Lots of businesses are now turning to zoom or other online platforms to do their presentations.  Zoom is akin to TV – speaking into a camera, and like any form of communication isn’t easy.

We love all the training work we do with businesses to make them better communicators in this space. 

This week we have done a 1 day presentation skills training session for 8 clients.  They all have to deliver online learning programmes in the education sector and we worked with them to challenge the way they use the platform – ensuring their presentations are unique, on brand and have the maximum impact.   

And we are also running 2 sessions for business people who are presenting their industry awards next week – 1 is delivering a speech and the other is the host of the event.  We’ll be working with them on their script, their delivery and also making sure they exceed expectations. 

So if you want to be the best communicator in your zooms, online webinars, or presentations get in touch and we’ll design a training session that is totally bespoke to you.  

Have you watched Michelle Obama’s recent speech on YouTube?  She’s taken to video once more to speak to a nation, and to encourage them to vote for Joe Biden.  But did her speech have the desired effect?  Did it have the impact needed?  Will it bring about change?  Sadly we think not and here’s why:

1. IT FORGOT THE POWER OF A CLEAR PURPOSE:  When writing a speech always think of what your purpose is, and have this as the driving force.  We feel Michelle’s purpose here was to discredit Trump – and therefore this speech should have focussed in on hard facts as to why Trump cannot be trusted as a leader, rather than emotional prose.  A different type of script here would have been more effective.
2. DURATION:  Social media is a great platform for video messaging.  It has no rules when it comes to duration, unlike TV.  Here Michelle spoke for 24 minutes.  24 minutes is a long time, and a big ask for a viewer.  We think she could have been more ‘creative’ in how she used the time.  Michelle needed this video to go viral, and its lack of brevity we feel will mean that her desired audience won’t watch.
3. THINK OF YOUR AUDIENCE:  When writing a speech you need to write it for your audience.  Who are they?  Who do you want it to appeal to?  How do they like to be communicated with?  How can you best engage them?  We feel Michelle’s speech probably appealed more to her existing audience – the loyal Obama supporters, of which we are one, rather than a new audience that she wanted and needed to engage with here if she was to be in with a chance of convincing the right type of person not to vote for Trump.
4. EMOTIONS VS FACTS:  Appealing to the emotions is a great way to draw your audience in.  But once they are indeed in we feel facts can prove to have the most impact.  The endless evidence that Trump is a liar and an unsuitable president that was available for Michelle to use got instead overshadowed by an appeal for emotional engagement from her viewer - and we feel this was a major oversight.
5. THE GOOD BIT – MICHELLE CONNECTS AND SHE CARES:  Michelle is a great public speaker.  This was a pre-scripted presentation – every word carefully written and analysed.  When delivering a script it’s important to connect with it – speaking from the heart and not from the head.  Michelle is great at this.  She connects with every word, she uses every word, and this is why she is such a good presenter.

We are experts in helping businesses be better at communicating, whether that is in internal or external communications from meetings, to pitches, to webinars, to events…

Everything we do with businesses is bespoke – we get to know your business, your customer/audience and also your needs, and then we write a bespoke training programme.  

We work with businesses of all shapes and sizes from offering social media content coaching to sports therapists, gyms and hairdressers to working with global giants like NIKE and their content creators called EKINS.   

We are all about you finding and developing your own voice that gets the impact you want – whether that is to increase your audience reach or to simply be better at what you do.  

So if you are looking for presentation skills training, media training or presenter coaching we are a great place to come.  

We have a whole range of presenters who have trained with us, who are camera ready and stage ready!  They have gone on to present their own TV series, TV commercials, corporate videos and at events all over the world.  So if you are looking for a great presenter we can help!...  

If you have a casting where you are looking for a presenter we will be able to help you.  Just send us a brief about the project and the type of presenter you are looking for, and we’ll send you some presenter showreels back on the same day.  Simple!  

We work in TV so we will know if the presenter is also right for the job, so we’d never suggest anyone who doesn’t fit the casting or who isn’t ready for the scale of the job.  

All our presenters are used to working with scripts, professional crews, can be produced and take direction, and can work as part of the team.  We offer industry based training by BBC, ITV and Channel 4 Producers – so you can trust us to find you the best person for your presenter job.  This week alone we have provided presenters for one TV commercial, one corporate presenting job for a major supermarket, one event presenter for an awards show, one journalist for an on-going project....

So if you are looking for a presenter for your project send us a brief to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call us on 0208 677 7143.  

It’s hard to get work as a presenter without a good presenter showreel.  But there is so much bad, incorrect advice out there about what makes a good showreel.  We work in TV and it’s part of our jobs as TV Producers to hire presenters for shows.  And who we choose can be based on your presenter showreel, so it’s good to get it right. 

Tomorrow we are doing an Instagram live on What makes a good presenter showreel and what TV Producers need to see to give you a presenter job.   

It’s all information and advice based on our 20 years in TV – hiring presenters for shows like Strictly Come Dancing, to documentaries to news.  So join us on Instagram tomorrow Wednesday 19^th Aug at 1200 for some priceless tips!  

The live will be save on our IGTV so you can always watch it later.  

Also check out our IGTV for recent presenter showreels that we have done – receiving hundreds of views in just a few days!  

When it comes to presenter courses there are lots out there – and it’s hard to work out who is who and which one to choose.  We’ve even had our website design copied by another company so it can be really confusing!  

To help you understand who we are, and why we are a great place to come and do some presenter coaching we thought we’d jot it down in 5 simple steps. 

1. WE ARE TV PRODUCERS.  We are your only opportunity to come and work with people who actually work in TV.
2. WE ARE WELL KNOWN IN TV.  Unlike other presenter training courses we are actually known in TV.
3. WE GIVE YOU AN INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE.  All our training is current, and we work with you as we would on a TV series.
4. OUR PRESENTER TRAINING AND ADVISE IS BESPOKE TO YOU.  We don’t run ‘group courses’ – instead we do the opposite – we work with you to develop your own style and voice.
5. WE BRAND AND MARKET YOU FOR SUCCESS.  We package you as a unique personality, that works for the area of TV you want to work in.

We are so lucky to have so many fantastic clients, who say some really lovely things about us.  

Sheila Gordhan came on the award-wining fast track TV presenter course and wrote to us this week with a really lovely review that she said we could share with you all!  

Here’s the presenter showreel we did for Sheila:  https://youtu.be/5IDh_YDP_Zo

And here’s the lovely review she gave us!  

"I did the 2 day fast track presenter training programme last summer at The Presenter Studio after being referred to the training by a friend of mine; he highly recommended it for the attention to detail that is taken in ensuring that the program is tailor to the individual. This is exactly what I was looking for; the first day you get to really understand yourself as a brand and learning the importance of delivery and then you get shooting for the showreel pieces which is so much fun as well as informative.  Gareth was so clear in his explanation and interactive style and also provided an in depth feedback session where we discussed what kind of roles I would be suited to. It’s important to find your own niche and this is exactly what I found during my training there. 

The information was very thorough and the showreel was tailor made for me where we worked as a team - I felt that it showcased me as a person and brand rather than odd presenter bits and bobs I had done earlier! When it was complete, the showreel shone and I felt that it showcased me at my best & truly in my element. 

Since then, I’ve been fortunate to have worked at a number of events and ceremonies and most recently, was contacted by an online tv channel which has over 250 million users worldwide, to be their main presenter as well as their content producer! They had come across my showreel and got in touch, stating that they felt I would be perfect to represent their channel. They felt that my natural style in the showreel, the focus on features and entertainment, as well as my enthusiasm came across strongly and this is why they picked me out of so many others! It was so lovely to hear and I can not thank Presenter Studio enough for helping to make this all possible - I will now be presenting regular content for the channel and I’m so excited to be on this journey!"

Make sure you check out our instagram page for updates on presenter jobs, presenter training dates and lots of free advice.  We’ve also got presenter showreels on there, and live interviews with clients who have done our presenter training courses like Scarlette Douglas from A Place in the Sun, or Dr Philippa Kay who is the new doctor on ITV’s This Morning.  

We’ve also just released a review of our last fast track TV presenter training programme where our 4 clients chat you through their experience of our award-winning presenter training programme.

There are now dates up for August and September on the website for the Fast Track Programme – limited spaces on both.

Our Instagram is @thepresenterstudio 

We offer presentation training, presenter training and presenter coaching for politicians.  On a daily basis politicians need to deliver presentations and speeches that feel authentic but also give important information.  We can help with your script, your presentation style and technique. 

During lockdown we've watched the simply amazing Hillary Clinton and the Michelle Obama documentaries on SKY and Netflix.  They are a great watch, as not only do we get to see behind the scenes of the lives of these two remarkable women, but we also get to see the craft of putting together a good speech.  

The Hillary Clinton documentary ‘Hillary’ focussed a lot on how the public had an instant view of her, simply by how she looked.   And every aspect of her speeches was analysed by a team - from writers to press advisors.  It was a great demonstration of how much skill goes into coming across as a great leader.  It’s a four-hour portrait of arguably the most famous female figure in modern politics and a must-see for any aspiring speaker.  

Boris Johnson has clearly had media training since he was made Prime Minister - he's adopted his own style - the clenched fist, the repetitive use of pauses - a style that feels rehearsed and placed, rather than a style we feel that feel should feel authentic and honest.  

Michelle Obama is a great speaker, and her Neflix documentary 'Becoming' is a fascinating window into how her speeches have inspired a nation.  Her warmth and passion shines through - a woman who speaks from the heart, who delivers speeches with great authority, accessibility and inclusivity. 

Developing your own presentation style as a politician is incredibly important, and it's an art that needs to be worked on and also constantly reviewed.  So if you want to the best presenter, communicator and politician we'd love to help you.  

Our TV presenter training courses are now all up and running.  Your safety will always be our priority and we are now allowed to film, and are following the 2 metre ruling from the Government.  Our presenter courses are always small - we don't run big group TV presenter training courses where lots of people are in a small room.  Instead we have a maximum of 4 clients on our award-winning fast track TV presenter course, where you will work alongside a TV Producer and a cameraman.  For the 1 to 1 presenter coaching it is just yourself, a TV Producer and a cameraman. 

Our online presenter training courses will continue to run as we do our best to support you during these hard times, and it's work that we have also really enjoyed.  But we are truly excited to be back in the studio!  

All the dates for our presenter training courses can be found on the Book Now part of the website.  So do check them out as there is limited availability for June now.

See you soon!  

The Presenter Studio Team X