Power up your professional presence and impact

Communicate with clarity, confidence and clout.

Twenty years presenting the news taught me what makes people stop, listen, understand and remember.

Now I teach it.

I'm Rachel Schofield, a former BBC journalist turned ICF-accredited coach and communication skills trainer. I help professionals become clearer, more confident and more compelling communicators in all aspects of their work.

Because true professional impact isn't about being the loudest person in the room.

It's being the person people want to listen to.

It's explaining complicated ideas with clarity.

It's holding your own in meetings without having to dominate them.

It's making your expertise visible and persuasive.

What Services Do I Offer?

Strong communication underpins every element of a successful career. In any given week, you might be presenting to the board, briefing colleagues, pitching to clients, delivering feedback, managing a disagreement, sharing your thoughts on LinkedIn or representing your organisation on a podcast or panel.

How you show up and what you say will shape how far your ideas and your influence travel.

FOR YOU OR YOUR TEAM

You know your stuff.

But can you make people listen, agree and act?

From the conference keynote or the boardroom pitch to the all-hands. From the tricky feedback chat to the meeting where you need to win the room, let’s sharpen the communication, presentation and storytelling skills that turn good professionals into compelling communicators.

FOR YOU OR YOUR TEAM

Doing great work isn’t enough if nobody knows about it.

Whether you’re building a LinkedIn presence, stepping onto a panel, guesting on a podcast or facing a reporter’s questions, let’s make sure you’re seen, heard and remembered for the right reasons.

Learn to think like a journalist and tell your professional story with confidence.

FOR YOUR ORGANISATION

Need a professional on the mic?

Book me to host your conference,

deliver a keynote, chair your panel or host your podcast.

With two decades of broadcasting behind me, you can rely on me for sparkling intros, seamless transitions, ruthless timekeeping, fabulous energy and brilliantly chaired discussions people actually stay awake for.

Curious about how I can help you or your team?

Drop me an email at [email protected].

Better still, fill in my simple enquiry form and let's get on a call.

What People Say

"All of our coaches have been fantastic but having worked with Rachel Schofield on a few of the workshops now, I can confidently say she is fantastic.

It was also amazing to see her interviewing our senior leaders in the Fireside Chat - it's clear to see how Rachel had such a successful career with the BBC!!"

Leadership programme participant, FTSE 100 engineering company

"After first meeting Rachel I immediately engaged her to coach me for an important keynote address. She injected her broadcasting expertise to help guide me with ideas and techniques to enhance my presentation and storytelling, which, I have no doubt, considerably enhanced my delivery and stronger messaging. I could not recommend Rachel highly enough."

Chief Executive and keynote speaker

“Rachel is fantastic - real presence, energy and clarity! It's a thrill to have her presenting our workshops."

Programme participant,

global telecoms company

"Great content, valuable discussions, a lot of interesting points to take forwards and a clear structure to follow."

Programme participant, global CEO advisory firm

"She created an environment we all felt comfortable in. Lots of interaction!”

Programme participant,

leading UK agribusiness

"Rachel joined us for our annual Associates conference in Dublin. She delivered a super session on Networking with Intent and moderated some of our panel discussions. Attendees found the session very engaging. Coming from a background in broadcasting, Rachel's style is both warm and highly professional and her insights and experience very refreshing. I would recommend Rachel highly for a corporate event."

Director,

Big Four firm

Who do I work with?

I work across industries from technology and finance to FMCG, media, accountancy and law. What my ideal clients have in common is a genuine commitment to helping their people become confident and compelling communicators who can bring people with them, influence what happens next and make their expertise count.

I'm a little irreverent at times and all about keeping things authentic, practical and enjoyable. I like organisations that are serious about career development and professional impact, but not so serious they forget it’s meant to be fun. 

At what level?

From graduate joiners to senior leaders, I work with people at every stage of their careers, in group workshops and one-to-one. Whether it’s developing foundational communication skills, strengthening leadership impact or preparing for a high-stakes moment like a keynote, a big pitch or a panel appearance, every session is tailored to the people in the room and what they need to achieve.

How do I work?

As a former journalist, my sessions are rigorously researched, beautifully clear, creatively assembled and powerfully presented. My design process always starts with the question every ruthless editor asks their news team - "Why should anyone care about this?!" closely followed by "Now make it interesting!"

As a qualified coach, I create a safe, playful and stretching space for clients to explore, experiment with and expand their own communication skillsets and get curious about what holds them back.   

About Rachel

Rachel reported and presented for the BBC for nearly twenty years, before retraining as a professional development and career coach, accredited by the International Coaching Federation.

Combining coach training with her journalist's curiosity, rigour and storytelling abilities, she is not your average presentation trainer ...

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