Train with us for a day.
Communicate like a pro forever.
Pleased to meet you…
We’re Neil Midgley and Martine Croxall, and we deliver unbeatable comms training.
Martine has over 30 years’ experience as a BBC News presenter, and regularly trains BBC presenters in-house. For Upstage Training, she delivers presentation skills and event moderation training.
Neil has media-trained hundreds of people, preparing them to be interviewed on TV, on-stage and online. He was a journalist for 20 years, mainly on The Daily Telegraph.
We get that it’s tricky to choose a new training provider. So we have a step-by-step process – to learn more about your requirements, figure out if we’re the right fit, and be upfront about our fees. No hard sell, promise.
What our clients say about us
“Neil has trained a number of clients for us, including CEOs, as well as giving media relations training to our own team.
The feedback is always top-notch, and Neil makes sure that each session delivers for the particular client. He never flinches from giving honest feedback.
We wholeheartedly
recommend him – just ideally
not to our competitors.”
– CEO, PR Agency
“Martine is the best trainer in presentation of public speaking skills I’ve worked with.
She adds real value to a participant's learning through her experience in television and radio newsrooms – and also offers real insight into the key elements of what makes a person a successful and compelling presenter.”
– Head of Comms,
Local Authority
“I’ve worked with Neil for years to prepare senior management teams for media interviews.
The thing I’m struck by time and time again, is that Neil really takes the time to do his research – so that the session feels incredibly useful and practical.
Every participant I’ve ever worked with, leaves the training feeling confident, knowledgeable and not sure how they ever conducted interviews before!”
– Head of Comms, FTSE 100
“Martine’s approach is tailor-made. This is not about better PowerPoints – it really is about making you an impactful person.
Martine is also able to call on her considerable experience in broadcasting to give you practical tips to help you improve. A really enjoyable session – and highly recommended.”
– Housing Consultant
“Neil provided excellent one-to-one training for me in all aspects of media.
The training was well-paced and well-structured, with lots of relevant examples.
It gave me exactly what I wanted – primarily the confidence and skills required to work effectively with the media.
I highly recommend Neil!”
– CEO
“Martine provides advice based on hugely valuable professional knowledge – there is no doubt that Martine provided me with challenging and thought provoking insight.
Working with Martine helped me enormously. I would not hesitate to recommend her – it was a pleasure to work with her.”