33. Breaking News! Lessons from a BBC Presenter

In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with Rachel Schofield.   Rachel Schofield is a Certified Career and Personal Development Coach and Founder of “ReWork Your Life”.Before making her own career pivot, Rachel reported and presented for the BBC for over twenty years, predominantly at the organisation’s flagship 24-hour News Channel. She has interviewed guests from politicians and protesters, to probation officers and priests. Underpinning both her journalism and her coaching are the deep listening, expert questioning and analytical skills vital to get to the heart of people’s complex stories and create challenge and, ultimately, change.   In this episode we talked about presenting news, asking powerful questions, mastering the Q&A, speaking 'off the cuff', deep listening, confidence, nerves, and much more.   Key Takeaways - How to ask powerful questions- How to master the Q&A- Speaking 'off the cuff'- The power of deep listening- How to deal with nerves and build confidence when presenting   We hope you enjoy it!   +++IDEAS ON STAGE RESOURCES Want to inspire your audience, increase your influence, and make a bigger impact?   - Read the Confident Presenter book: https://amzn.eu/d/bKswMEe - To make the most of the book, take the Confident Presenter Scorecard to assess you presentation skills in less than 3 minutes, for free: https://ideasonstage.com/score - Attend the next Ideas on Stage web class: https://www.ideasonstage.com/uk/masterclass