What did you think of Liz Truss’ speech yesterday as she entered no 10?  As we sit here on a long train journey up north we wanted to share our thoughts…

This was her opportunity to shine.  To show the nation a new leader.  And to be unique. Here’s what we thought…

1.  Passion.  For us it lacked genuine and honest passion.  Words need to come from the heart not just the head.  They need to be felt not just spoken.  It’s not enough to write a ‘powerful speech’ - your delivery can change and add so much.  You need to bring your script to life.  Play with the words.  Use the words.  And above all own them.

2.  Conviction.  This is an opportunity to show the nation a leader who is confident, assured and trustworthy.  But Liz didn’t feel fully connected.  She didn’t fully commit. It felt half hearted.  A leader who hasn’t yet decided ‘how I want to come across’ and ‘what are my most powerful personal attributes’ I want to display.

3.  Unique.  A speech should feel like a unique moment in time.  Something personal to you.  But this felt like a missed opportunity - a copy and paste job.  There was very little that felt this was someone laying out their own stall.  Having their own style. Instead it felt forgettably traditional and all too familiar.  So we wonder how many people really felt empowered by her speech.

4.  The visual.  Clothes and how you look do play a crucial part in how you come across. Bright colours, clean confident lines work well on camera.  Instead Liz’s outfit was more on the dark side, and felt ‘soft’ on camera.

5.  One chance.  This was a once in a lifetime moment.  Was it memorable?  Was it personal?  Was it unique?  We don’t think it was.  And that comes down to a lack of purpose. 

#liztruss #mp #primeminister #politics #speech #leadershipcommunication #mediatraining #communicationskills #opportunity #like #change #leader #people #presentationskills

What did you think of Liz Truss’ speech yesterday as she entered no 10?  As we sit here on a long train journey up north we wanted to share our thoughts…

This was her opportunity to shine.  To show the nation a new leader.  And to be unique. Here’s what we thought…

1.  Passion.  For us it lacked genuine and honest passion.  Words need to come from the heart not just the head.  They need to be felt not just spoken.  It’s not enough to write a ‘powerful speech’ - your delivery can change and add so much.  You need to bring your script to life.  Play with the words.  Use the words.  And above all own them.

2.  Conviction.  This is an opportunity to show the nation a leader who is confident, assured and trustworthy.  But Liz didn’t feel fully connected.  She didn’t fully commit. It felt half hearted.  A leader who hasn’t yet decided ‘how I want to come across’ and ‘what are my most powerful personal attributes’ I want to display.

3.  Unique.  A speech should feel like a unique moment in time.  Something personal to you.  But this felt like a missed opportunity - a copy and paste job.  There was very little that felt this was someone laying out their own stall.  Having their own style. Instead it felt forgettably traditional and all too familiar.  So we wonder how many people really felt empowered by her speech.

4.  The visual.  Clothes and how you look do play a crucial part in how you come across. Bright colours, clean confident lines work well on camera.  Instead Liz’s outfit was more on the dark side, and felt ‘soft’ on camera.

5.  One chance.  This was a once in a lifetime moment.  Was it memorable?  Was it personal?  Was it unique?  We don’t think it was.  And that comes down to a lack of purpose. 

#liztruss #mp #primeminister #politics #speech #leadershipcommunication #mediatraining #communicationskills #opportunity #like #change #leader #people #presentationskills

We work as Exec Producers in TV so it’s our jobs to hire and work with presenters.  And what’s so important is that you come having developed your own style - your own way of presenting. This is what everyone wants, but most people play things differently - even the opposite.

The trap people fall into is playing the part of a presenter.  Putting on a generic voice. Playing it safe.  But producers don’t want that.  What we want to know is ‘how are you going to bring my project to life.’ And that’s all down to your personality.

So embrace your points of difference.  Stand out rather than blend in.  That way you’ll go on to have a bigger and longer career.

Hope this helps.  

Bit of invaluable Monday inspiration for you.  And it’s all about the value and power of being nice….

We have provided presenters and experts for TV series, events, award-ceremonies, TV commericals, radio - the list is endless.  

We have a wide range of presenters here, all of which we have personally worked with.  So we can say with confidence whoever we put up for the presenter job we know they will be able to deliver.  

So if you are looking for a presenter agent to deliver presenters or experts for your next project we have the skills and clients for you.

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The Presenter Studio Team 

HUGE congratulations to our co-MD Leon Campbell who has won a BAFTA for his work as the co-Executive Producer on Gogglebox.  It's an amazing achievement and we are all so proud of him here.  The team have worked so hard over the pandemic and kept the show on air, and now have won a BAFTA for best Factual Entertainment Series.  We are so proud to offer you presenter training with Producers who work in TV, and now we are even more proud to offer you presenter training and presenter courses by BAFTA winning TV Producers!  

So if you want the best out of a presenter course come and work with us.  And you may even get a photo with our BAFTA±  

He's gone and done it again! Our co-MD has been working as a Talent Executive for the BBC and this is his latest project - The Great Home Transformation which starts on Channel 4 tonight at 2000. Gareth had to find the new on-screen experts for the show - and cast the amazing interior designer Alexandria Dauley and the fabulous Tim Hitchens all presented by the lovely Emnma Willis and Nick Grimshaw.  

Gareth has a huge passion for new talent - hence @thepresenterstudio - and has been responsible for everything from casting the original line up of the Strictly Come Dancing judges Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips and Len Goodman to channel 4 documentaries. 

So give the show a watch tonight. 

Join in our support for new talent. And see how fantastic the team all are! 

We can't wait! 

It’s been another fabulous week here at The Presenter Studio with clients winning awards, being nominated for awards (ourselves included - BAFTA Baby!) and we wanted to wrap things up with a shout out to Emma Lightbown who started a dream job as a fashion expert on QVC today. 

She joins a long list of our clients who now present on the channel!   Emma came on our award-winning Fast Track Presenter Training Programme.  

So big congrats Emma - keep up the good work - and happy Friday everyone!

Big congrats to our client SALINA ZAHER who is nominated for the Future Presenter Award for the Edinburgh TV Festival brought to you by Screen Scotland. It's a great achievement in such a short amount of time. We are hugely passionate about new talent here at The Presenter Studio - TV thrives on new, but we do very little to develop new talent. There's a lot of support for new talent off screen but not enough industry support for on-screen.  

Salina came and trained with us and did the 2 day Fast Track Programme and then the 1 to 1 programme.  

We are super proud!  

#talent #future #edinburghtvfestival #newvoices #presenter #presentertraining

Woken up to the news that our co-MD Leon Campbell has been BAFTA nominated for Gogglebox! Leon is an Exec Producer on show and we are all so proud of him here! 

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