Build a website: Introduction to HTML5 and CSS3
Learn to build functional, interactive websites using the latest web standardsWhether you want to promote your business, host an online CV or explore a personal passion, building a website is a...
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Build a collaborative community and turn your office space into an ideas laboratoryBig business finds safety in numbers but through co-working, startups can find prosperity in diversity. Almost 200,000...
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Learn to use the past to inspire new stories, with award-winning novelist Katharine McMahonHistorical fact is the heart of great historical fiction. Led by award-winning novelist Katherine McMahon (The...
View ArticleHow to write an opinion column
How to find your voice as a comment writerExpressing a strong opinion is the easiest way to engage an audience with a news story, and with thought-provoking opinions at a premium, it's also an...
View ArticleFrom first ideas to first draft with Ed Docx
Novelist Ed Docx provides budding writers with practical tools that will help you get the best from your native creativityBursting with ideas, research and fragments of writing but struggling to turn...
View ArticleThe essentials of professional writing
Simple, effective techniques to make your communications more clear, from emails to appraisalsHave you ever spent twenty minutes writing and rewriting a two-sentence email? Does a familiar subject...
View ArticleThe fundamentals of fiction with Tim Lott
Get a grip on plot, character, dialogue and structure with an award-winning novelistIt's a long road from starting a novel to getting it published - check you're heading the right way with someone...
View ArticlePhone photography
The most powerful camera is the one in your pocketAs smartphone cameras have evolved to producing print-quality images, a new generation of citizen journalists has blossomed alongside the technology....
View ArticleUnderstanding the media for science professionals
Learn how to get your message across more easily, accurately, and crediblyThe reluctance of scientists to engage with the media is a well-tested theory, with a wealth of supporting evidence. Dealing...
View ArticleOpen journalism and the digital future of news
Innovative thinking on the developing opportunities for digital newsThe advent of free news and the migration of ad revenue online present huge challenges for mainstream media but also incredible...
View ArticleHow to launch a startup in 48 hours
From concept to your first paying customer the ultimate crash course for anyone with grand designs on the digital marketplaceIn just 48 hours, this course will take your idea for an app or website from...
View ArticleShooting on manual setting with a DSLR
Get the expertise to find out what your camera is really capable ofIt's easy to get lazy with a DSLR. Since the auto settings generally do a good job, it can be tempting to let your camera make all...
View ArticleHow to write an academic paper and get it published
Simple solutions to difficult academic writing problemsAcademic research can be difficult enough, without the additional complication of writing about your work for an audience who may not understand...
View ArticleCitizen journalism: A one-day bootcamp
Learn how to make the leap from reader to writer and get your story out fastThe digital age has brought incredible research resources into the average home, giving citizen journalists a key role in the...
View ArticleSocial media for charities: Intermediate level
Acting globally just got easier find out how to plan and deliver successful social media strategies that can make a real difference to your campaigningSocial media is now an integral part of every...
View ArticleAn introduction to visualising data
Learn to use infographics to present complex information simply, elegantly and beautifullyFor anyone who makes presentations, the rise of data visualisation is a development as significant as the...
View ArticleWriting a popular science book
Learn how to turn textbook theory into engaging, entertaining and informative books for a mainstream audiencePopular science books have never been so popular. Readable factual books on subjects from...
View ArticleWriting fiction based on real life experiences
Learn how to use your experiences to give fiction the ring of truthReal life is the greatest font of unbelievable truths. It's no wonder so many writers exploit their own lives as sources of complex...
View ArticleCommercial microbrewing with Brewlab
Get out of the shed and into the shops how to turn your passion for craft brewing into a profitable commercial enterpriseYou've developed a product you're proud of, and thought of a witty name to set...
View ArticleNarrative structure for novelists
Master the blueprints for building suspense, controlling pace and heightening drama to create truly compelling fictionA strong grasp of narrative structure is as essential to a novelist as a sense of...
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