Do you remember your first day in your new job? It might have been ten years ago or heck, it could have been last week! Think back to how you felt. I’m going to guess a little bit of apprehension mixed in with excitement and nerves. Wondering what your new…

In our PEPtalks (Positive Empowering Presentations), we speak a lot about finding out ‘Who You Are’. Programmers and management at radio stations always tell presenters to ‘follow format’, ‘read the liners’, ‘give artist info’…whatever…and usually encourage presenters to do it ‘their way’. In other words “Go in there and be…

Ready? You may be surprised by this. I asked 134 presenters, “What’s the biggest problem you have as a radio presenter?” As manager of a radio station, you are in the business of making money and saving money. It is a business and businesses are run for profit. No harm…

If you have ever listened to radio searching for a show that makes you laugh, makes you think and bends the very fabric of what a radio show is ‘supposed’ to be…then you have probably heard of Iain lee. In my opinion, he is one of the bravest and most…

Have you ever stayed in a situation because you feel that it’s just comfortable ‘enough’ and it’s just secure ‘enough’ for you? If you changed something about it, then you could put what you have right now in jeopardy? Maybe you’re feeling that today. Maybe you’re bored or just not…

Seems a bit cruel to say that doesn’t it? Of course some people care — your family and close friends, they care. But…that’s about it. The radio industry doesn’t care. Really….it doesn’t. It just gets along fine without you. Put it this way: let’s say you’ve been in radio for…

Name three problems you have in life right now. Just three. Probably not too difficult, is it? They could be to do with your finances, home life or career? It could be that the electrician said he would call between 9 and 2pm and it’s now 4:30 and he hasn’t…