ContentETC's interactive online courses mean you learn directly from Europe's leading tutors in editorial, journalism, copywriting and creative writing.  Our Lead Tutors have trained thousands of journalists, business professionals and corporate managers, and regularly speak at industry conferences and forums.  They also regularly contribute to the premier publications and websites in the English-speaking world, so you immediately benefit from the latest thinking and techniques in effective written communications.

"You folks are brilliant at what you do over at ContentETC!  Thanks for the feedback and glad to see it's a lot tighter, I can finally lay that ghost to rest."

Richard Sharpe is a journalist, editor and trainer, and a frequent speaker at industry conferences and media forums.  Co-founder of ETC and a Visiting Fellow of the University of East London, he has written for the Financial Times, The Herald Tribune, The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Observer.  Formerly editor of Computing magazine, he is one of Europe's leading IT writers, editing or contributing to the FT Group, Blackwell, Oxford University Press, Sterling Publications and Computer Weekly.  Richard trains our Media law online training courses, as well as Advanced news writing, Top 20 grammar mistakes and PR writing.  He is currently working on a Top 25 management tips interactive session.  Contact Richard

"Thanks for your help and direction, much appreciated." 

Margaret Coffey is a journalist, trainer and founding-director of ETC. She works with major publishing houses to design and deliver programmes to improve the performance of editors and journalists across all media channels. For 20 years she has written about business and technology for US and UK publications and websites, including BusinessWeek, The Independent, The Financial Times and many others.  Margaret leads our News writing, Feature writing and Writing for the web online courses.  She is currently working on an Effective writing, Plain English e-learning course.  Contact Margaret

"I have had some fantastic feedback about the courses... Thank you very much for organising it - it has made a real difference!"

Piers Ford is a highly experienced journalist, specialising in reviews, tests, features and profiles, and contributes to a large number of business, arts and lifestyle publications.  His work has appeared in The Independent on Sunday, France magazine, BBC Music magazine, Gramophone, The Singer, The Financial Times, Boards, Amazon.co.uk, Heritage and Country Living.  Our Review writing e-learning courses take advantage of his extensive experience.  Contact Piers

"Many thanks for your help Piers, I really enjoyed it and found it very useful." 

Craig McGregor is a trainer and copywriter, with over 25 years experience of working with some of the world's leading brands.  He also coaches writers to achieve real impact, improved loyalty, and enhanced response from their work.  His clients span consumer and business markets, including names such as Rolex, Ferrari, Unilever, Samsung, T-Mobile and SKY Television.  Craig is currently working on a Copywriting interactive training course.  Contact Craig

"Craig is an excellent raconteur and has a wealth of interesting facts and stories that he uses to complement his teaching."

Becky Bocchetti is a leading web editor and print journalist, now applying her unique cross-media experience as an editorial strategy consultant working with media owners and websites.  Her track record with the award-winning weddingguideuk.com and the joint multimedia venture Vizzavi preceded a move to broadcast, as an interactive producer for BBC Radio 2, before joining London Zoo, where she launched their first e-commerce site, gaining recognition with an Enjoy England Award for Excellence, and also winning the Tourism Website of the Year.  She has developed ContentETC's highly successful Digital media e-learning courses, including Blogging, Search Engine Optimisation and Intro to digital media.  Becky is currently working on a Social media interactive online session.   Contact Becky

"...the 90 minutes I had with Becky was possibly the most constructive conversation I've had...in 11 years.  Have been implementing the things she talked through and we're already seeing a growth in traffic!" 

Karen May is a writer, editor, internal communication specialist and trainer. Her experience in the UK and SE Asia spans customer publishing, entertainment journalism and business publishing.  Karen has worked with teams at Lexus Cars, Cable and Wireless, Tesco, BT, IPC Magazines and Redwood Publishing.  Her training expertise and specialist knowledge encourages rapid practical learning at all levels.  Karen leads our Proofreading e-learning course and is currently working on a Subbing interactive online session.  Contact Karen

"Many thanks.  I found the course incredibly useful."

Remember!  To get personal coaching from your e-learning tutor, simply include the Feedback option when you buy your course.

Face to face training

Why not consider a face-to-face learning workshop, where you'll learn in person from one of our expert tutors, and benefit from training designed exclusively for your needs and market?  We have over 200 training modules and sessions, covering evey aspect of modern media and communications.  We can build you an affordable training workshop that is highly practical and relevant, giving you the essential secrets and techniques of the experts.  Find out more about face-to-face training.