When it comes to interviews lots of presenters struggle. 

So here are some quick but really effective tips:  

1 - Think of it as a chat or conversation. 

2 - Make it your own.  Find your own style.

3 - Choose short questions.  

4 - Bring in your audience - body language and eye contact are important so they feel included.  

5 - Remember the audience are more often there to see and listen to your guest, so make sure you get the balance right and don't make it too much about 'you' as the host.  

Good luck!  

The Presenter Studio Team x 

So have you been enjoying The Olympics as much as we have?  

We feel there are even more medals to be handed out – and these should go to the production teams who have put on such a great show.  But also to the presenters who have been doing a great job.

There have been lots of different combinations of presenters for the BBC, all covering different areas and different time slots and so we thought we’d give our match analysis of what makes a good presenting co-host?  

Clare Balding has been joined by Mark Foster and Rebecca Adlington – and they have been a joy to watch.   The chemistry between them is so natural.  Clare sets the tone with her love of a fact and figure – stats that bring races to life.  And Mark and Rebecca bring their swimming expertise – sharing their personal experiences in and out of the pool.  And I’ve loved their shouts of ‘we can’t wait to watch this next one’.  Raw passion at its best, making it must see TV.   And you truly believe that their conversations about the Olympics continue after the cameras have stopped rolling.  

And then there has been the smooth Gabby Logan and her seasoned squad – Jessica Ennis-Hall, Michael Johnson and Denise Lewis.  Gabby deals with the pressures and chaos of live TV effortlessly, putting her guests at ease.  Here it was more about analysis, a more considered chat, a slower pace.  And once again it felt like a great team at work – each person knowing their role, what they had to offer, and working to the tone, pace, and vibe set by the main presenter Gabby.  A masterclass in presenting.  

Then we had two perhaps less effective presenting duos – Isha Guha and Mark Chapman,  Jeanette Kwakye and JJ Chalmers.   Their partnerships felt less believable.  When you are co-hosting their needs to be a natural vibe between you both.  Here it feels a bit more ‘presentery’ – a bit more wooden and stiff.   With presenters not perhaps understanding their own role, or what sort of show they want to create.  Simple tips are to sit close, make sure your tone and energy match, know your role (the election coverage was great for this), look like a duo (so yes consider your outfits) get to know each other off screen – hang out, and bring your own true personality to the table.  

Here it felt like the guys energy was too low – they were so laid back it came across like they might not even care, and at times they for me felt disengaged.  They didn’t feel comfortable sharing their passion, or thinking ‘what’s the tone of the piece and how can I embrace it’.  And the women felt a bit contrived.  They lacked a real connection and seemed almost too shy to share the excitement of the other presenting teams.   Questions also at times felt unprepared, not focussed or really genuinely interested, and perhaps not enough consideration about who was doing what….   

But who did you like?  And lets not forget how hard a job this is.  But we feel with a few simple tweaks, and watching from the greats like Clare and Gabby we can all learn to be better presenters.  

The importance of finding your own voice.  

We've just completed a one day storytelling workshop for KENDO and their brands Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, Fenty Hair, KVD Beauty and Ole Henriksen. 

Connecting with your audience with storytelling can be a great way to bring some connection to the brand. 

Stories can bring brands to life.  They add a personal element.  And can help you stand out from the crowd and build a community.

We loved running this session with KENDO.  It was totally bespoke to their needs.  And the feedback we had was just amazing.  So much so that they have booked two more sessions for us to do - presentation skills and also content creation for their influencers.  

We can't wait!  

So what did you do this weekend that inspired you?  

We were super busy at running our 2 day Fast Track Presenter Programme with The Presenter Studio but found time to go to a fiends for dinner on Saturday and to The Royal Albert Hall on Sunday to see Jason Robert Brown and the amazing Cynthia Erivo.  

And it's Cynthia that I've taken away as my inspiration. So much of communication is about passion. Getting others to connect with you. Inspiring others to learn, to take action and to absorb your message.  

The power of Cynthia Arivo as a singer is her ability to bring a song to life - connecting to the lyrics, to the cadence of a song and giving a true story to an audience. There's nothing 'over done'. There's nothing 'performed'. There's nothing passive. Just a 100% connection to a story that she wants to bring to life.  

We often ask our clients - where in your body are you speaking from? And often the reply is 'I don't know'. And then after some throught we often agree 'it's probably from inside your head'. But all communcators speak from the heart. They connect. They share a passion. And they bring something to life.

So next time you deliver a presentation, or a video for social media, or give a pitch speak from the heart...and see what happens.  

#passion#singer#communication#presentationskillscoach#mediatrainer

Huge congrats to Holly Newson who won best Future Presenter at the @edinburghtvfest New Voice Awards! 

Holly was a 1 to 1 client in 2021 and it’s been such a joy to see the amazing work she has done since - is there no A list celebrity she’s not interviewed?!! 

Holly is smart.  Interested in stuff.  Proactive and kind.  The perfect combo!

Huge congrats Holly - make sure you now contact as many people as you can to set up some juicy meetings!

The Presenter Studio Team xx

Congrats to our co-CEO Leon Campbell who won a TV Choice Award for Best Entertainment Show for Gogglebox.  Leon is the co-Exec producer on the show - and it's so amazing to see how people still love watching the show and how it's come a big part of people's TV viewing pleasure!  

Congrats Leon and the team - we can't wait to watch the new series which starts tomorrow night on Channel 4 - 9pm 

Looking for presentation skills training?  

It's important to find a company that doesn't have a one rule fits all approach.  

For effective presentations you need to find your own voice and develop your own style.  

With our presentatation skills coaching each client is expertly coached by us, ensuring that they develop their own personal brand.  

And this all comes under the umbrella of the brand of your business, and also your customer.  

So if you are looking for expertly crafted presentation skills training for your team drop us an email and we'll design a bespoke training programme for you. 

We love working with Learning and Development teams helping enusre they get the most out of our presenter training.  

Everything we do here is bespoke - so atfer an initial meeting we will design a training package that suits the needs of the clients and that works with the brand of the business.  

We have coached lots of great brands - Omaze, ASOS, Prudential, Sage, NIKE, SKY - the list goes on!  

So 2024 is already off to an amazing start for us!  

We are doing more presenation skills coaching with the amazing team at Omaze.

Two of our clients have been chosen for soem regular TV presenting work. 

Five clients have been shortlisted for a new podcast series for a major beauty brand.

We secured Miray more corporate presenting work for a beauty brand.

Emma-Louise has landed her dream job as the new presenter for Newsround. 

We've released 12 of our 2 day Fast Track Presenter Training Programmes for 2024 - 9 have already sold out in just 24 hours.  

And we've been asked to provide presenters for a major UK charity.

It's all go and we love it!