About us
Presenters Inc is a dynamic media training company founded by TV Presenter and Performance Coach Sally Gray MBE.
Since it’s inception in 2008, Sally and her team of broadcast professionals have been sharing their limitless passion and honed skills from the world of TV and Radio with a wide variety of visionary companies and impressive individuals helping them to find their voice, raise their game and own the room for whatever their public speaking engagement needs. And the results have been exceptional…
From steadying the nerves of “Strictly” professional dancers and academics before ‘live’ BBC broadcasts in front of millions to ramping up keynote speeches for Olympic champions and leading public figures, Presenters Inc have helped transform clients’ expectations and unlock their potential when it comes to hosting those big occasions that matter.
Why use Presenters Inc for your training?
There are not many training companies who can say they have hosted top rating, award winning TV programmes to audiences of millions, moderated panel discussions, keynote speeches and webinars in front of global audiences as well as presenting all kinds of big stage events and corporates on camera and in front of big live audiences. The Pres. Inc team have all this experience ready for you and can provide a truly unique training programme tailored to the needs of you and your company.
Nothing is too much trouble and their attention to detail and passion for helping you reach all of your presenting goals is what keeps clients returning time and again. The team are always encouraging and positive - feedback is honest and constructive!
Our coaching sessions appeal to:
clients brand new to presenting
business executives who need to pivot their presenting skills to reach wider internal audiences - in person, online, on camera
professionals with a particular zone of genius who need to be more public facing
celebrity clients wanting to brush up on their camera skills to drive their own content
banking executives pitching to ultra high net worth clients
senior corporate teams looking to enhance their studio presenting skills for recordings
high profile individuals hosting key note speeches and public engagements
clients in need of professional hosting skills for any kind of ‘live’ event from balls and banquets to after dinner speeches and award ceremonies
The Team
Sally Gray MBE
Company Director, TV Presenter & Qualified Lead Trainer
TV Presenting Career
Sally joined the TV industry at the age of 21 working as a media graduate in BBC News & Current Affairs. A popular team player from the get go, she was handpicked to join the production of the top rating “Question Time”, then a weekly live show. This saw her working alongside dynamic programme makers who were infinitely passionate about their work and this sparked her confidence to follow her dream career of becoming a TV Presenter. After a stint on “Public Eye” where she met her fantastically organised future business partner Viki Ainsworth, she landed her first presenting job fronting a BBC Education programme called “Go 4 5” for BBC 2 where she was talent spotted by the Head of Children’s BBC and invited to Television Centre to host her first big budget studio show called “Tricks ’n Tracks” with a sizeable tea time audience to match. Then followed an impressive twelve year run fronting many factual adventure series for CBBC including the multi award winning “It’ll Never Work” science show, “Record Breakers” with Linford Christie and top rating gameshow “50/50”.
Alongside her CBBC work, she presented a wide variety of network prime time Entertainment, Factual and Daytime Lifestyle shows right across the channels. These included “MovieWatch” for Channel 4. “Real Rooms”, “The Really Useful Show”, “Holiday” and the “National Lottery” for BBC 1. She was a regular ‘live’ roving reporter for GMTV and presented “The Mountain Bike Show”, “Disney Adventures”, “The Scoop” and “Moving Day” all for ITV as well as numerous series of “Our House” and “Pulling Power” for Carlton TV, Arts & Entertainment Show “NB” for STV, “Game for It” with Steve Backshall for The National Geographic Channel, “The UK’s Strongest Man” for Sky Sports and UK School Games for Channel 4. Most recently she devised, co-produced and starred in a landmark 10 part documentary series about dating for UKTV Style called “How to Find a Husband…and what to do if you can’t”, an immersive piece which sold on through the BBC to many territories around the world.
As well as TV presenting, Sally has also hosted many high profile ‘live’ events including government conferences, charity fundraisers, balls and banquets for important causes like Maggie’s Cancer Care, Breast Cancer Care, Chas, Muir Maxwell Trust, The Edinburgh and Glasgow Children’s Hospitals - gala dinners for the Police and the Chambers of Commerce plus televised award ceremonies and press awards, commentating at ‘live’ sporting events and presenting many videos for leading corporate brands such as Canon, Volvo, BMW, boots, Barclays, Sainsbury’s, Honda, Vodafone andCamelot.
Other
In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2003, she was awarded an MBE for Services to Young People for her dedicated charity work as an Ambassador for the Millennium Volunteers where she helped young people gain confidence to build on their passions for their own future careers. She’s also been proud to be an Ambassador for the Prince’s Trust encouraging and running courses for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to work in the media and she still regularly coaches young people, running presenter training session for scout groups, a ‘University’ style course for primary school pupils, directing and producing video’s for her own children’s school where she regularly steps in to host events, produce fundraising events and is the editor at large of the PTA newsletter!
“I love Sally’s wit and energy!”
Denise Lewis OBE
Rajan Datar
Broadcast JournalistTV & Radio /Presenter and Senior Trainer
World renowned BBC broadcaster Rajan is an integral part of our Presenter Coaching Team. He brings buckets of experience to our client sessions from his many years fronting high profile travel programmes and news and current affairs shows. He also brings levity and a cool head under pressure. Rajan is the co-presenter of our podcast Presenter Pod.
“Rajan is a total pro on all things presenting. His brain is constantly buzzing with new stories and curiosity.”
Rick Adams
Award winning TV & Radio Presenter, Script writer, Illustrator and Presenter Trainer
Rick has so many credits across the board from his 30 years of working in TV. He cut his teeth hosting Nickelodeon shows until he was discovered as the new face of Channel 4’s “The Big Breakfast” in the late ‘90’s before going on to host BBC Entertainment shows and award winning teen radio shows over in the US. Rick always brings a certain magic to our training sessions and he’s an inspirational figure for both our business clients and high profile celebrity clients.
“Rick has it all - funny, talented and a good soul to be around.
Our clients all love working with him!”
Geoff Cockwill
Cameraman, Producer, Director, Showreel Editor
Geoff has been a mainstay at Presenters Inc as our leading cameraman and showreel editor from the early years. He has built up his own business to become a hugely successful provider of creative video content.
“Geoff is the hardest working man we know! Always strapped to a camera with a big smile on his face!”
Viki Ainsworth
Production Manager
Viki has over 25 years experience working in all aspects of the media. She started her career at the BBC working on Public Eye, Breakfast News and in the Social Affairs Unit of the BBC Newsroom. A move to The Bahamas (tough decision!) found her working in radio as a World Service correspondent for The Caribbean today, as well as a sub-editor of The Punch (the Bahamian equivalent of The Sun). Moving back to the UK after short stints in New Jersey and Orlando, USA, Viki teamed up again with her old friend from her days at the beeb, Sally Gray, to help Presenters Inc with clients and logistics.
When not immersed in the world of television Viki can be found crawling through muddy swamps most weekends competing in Obstacle Course Races and is on her way to becoming a Personal Trainer.
“Viki is not only an inspirational campaigner for the LD community but she’s also one of the strongest people I know with whatever is thrown at her in life.”
SG
Chris Carr
Cameraman and Podcast Production
Chris is our Head of all things Podcast for Presenter Pod. He’s also one of our regular camera guys, an award winning filmmaker plus he hosts his own highly successful podcast about the world of espionage called “The Dry Cleaner”.
Chris is our Head of all things Podcast, one of our regular camera operators and he also doubles up as host of his own highly successful podcast about the world of espionage!
Justin Ingham
Cameraman, Filmmaker & Editor
Having worked with Justin at ITV, it’s great to be working with him again and have him on board as an important member of our team. He’s a brilliant cameraman and has such a lovely gentle way about him. He’s creative, clever and always puts the client first.
