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Understanding Strategy - Comsteria Podcast

Understanding Strategy – New Podcast

Strategy. Business strategy. Communications strategy. Marketing strategy. Social media strategy. The word is everywhere. Books. Ted Talks. Conferences. It’s been heralded, ridiculed, given MDs and CEOs sleepless nights and inspiration. But what does it even mean? Why is it important? How does it help? Where does ‘strategy’ fit alongside its cousins ‘objectives’ and ‘tactics’? I’m not saying I have all the answers, but I’ve a few ideas and a take on it I’d like to Read more

By Colin Kelly, ago
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What’s In A Name?

Continuing our theme of New Year housekeeping, this is another good exercise – a quick post to explain your business name. In our work with small businesses, we often find an obsession with brand. I’ve met small business owners with no clients, no money and really not much of an idea about what it is they actually do or how they’ll find work, spending hours and hours obsessing about what they’re going to call themselves. Read more

By Colin Kelly, ago
Comsteria social channels blog post

Comsteria Social Channels Overview

Comsteria is a corporate training provider and media producer. Our mission is to help every organisation communicate more effectively. We do this by delivering training via webinar, 1-1 consultancy and video on demand training. Our training covers topics such as smartphone video production, podcasting, media relations training, presentation skills and more. We also produce content for clients, such as podcasts and video. If there’s something we can do for you, get in touch. LinkedinThis is Read more

By Colin Kelly, ago

A space saving home video studio setup

If you want to make video content regularly on your phone, it’s helpful to have your kit set up and ready to roll at all times. It will save you time and increase your productivity. But in a small office space tripods and light stands take up room. You have to move them to the side between takes. This slows you down forcing you to reset your angles and framing for each new video. A studio Read more

By Emma Baker, ago
Embrace The Space social media training

Embrace The Space social media webinar – tickets available now.

Comsteria’s Colin Kelly and Gary Ennis from NSDesign team up again for the UK’s most engaging and one of its longest running social media training workshops. ‘Embrace The Space‘ has been successfully adapted to run as a webinar, with an interactive, up-to-date, fully participative programme designed to help ensure your business or public sector organisation gets the results you need from social media and all things digital. From squeezing the most out of the Facebook Read more

By Colin Kelly, ago
Microphone for smartphone video

Choosing the correct microphone for smartphone video production

The right microphone can make a real difference to the quality of videos you produce on your smartphone. In this video, Comsteria’s Emma Baker reveals her preferred choice of smartphone video microphone and explains why. Remember our full range of recommended equipment for video production, podcasts and more is available from the Comsteria Store. Want more support with your smartphone video content creation? Check out our full Smartphone Video on demand training course. Watch the Read more

By Colin Kelly, ago

Podcast: Yvonne Lyon ‘Growing Wild’

Singer songwriter Yvonne Lyon is our very special guest this time on the Comsteria podcast, discussing the release of her new album ‘Growing Wild’. You can buy it on CD from Yvonne Lyon’s website or visit Yvonne Lyon on Bandcamp. where you can choose a digital download. Yvonne is one of the country’s brightest and best singer songwriters and has shared the stage with Eddie Reader, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Dougie MacLean, Boo Herwedine and many Read more

By Colin Kelly, ago
On Demand Presentation Skills Training

Presentation Skills Training – On Demand Course Available Now

‘Presenting With Confidence’ is our flagship presentation skills training course, delivered to dozens of participants over the last few years. Whether you are delivering speeches at conference and events, pitching to clients, briefing your own colleagues – or any other situation (online or offline) where you have something to say and at least one person to say it to, this course is for you. Our on demand video course ‘Presenting With Confidence’ is led by Read more

By Colin Kelly, ago

New podcasts for PR professionals and business owners.

The Comsteria Podcast goes from strength to strength with our 100th episode fast approaching! Listen on all the major podcasting apps and directories, or right here on our official website. Fancy joining us as a guest sometime? You’d be most welcome – get in touch and we’ll set things up. October 2020 is on course to be our biggest month for listening, with new episodes just gone live dealing with Amazon and the Premier League, Read more

By Colin Kelly, ago
Free Media Training Taster Session From Comsteria

Make Your Business Media Friendly – Free Training

We all benefit from a greater understanding of the media. In my previous career as a broadcast journalist, I saw first hand how some business owners were able to build powerful, mutually beneficial relationships with media professionals and enjoy the benefits of a high profile for themselves. Whether you are seeking to establish key members of your team as ‘experts’ or simply gain an edge over your competitors in the form of some free awareness Read more

By Colin Kelly, ago