Julian Dismore
Head of Training: Direct Productions UK
Courses include:
Getting Into the Media Industries, Online Video Production, Presenting on Camera, Effective Lecturing On Video, Interview Technique and Zoom, MST & Webinar Skills
Julian has series produced over 40 prime time shows for numerous broadcasters including BBC1, Netflix, ITV, C4, Five, Discovery US, Animal Planet, National Geographic and Sky.
He has directed household names like Jeremy Vine, Lorraine Kelly, Dom Littlewood, Gloria Hunniford, Eamonn Holmes, Denis Waterman, Andrew Sachs, Donal Macintyre, Andrew Lincoln and Shane Warne.
Julian offers courses for students, academics, lawyers, senior management, and business professionals. Student workshops cover tips on getting into the media industries, video presenting and entry level skills.
His courses for academics cover online teaching, presenting on camera, podcast production and webinar skills.
Lawyers’ and business professionals’ courses teach about dealing with journalists, TV & radio interview technique, media management during a crisis and web video production.
His workshops include role-plays, practical advice, and participant engagement as Julian believes people learn best when they are enjoying themselves.
Julian believes that embracing the new world of teaching via platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams will make it easier for lecturers to inspire generations of students.
Because of COVID-19, the world has changed forever. Remote working, video job interviews and Zoom meetings mean we are spending increasing amounts of time on camera, making us all TV presenters.
Julian’s courses can help you master and thrive with this new way of communicating.
Course certificates are available on request.
As well as running training workshops and producing TV programmes, Julian works as a website consultant, having helped ‘Which?’, Town House TV, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, The Deccan Chargers and Kai Consultancy improve their web video output and YouTube strategies. As a TV format consultant, Julian has helped broadcasters in America, Holland, Russia, Israel, Bulgaria and Estonia.
Training Clients
Julian’s clients include McGrigors LLP, Oxford University, Liverpool John Moores University, Maastricht University, PMA Media, Which, Edson Evers, Norfolk Police, Cambridge University, UEA, Lancaster University and Glasgow Met.
Julian has coached students from Cambridge University, Oxford University, Leeds University, Bradford University, Anglia Ruskin, UEA, Glasgow and other universities about how to get into TV and how to impress in entry level media job production skills.