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    Presenterly Presents...Esme Todd

    en-gbNovember 28, 2022
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    About this Episode

    In this episode, our guest host, Ceyda Uzun speaks to Esme Todd, who's a member of Presenterly, and a very busy TV & Radio presenter, voiceover artist and live host.
    Esme's appeared on-screen for some huge companies including BBC Bitesize, Sky Arts, Holland and Barrett, English Heritage and The Royal Society. She also has her own show on Riverside Radio and has presented for BBC Radio Bristol. 

    Esme discusses the importance of networking, and how approaching employers helped her grow her career, from the early days of being a weather presenter for a local TV channel, to recently booking a show on Sky.  Esme also shares some great advice on how to create a strong presenter showreel, which employers will love, and opens up about what she would have done differently, if she could start at the beginning of her presenting career again.

    See Esme's work here: https://presenterly.com/profile/esme-todd

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