Sara Coburn

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• TV/Radio Presenter
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Sara is increasingly in demand for corporate projects and conference work. Her natural friendly style blends well with the formalities of the business world, and for many producers and their clients this has proved an irresistible combination.

Television and Radio

Sara began her broadcasting career in 1985 as a researcher on Radio 4’s ‘The World at one’ and the ‘PM’ programme.  She left the BBC two years later to become part of the launch team of the UK’s first daily business television programme – Channel 4’s ‘Business daily’.

In 1989 Sara returned to the BBC as a reporter and then presenter of BBC1’s ‘Business Breakfast’ programme where she interviewed chief executives, economists and politicians on a wide range of issues affecting the business community.  She is now a freelance broadcaster and continues to work with the BBC on a variety of other business programmes, including BBC’s  World’s ‘World Business Report’

Corporate Facilitation

Sara also works as a conference facilitator with many British and international companies across a range of different sectors, chairing their in-house meetings and bringing an independent voice to their debates.  Her work often includes chairing Question and Answer sessions and challenging the management team on the issues that matter to the audience.

Recently, she has worked with groups from the financial sector, including Prudential, HBOS, KPMG and Ernst & Young.  In the consumer products sector, she spent six weeks conducting workshops with the Swiss giant, Nestle, and has also worked extensively with the tobacco group, Gallaher.  In engineering with IMI and in the technology sector, with Hewlett Packard and the softwear company, Amdocs.

Testimonials

Thank you most sincerely for your enormous contribution to the success of our Senior Manager Conference …Everyone has really appreciated your professional, sensitive but firm approach to both the interviews and the question and answer sessions. You really succeeded in bringing out the key issues and questions that people wanted to hear about.”
Chairman  & Chief Executive, Nestle UK Ltd.

“Many, many thanks for what you did for us. I am always deeply impressed by someone who throws themselves fully into the job in hand, which you did spectacularly. Your energy and enthusiasm certainly rubbed off on people. Thanks for making it a truly memorable and special day.”
Managing Director-Retail, Prudential.

“Thank you for your wonderful work on the recent Argos conference… as ever it was a joy to work with you… Yet again everything went entirely smoothly in your capable hands and despite the limited rehearsal time all the interviews appeared perfectly polished. We all very much hope to have the opportunity to work with you in the future.”
All at HP:ICM.

“My sincere thanks to you for chairing the panel session yesterday evening. The audience feedback has been excellent, thanks in no small part to your contribution as presenter and your interaction with the other members of the panel during Question Time. Your thoughtful controlling of the proceedings was much appreciated. Thank you for providing such a first-class launch to our inaugural event.”
 President, The Chartered Institute of Taxation.

For further information or to book Sara Coburn, call us on +44 (0) 20 8365 3200 or email info@speakerscorner.co.uk