: EDITING SHORT VIDEOS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
Record quality audio at events, conferences, and remotely, to create audio stories
for key audiences.
What makes a thumb-stopping social video?
Choosing your best footage
Storyboarding your video story
Editing your video with simple apps
Adding titles, captions and music
Optimising videos for different social platforms
MODULE 8: PODCASTING AND AUDIO STORYTELLING
Record quality audio at events, conferences, and remotely, to create audio stories
for key audiences.
Audio formats (conversations, panels, magazine-style shows)
Choosing a topic
Audio presentation skills
Equipment and software to record interviews and scripts
Writing scripts and interview questions
Publishing your audio
As a podcast
As social audio
Promoting your audio to your audience
MODULE 9: MANAGING MISINFORMATION & DISINFORMATION
Respond safely & effectively to wrong information about science in the public
domain.
Strategies for combating misinformation and disinformation
Communicating research about controversial topics e.g.
Climate change
COVID-19 vaccination
Genetically modified food
Crisis communications strategies
Developing a communications risk matrix for your team
Digital safety and privacy
OPTIONAL MODULES
SUCCESSFUL ONLINE EVENTS AND WEBINARS
CLEAR RESEARCH REPORTS AND SUMMARIES
INFOGRAPHICS AND DATA VISUALISATIONS
The Digital Skills Agency (2022)SOFTWARE TRAINING
These courses are suitable for anyone who wishes to improve their ability to
create and edit multimedia content to broadcast standards.
VIDEO EDITING WITH PREMIERE PRO
Learn the core functions of Premiere Pro and be able to edit your first full
television-style or social package by the end of the session. Participants receive
raw footage, still images and graphics to edit during training. Note: Premiere Pro is
a paid-for program, and users pay a monthly or annual fee.
Understanding the software and functions
Import and organise footage in Premiere Pro
Identifying footage for your story
Editing video
Importing and editing audio - voiceovers and music
Simple effects and colour adjustments
Exporting your finished video
FILMING AND EDITING WITH ADOBE RUSH
Adobe Premiere Rush is an integrated smartphone and desktop app for filming,
editing and sharing videos quickly to your website and social platforms. Note: Rush
is available for free to Creative Cloud subscribers. Otherwise it has a monthly fee.
How to film with the Adobe Rush app
Controlling exposure, white balance, frame-rate and other pro settings
Organise, trim, mix, and edit your package
Add effects, transitions, titles, voiceovers and music
Sync projects between your phone and desktop
Import projects in to Rush or Premiere on a desktop
Exporting finished videos
AUDIO EDITING WITH ADOBE AUDITION
Adobe Audition is an audio production software programme used at thousands of
radio stations and podcast outlets around the world. Participants receive raw
interview audio, music and sound effects to edit during training. Note: Adobe
Audition is a paid-for program, and users pay a monthly or annual fee.
Learn the core functions of Adobe Audition
Import and organise audio in Adobe Audition
Edit single-track content (e.g. cleaning up interviews)
Edit multiple-track content (e.g. a podcast with music and sound effects)
Export your finished audio package
AUDIO EDITING WITH AUDACITY
Audacity is an open-source free audio software programme used all over the world
to make radio shows and podcasts affordably. Participants receive raw interview
audio, music and sound effects to edit during the workshop.
Learn the core functions of Audacity
Import and organise audio
Edit single-track content (e.g. cleaning up interviews)
Edit multiple-track content (e.g. a podcast with music and sound effects)
Export your finished audio package
The Digital Skills Agency (2022)APP TRAINING
VIDEO EDITING WITH VN
VN is a video editing app available for iPhones, Androids, Mac and Windows. The
smartphone versions of the app are free.
Understand the tools and features of the app
Import video and audio content
Edit simple packages with music and titles
Edit complex packages with music, titles, a voiceover, and logo
Export videos for use on websites and social media
VIDEO EDITING WITH LUMAFUSION
LumaFusion is a standalone video and audio editing app for iPads and iPhones,
and is widely used in television and radio journalism. Note: LumaFusion has a
modest one-off price. The app must be purchased prior to taking part in this class.
Trial licenses are available for group bookings.
Understand the tools and features of the app
Import video and audio content
Create projects for square, landscape and vertical videos
Add a voiceover, captions and titles, and music
Animate graphic elements within your video
Edit audio projects for radio and podcast content
Save shareable project templates to speed up team workflows.
AUDIO EDITING WITH FERRITE
Ferrite is a fully-functional IOS-only audio recording and editing app suitable for
multi-track productions by podcasters and radio reporters. Simpler features can be
accessed for free, and a paid-for version will be demonstrated for participants to
review in-app purchase features.
Overview of the app and its features
Record and monitor audio
Trim, edit and mix recordings
Import cloud-based recordings and music
Edit multi-track packages
Understand paid-for features e.g. presets, noise reduction, auto-levelling,
equaliser, dynamic range compression, automated transitions, podcast
templates
The Digital Skills Agency (2022)HOW WE WORK
PROGRAMME DESIGN
A 1-hour free consultation is held with the client to discuss learning gaps to be
targeted with training, and to select modules and topics. We create a draft bespoke
programme agenda and a quote for services for client sign-off. Materials are then
produced in accordance with the client brief.
WE CAN PROVIDE:
Relevant case studies to provide context and examples of best practice
Pre- and post-course surveys to identify learning gaps and measure progress
Relevant practical exercises for each module to build skills and confidence
Course workbook and handouts to support post-course learning
Access to course-specific forums (e.g. Facebook Groups, WhatsApp / Telegram
Groups etc) for peer-to-peer learning.
Digital Skills Agency and / or client certificate of completion
CLIENTS MAY ALSO REQUEST
Personal copy of session recordings for participants
One-to-one mentoring sessions after training is complete
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Digital Skills Agency reserves all rights to training materials unless IP transfer is
agreed at contracting stage.
The Digital Skills Agency (2022)WHO WE HAVE WORKED WITH
Below are some of the organisations we have designed and delivered learning
solutions for. We also provide one-to-one coaching and mentoring for individuals.
ABC Australia
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
Asian Development Bank
Association of British Science Writers
BBC Media Action
British Ecological Society
Community Broadcasting Association of Australia
CNN
Dainik Jagran, India
Economic Times, India
EuroFUSION
European Climate Foundation
European Journalism Centre
Financial Times UK
Forbes
Galway University
Global Science Journalism Forum
Google News Initiative
IAB Australia
Institute of Learning Professionals
International Fund for Agricultural Development
Internews
Journalism.Co.Uk
Learning Waves Ireland
Malayala Manorama, India
Medecins Sans Frontières
Media Programme Asia
Navabharat Times, India
Network 18 India
Oxfam
Reach PLC UK
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
RMIT University
South China Morning Post
Sustainable Finance Institute
Star Media
The Hindu
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Times of India
University of Melbourne
University of South Wales
University of Sydney
UNESCO
USAID
Vietnam News Agency
World Association of News Publishers
World Health Organisation
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