So it was the launch of the programme this weekend.

Stepping through the Watershed doors I had no idea what to expect, but I saw this as a good thing and decided to immerse myself into whatever the weekend would throw at me.

After an introduction to the course and a challenge involving marshmallows and spaghetti, we had our first speaker Sarah Ellis . Ellis is a digital producer of the Royal Shakespeare Company. It was really inspiring to hear how passionate she was about her job.

After a fantastic lunch we had a workshop with Tom Metcalfe. This showed us how to quickly turn out loads of ideas and create a simple prototype using Vine. A really useful session for helping to explain ideas to others – something I have struggled with in the past.

The second day involved a lot of activities such as using the Challenge Off app and playing sci-fi themed Pictionary. After lunch we had an intense pitching workshop. This two hour workshop was a great way to learn hints and tips as well as confront your fears of public speaking. For me my greatest fear is running out of things to say and my mind going completely blank. As well as a fear of not making people laugh, as I enjoy using humour in front of an audience. During the workshop we had to plan a 1 minute pitch – I decided to tackle the tricky issue of how the Fairy Liquid company had changed their bottle shape.

So far this course has really got me thinking about who I am, what my skills are and where I want to be in the future. I’m really keen to produce live events and enjoy the challenges and journeys you go though to make them happen. I feel really honoured to be on the Future Producers course, and having this chance to make something exciting happen.

Being surrounded by such a talented group of people, I can’t wait to see what work we produce.

Bring on next weekend!