Whilst she took a degree in geography rather than anything to do with the media, Martine Croxall began working for the BBC in 1991, carrying out work experience at BBC Radio Leicester. She also worked at East Midlands Today, Newsroom South East, and UK Today.

Since joining the BBC as a newsreader in 2001, she is regularly seen on our screens as a daytime, evening time, and weekend broadcaster. In 2015, she was the main presenter for the Paris terrorist attacks; the former CBS News bureau chief David Henderson wrote that she:

“Brought level-headed clarity to the attacks and horror in Paris with an understated, professional style that was a reflection, I believe, of television’s great news anchors, like Walter Cronkite, Peter Jennings, and Dan Rather. As the BBC’s massive global series of networks – the largest in the world – were harnessed together, Ms. Croxall calmly yet credibly informed us from BBC studios in London of the fast-developing events in Paris.

She was live to a global television audience of millions … nonstop, for two and a half hours. Her demeanour was extraordinary, free of the drama, showbiz hype and tawdry behaviour we endure from many television newscasters in America. It’s been decades since I’ve witnessed such a high level of journalistic professionalism. Downright exciting.”

MARTINE CROXALL | MEDIA TRAINER

Since 2004, Martine has worked as a presentation skills trainer and coach for a range of companies. She started with Archimedes Consulting, coaching for the public and private sectors; coaching Masters students at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London; worked for Rough House Media on making complex, clinical, and technical subjects more understandable, and to help individuals feel more comfortable in front of the camera; and then in 2014 she became a presentation trainer for BBC TV Language Services, providing coaching to journalists around the world who may be new to presentation.

MARTINE CROXALL | CORPORATE

Martine is also a popular event host and panel chair for corporate companies, literary festivals, governments, and organisation such as SEDEX, the European Parliament, and the Employee Ownership Association.

Since 2011, she has been working with the Royal Geographical Society – of which she is a Fellow – as their “Discovery People” presenter. She hosts informal interviews with well-known figures such as Simon Armitage, Paul Theroux, Yotam Ottolenghi, Sandi Toksvig, and Alain de Botton, on topics from travel to geography, society and the environment.

She has been a debate moderator for the European Parliament UK Information Office on topics including the digital single market, climate change, and scientific research; she was also an award ceremony and conference host for the Employee Ownership Association Awards and Conference.

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