Kelly Cates

Episode 5 of the Behind the Microphone podcast, hosted by Hamish Percy, titled "Kelly Cates" was published on March 22, 2023 and runs 31 minutes.

March 22, 2023 ·31m · Behind the Microphone

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Summary

The brilliant Kelly Cates joins the podcast this week, Kelly is one of the very best sports broadcasters around and has worked for all of the big broadcasters including Sky Sports, Premier League Productions, talkSPORT, the BBC, and more… In this episode Kelly shares loads of tips and tricks to becoming a successful sports presenter as well as sharing her the journey of her amazing career so far. Timecodes:- 1:00 - 4:20 - Initial break into the industry via a brand new Sky Sports News. 4:20 - 8:00 - Taking every opportunity that comes your way/importance of timing. 8:40 - 10:20 - Importance of saying YES/ taking risks! 10:20 - 13:25 - Kelly’s relaxed style and how this came about… 13:25 - 16:30 - Preparation and preparing for new challenges/ new sports. 16:30 - 20:20 - Adapting styles across different shows. 20:20 - 23:50 - Importance of reacting to guests and LISTENING! 23:50 - 26:00 - Using body language to aid live debates. 26:00 - 31:00 - Advice for aspiring sports broadcasters.

Episode Description

In this episode Kelly shares loads of tips and tricks to becoming a successful sports presenter as well as sharing her the journey of her amazing career so far.

Timecodes:-

1:00 - 4:20 - Initial break into the industry via a brand new Sky Sports News.

4:20 - 8:00 - Taking every opportunity that comes your way/importance of timing.

8:40 - 10:20 - Importance of saying YES/ taking risks!

10:20 - 13:25 - Kelly’s relaxed style and how this came about…

13:25 - 16:30 - Preparation and preparing for new challenges/ new sports.

16:30 - 20:20 - Adapting styles across different shows.

20:20 - 23:50 - Importance of reacting to guests and LISTENING!

23:50 - 26:00 - Using body language to aid live debates.

26:00 - 31:00 - Advice for aspiring sports broadcasters.