David Wilding
Director of Planning
David is one of the best media planners in London. He has a particular interest in behavioural theory, a fascination with neuro-marketing and a mild obsession with trying to catapult brands into the heart of popular culture. He has recently jumped ship from PHD to run planning at Twitter.
Neil Godber
Head of Planning at JWT London
Neil is a top planner, formerly of BBH and now running Planning in JWT London. He is multi-awarded for at APG Creative Strategy Awards and a winner of the Grand Prix for Dixons in 2011 and an expert in all things effective.
Dave Masterman
Creative Director at VCCP
David has spent over 20 years in the creative discipline and has previously worked at agencies such as JWT, BBH, Fallon and DDB UK. This gives him the unique insight of having received many briefs from planners over the years.
Managing Stress and Building Resilience
Next Workshop: TBC
Workshop Description
This workshop offers a comprehensive, practical and down-to-earth guide to managing stress and building resilience. It is run by Paul Phillips who spent over 30 (stress-filled) years in agencies. He has rooted the content in science and neuroscience and geared it to the types of stress people experience in agency life.
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This workshop covers the following areas:
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Setting the context - stress in today’s world.
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How the body and brain respond to stress and the effect of the stress reaction. The balance between good v unhelpful stress.
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Techniques and exercises for re-framing your thinking and how you assess and handle stressful challenges.
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Practical ideas on how you can change the way you work day-to-day and manage your workload to alleviate stress.
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A down-to-earth review of theories and techniques around mindfulness and breathing exercises, including clinical evidence of how they impact the stress reaction in the body. A review of the apps and other tools available.
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How other lifestyle choices impact stress (sleep, exercise and diet).
Workshop Information
Date & Time
TBA
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Cost*
APG Members = £99+vat
Non Members = £199+vat
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*Please note these tickets are non-refundable
Workshop Enquires
If you are interested in attending a Training Course, please e-mail Alison Trotter - Alison@apg.org.uk
About the Tutor
APG Training Course Cancellation Policy
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Should you cancel your place on this training course the following cancellation policy will apply: For a cancellation made more than 30 calendar days in advance of the training course, a full rebate will be applied. For a cancellation more than ten calendar days in advance of the training course, a rebate of 50% will be applied. For a cancellation less than ten days in advance of the training course no rebate will be applied.
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Training sessions will not be recorded/filmed and we can’t offer catch-up sessions on future courses, if for any reason you can’t attend.
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On occasion we may need to re-schedule training sessions - we reserve the right to do this at any time although we will aim to give you as much notice as possible.
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Attendance on Training Courses is entirely at the discretion of APG. There is no automatic right to attendance.