I have audio studio training for producing hourly radio news bulletins, features and 'as live' studio and telephone interviews. I have also undertaken voice coaching to allow different presentation methods to be explored for different audiences. Whilst at University I held a range of production roles for the student radio news-service including news reader, producer, and news editor, with bulletins created for a range of listeners. I also had an afternoon show on the student radio, Nerve FM, that I co-hosted, and after my degree I went on to work temporarily at the radio station 2CR FM in Bournemouth (part of the GWR group).

At 2CR FM I also received on the job training in audio editing and went on location to produce radio packages within a tight time frame covering local issues such as licensing laws, environmental issues and pollution. At LexisNexis I took part in the launch of legal news podcasts which gave me an opportunity to use my radio training for the project in order to write and present newsworthy legal news digests for subscribers to download.

TV broadcasting skills acquired include reporting and writing for TV, producing news packages, editing, reporting to camera on location. Learning how to set up the best shots and finding good locations for a visual story were also key factors in the training as well as working on location in all-weathers then editing to a tight timeframe.

I used my training also for Avon Fire and Rescue Service Command Simulation Centre to produce 'as-live' Sky News dummy broadcasts to assist in training exercises for co-ordinating emergency responses alongside computer generated simulated fire exercises in Bristol.

I have found my broadcast voice coaching to have been invaluable for both public speaking at events and also for organising and ghost writing speeches to ensure time constraints are met.