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There is a magical place in the woods near Sevenoaks and I have just returned home the better for having visited. Camp Wildfire, hidden away on the St Clere Estate, in Sevenoaks, Kent, UK is billed as a half music festival and half activity camp for adults. Yes, it meets the criteria on both points but if you are looking …
We took Coaching for Geeks Community member Jantien along to the UK Games Expo Press night. Here’s what she came back with. Jantien’s take on UK Games Expo Press Night: Like dangling a carrot in front of a donkey. Imagine you really like boardgames and would play them every day if you got a chance AND you’ve been invited to …
Josh & Kenzie here, the first junior reporters for Coaching for Geeks, reporting on the one of the biggest comic cons in the UK and giving you our survival tips! When we were asked if we would like the opportunity to be junior reporters at one of the biggest comic cons in the country we couldn’t believe it. We had …
In 2018 there was a huge movement to save Shadowhunters from the axe… Alice Isted investigates what made #saveshadowhunters a global phenomenon. What is Shadowhunters? Shadowhunters is an adult fantasy tv show based on Cassandra Clare’s best seller book series “The Mortal Instruments”. Shadowhunters follows a group of half human, half angel warriors protecting their world by hunting down demons. …
Guest writer Heather Tins leads us through everything you need to know about Thought Bubble, the largest comic art convention in the UK since 2007. What is Thought Bubble? Thought Bubble is arguably the largest comic art convention in the UK. The festival has been running since 2007 and continues to grow. The festival now spans a full week and …
Your Social Media presence represents your employability – use it to your advantage. I’m a Xellenial. The first part of my childhood was largely free of technology – no mobiles never mind smartphones, no internet, 4 channels on the telly (3 for the first 5 years of my life) with remote controls being a luxury. The latter part saw …
Volunteering at Comic Cons I started to write this on my way home from volunteering at London Film and Comic Con. It’s the UK’s biggest event of its kind. It’s a place where dreams are made for a lot of geeks. It’s a place where you’re with your people. It’s also where you can meet your heroes. But any organiser would know, …
Helen Pain continues her review of the Live Entertainment at the UK Games Expo 2018. Go back and read her Escape Your Deathtrap: Live Performances at UK Games Expo Part 1 if you haven’t already! …3 down, 3 more to go – would the events at UK Games Expo just keep getting better? *Spoiler alert – err, yeah!* You Can’t …
Your ideal company doesn’t have any job vacancies – but you’re available. That just means you should try a better way, with a speculative job application… So the company you REALLY want to work for don’t seem to have any positions vacant. That means you’re out of luck right? Just gotta bide your time, see what comes up, play it …
After Today Review – Wednesday 25 July at The Victoria, Swindon Director Doug Kirby apologised prior to the start of the show for the lack of lighting effects to distinguish between past and present scenes, and the potential stuttering of the two actors going through their lines for the first time in front of a live audience. The performance was …
Beth Malcolm of Amazonian Cosplay, is an experienced cosplayer; participating in competitive cosplay events and spending months of time (and wages) on her intricate cosplay creations. She has appeared on the podcast and on stage with Coaching for Geeks’ own Robin at MCM Birmingham Comic Con – and now she shares her cosplay catastrophes. We all have those …
We’re Werewolves, not Swearwolves. The hairiest of the classic monsters (no, Cousin It doesn’t count) and the most likely to be adapted into a live theatrical version of a social deduction game. Forget the mafia, Werewolf was always where it was at for me – Robin Bates of Coaching for Geeks! And that’s what lured me in to see …
Apologies… Life has really gotten in the way recently and I’ve started a new role. I’ve been to a LOT of events, and life has seriously gotten in the way! But I was DETERMINED to write up my experience volunteering at Stratford Upon Avon Comic Con in April. I wasn’t intending to go to one so close to Wales, but …
So this year I got to go the UK Games Expo for the first time ever! This article is a brief coverage of the event, what kind of things you can expect to see there and how I found the experience of some of the individual aspects of it as well as overall. The expo is huge and I would …
Here’s how MCM London made me fall in love again… with life, stories, playfulness and funny voice actors! MCM London Exclusive: Amanda Leek’s report for the Coaching for Geeks studio. It was great to be press for Coaching for Geeks on my first convention adventure at MCM London Comic Con. Firstly, I’d like to report extremely eloquent answers …
As an introvert I’m constantly worrying about the potential pitfalls of interacting with other human beings at conventions. What if I say the wrong thing? Am I out of my depth with geek trivia? What if I bump into another Black Widow cosplayer? Seriously, I spent time and money on that costume – I deserve to be the only …
We’re at MCM London Comic Con! Oh hey – if you’re looking for The Cosplay Life cosplayers’ social details they’re here- https://https://www.https://www.coachingforgeeks.com/cfg-at-mcm-london-comic-con-may-2018/ So there’s no blog this weekend BUT here’s Coaching for Geeks founder Robin Bates in a Pikachu costume! Had to be done. Come see us at London MCM Comic Con! I’ll be taking to The Centre Stage on Saturday …
Coaching for Geeks Returns to MCM Comic Con – This Time It’s London Yeah we smashed our way through MCM Birmingham Comic Con back at the NEC, back when it was snowing, back when I had a big team there with me. We’re heading to the Excel Centre in London for MCM London Comic Con, 25-27 May 2018, and some …
I was rather excited about Birmingham Horror Con, I’ve not attended an event like this before, sure, I’ve been to a Walking Dead con. But, nothing dedicated to Horror as a whole! The Horror of Edgebaston The venue was Edgebaston Stadium. A place I never thought could hold a convention. But, turns out it worked well. Rooms consisted of: a …
I have done a lot of different tasks in my time volunteering at conventions. But, this is something I had not yet done! When Robin asked me to be a press representative for Coaching for Geeks I was excited, yet extremely nervous! Excited, because I can get into press panels. Nervous, because I will need to ask a question to …
LAN Parties. Insomnia Festival has brought LAN parties back in a BIG, exhibition centre spanning way. Plus all the esports, cosplay, tabletop gaming, YouTube and Twitchers you could ask for. Insomnia62 Preview Time! We haven’t tidied up after MCM Birmingham Comic Con and yet we’ll be back at the NEC in less than 10 days’ time for Insomnia62, the …
Quidditch! Turns out it’s quite an aggressive and inclusive team sport. 2017 saw the launch of the Quidditch Premier League. I first met with the director, Jack Lennard, plus some of the key players for our podcast last year. I caught up with Jack to find out what’s been going on in the world of Quidditch, and do snitches, in …
Magical Items! Whilst the precious things of Oliver’s Brighton may not actually give off a glow if you were to cast ‘detect magic’ upon them, they are very fancy indeed. Oliver Dall had an idea to open a Wizarding Shop, and not just to open a shop, but to make it an experience. His strong belief that life should be …
Lovebites is an all female heavy metal group from Japan, debuting for the first time in the UK at Hyper Japan and securing #3 in the metal category of the UK itunes charts. These girls are a band to keep an eye on and you can pick up their new album AWAKENING FROM ABYSS now! …
1-3 June 2018 Cor that seems a long way off yet. But with Christmas fast approaching (and PAX Unplugged taking place right now) many of our minds turn to games. Beautiful boardgames with their meeples, cards, dice, tokens, cooperation, deceit, strategizing, funtimes. We’ll do a roundup of best games to introduce non-gamers to very soon, for now let’s look forward …