Local Workshops

Here’s an overview of the content we cover at our workshops:

Approach: defining our vision for the use of production systems to serve the church gathering
Theory: covering audio fundamentals including gain structure, microphone placement, EQ and dynamic processing
Setting up: working to better understand your current system, to streamline set up and alleviate challenges for busy Sundays
Speech: skills training to achieve clear and intelligible speech in your venue with your system
Music: mix techniques for supporting the sung worship, serving the musicians with monitoring and dealing with issues
Hands on: informal time for all team members to implement the skills and techniques learnt with 1:1 training
Question time: to discuss questions, troubleshoot issues and feedback on the day

What were your key take aways from this event?

"I feel considerably more prepared for tackling issues when they arise and also raising the standard of the sound quality considerably." - Team Member, Trinity Church London
"I now have a clear understanding of the mixer controls and their use in a church service. Useful directions on how to set up sound for church band." - Team Member, Grace Church Dulwich
"How to use EQ to tackle feedback; use of EQ generally." - Team Member, Grace Church Dulwich

Testimonials from Team Leaders

"Our Church runs on a rota of amateur-level AV people, very few of us were properly trained in the past. Bertie is extremely knowledgeable, and understood the specific challenges of our church. He helped equip our team of misfits and increased our consistency, through training in both theory and hands-on practice. A very fruitful afternoon indeed! Highly recommended!" - Team Leader, Grace Church Dulwich
“I think you pitched it just right for us. You didn’t try to tell us everything but showed us next steps which gives us something to build on. I thought the fee was money well spent. Thank you!” - Team Leader, Emmanuel Bristol
“Bertie helped us to think Biblically and practically about how we ‘do sound’ to make the spoken and sung word clear. It was a real help towards our aim of ‘we preach Christ crucified’” - Team Leader, St Matthew’s Cambridge

Testimonials from Team Members

"Creating a space that encouraged questions and drove thought into how we as a team wanted our AV/PA systems to best serve the church. Dealing with a very wide range of abilities with great patience and meeting all levels of knowledge with ease." - Team Member, Trinity Church London
"Bertie provided our church team with an excellent and informative half-day session with plenty of tips on improving the sound for both the spoken word and the music within the context of proclaiming the Gospel. Of particular benefit was a hands-on session on how to identify and remove feedback and other distractions using EQ settings." - Team Member, Grace Church Dulwich
"The session was fun and interactive, and I came away feeling better equipped to serve in my role. Would highly recommend" - Team Member, Trinity Church London

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