Format: Live online (or catch up on recorded replay)

CPD: 2 hours of learning, study and professional networking for your records

Award: Professional certificate of attendance

The comms strategy masterclass

The essential skills for effective, strategic communication.

Are you ready to level up your communications skills and lead with confidence?

Whether you’re building your first comms strategy or refining your approach, this short masterclass will give you everything you need to succeed.

Join us live

Date: September 9th 2026, 1pm – 3pm

Venue: Online and live on Zoom, with 1 year access to lesson recording and resources

Cost: £299+VAT per person/£999 +VAT for a team of up to 6

You’ll learn everything you need to apply to your comms work – and we’ll show you some shortcuts and techniques that will help you make progress even in an imperfect, complex or under-reseourced organisation (we live in the real world, right?!).

We’ll cover:

  • The fundamentals: what makes communication strategic?
  • Research and planning: spotting trends, identifying stakeholders, and using tools to sharpen your approach.
  • Building your strategy: connecting your work to organisational goals, setting SMART objectives, and choosing the right channels.
  • Implementation secrets: from writing your strategy to making it work in real-world scenarios.
  • Lessons from the pros: insights from successful comms leaders.

Meet your tutor

Hel Reynolds is an award-winning comms creativity expert with years of experience working in communications, and in teaching comms professionals.

Hel has written communications strategies for more than 30 organisations from various industries, charities and government organisations, and trains hundreds of communications professionals to create effective, creative strategies.

She’s got a bag of tips and tricks to elevate your strategic skills and make you a confident strategist.

Where our students work

Confidence in strategy

  • Understand the essentials of comms strategy and research with clarity and ease.

Practical tools

  • Learn how to plan, forecast, and adapt strategies with SLOT, PESTLE, empathy maps, and AI tools.

Get to know your audiences

  • Deepen your understanding of audience segmentation, personas, and targeted communication.

Proven insights

  • Discover what makes strategies thrive and how to evaluate their success.

Book now

Need to book by invoice?

Email lesley@commscreatives.com and tell us which course you’re booking on and how many people you’re booking.

Otherwise, book below by credit card.