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STORYTELLING AND COMMUNICATING
In the past almost two decades, I've had the privilege of working with some of the most respected news networks in the world, learning from truly outstanding world-class professionals, and covering stories that have left an indelible mark—highlighting the need to keep asking hard questions and telling stories that need to be told.
But telling impactful stories and communicating important messages can be done beyond the world of the global news media. I can help purpose-driven businesses, organisations and individuals to explore and tell those stories in a way that resonates with journalists and their audiences. After all, I do know what journalists look for.
SPEAKING IN SOUNDBITES
Over my career, I've interviewed countless individuals from heads of state to influential people, to ordinary folks who are brilliant in their own right. I always felt so privileged and fortunate to be in a position to ask these fascinating individuals a lot of questions and learn from them. The reality is, some very intelligent people are not "media trained", meaning they speak in a way that makes it very hard for journalists to "quote" them, especially for TV or radio news broadcasts.
Speaking in "soundbites" is a useful skill for anyone to learn, especially for senior executives, scientists, academics, and those who need to communicate complex ideas in a manner that's suitable to the media platform. Not knowing how to give those quotable quotes is a missed opportunity to get an idea out there or get your voice heard. I hosted a daily political show where people like former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair or former Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev were put in the hot seat. I ask hard questions and learning to answer those hard questions is also a crucial skill for anyone or any business aiming to increase their public profile.
Over my career, I've interviewed countless individuals from heads of state to influential people, to ordinary folks who are brilliant in their own right. I always felt so privileged and fortunate to be in a position to ask these fascinating individuals a lot of questions and learn from them. The reality is, some very intelligent people are not "media trained", meaning they speak in a way that makes it very hard for journalists to "quote" them, especially for TV or radio news broadcasts.
Speaking in "soundbites" is a useful skill for anyone to learn, especially for senior executives, scientists, academics, and those who need to communicate complex ideas in a manner that's suitable to the media platform. Not knowing how to give those quotable quotes is a missed opportunity to get an idea out there or get your voice heard. I hosted a daily political show where people like former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair or former Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev were put in the hot seat. I ask hard questions and learning to answer those hard questions is also a crucial skill for anyone or any business aiming to increase their public profile.
BALANCED, WELL-INFORMED, AND INCLUSIVE PANELS THAT GENERATE MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS
Many business sectors organise forums and events filled with panels. Too often, we've seen panels that aren't representative or haven't been structured well enough to generate memorable, useful, and actionable information. They can drone on and one and the event risks becoming one of those 'talking shops' where people talk but no change or new ideas ever come out of them.
In that same debate show I hosted for Euronews NBC, we had to form panels every single day on at least 5 major issues drawing political contention or fuelling public debate. Despite the time pressure, we made sure our panels represented the whole spectrum of views that are relevant to the issue, that people who are direct stakeholders in the topic are part of the conversation and that the questions we ask draw out answers to the key questions. Using the same skills to form your panels, decide on your speakers and formulate your questions or talking points will help improve the quality of these conversations.
Many business sectors organise forums and events filled with panels. Too often, we've seen panels that aren't representative or haven't been structured well enough to generate memorable, useful, and actionable information. They can drone on and one and the event risks becoming one of those 'talking shops' where people talk but no change or new ideas ever come out of them.
In that same debate show I hosted for Euronews NBC, we had to form panels every single day on at least 5 major issues drawing political contention or fuelling public debate. Despite the time pressure, we made sure our panels represented the whole spectrum of views that are relevant to the issue, that people who are direct stakeholders in the topic are part of the conversation and that the questions we ask draw out answers to the key questions. Using the same skills to form your panels, decide on your speakers and formulate your questions or talking points will help improve the quality of these conversations.
UNDERSTANDING GEOPOLITICS AND SOCIETIES
Whether you're a small company, a multinational or a government entity, nobody operates in a vacuum in our interconnected world. Understanding the nuances of WHY certain actors do certain things, how decisions are made or why certain things are acceptable in some societies while shunned in others -- all these are key and pivotal to successfully connecting, communicating and eventually collaborating, if that's the goal. Issues like traditional and cyber warfare, ESG compliance, the political climate, geopolitical strategies that impact trade policies, health policies, security challenges, a push for more diversity and inclusion, a crackdown on tax havens, to name a few -- all these issues, be it peripheral or central to your core business -- are important to know about. Global affairs impact local lives and navigating this world is something I can help with.
Whether you're a small company, a multinational or a government entity, nobody operates in a vacuum in our interconnected world. Understanding the nuances of WHY certain actors do certain things, how decisions are made or why certain things are acceptable in some societies while shunned in others -- all these are key and pivotal to successfully connecting, communicating and eventually collaborating, if that's the goal. Issues like traditional and cyber warfare, ESG compliance, the political climate, geopolitical strategies that impact trade policies, health policies, security challenges, a push for more diversity and inclusion, a crackdown on tax havens, to name a few -- all these issues, be it peripheral or central to your core business -- are important to know about. Global affairs impact local lives and navigating this world is something I can help with.
REACHING OUT TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE
A global newsroom is a well-oiled machine with hundreds of people with very specific roles: producers, writers, reporters, executive producers, presenters, line producers, show producers, guest producers, directors, editors, you get the gist. Knowing the right person to reach out to for a story is half the battle. Knowing what journalists need to get a story to air and helping in that process increases your chance of successfully pitching a story. It's not an exact science, but the more you know about the process, the better your chances are of telling the story you deem important to be told to a wider audience.
A global newsroom is a well-oiled machine with hundreds of people with very specific roles: producers, writers, reporters, executive producers, presenters, line producers, show producers, guest producers, directors, editors, you get the gist. Knowing the right person to reach out to for a story is half the battle. Knowing what journalists need to get a story to air and helping in that process increases your chance of successfully pitching a story. It's not an exact science, but the more you know about the process, the better your chances are of telling the story you deem important to be told to a wider audience.
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MY BACKGROUND
Political journalist, news presenter and foreign correspondent with more than 15 years' experience covering international affairs, politics and business, working for and contributing to major news networks including NBC News, MSNBC, CBC News, Euronews, BBC World, Al Jazeera English, and CNN International. I started out as a business reporter in Hong Kong covering China's meteoric rise and what it meant for the region and the world. I've covered EU politics for the last 9 years, witnessing the social rupture across the continent due to the sovereign debt crisis and subsequent austerity measures, interviewing current and former heads of state including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and most recently reporting on the impact of Covid-19 across the continent.
I have reported from around 40 countries including Russia (including an interview with former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev), Syria (during the early part of the war), Venezuela (election after Chavez's death, when Maduro took power), 2012 French presidential election, 2014 Hong Kong protests, 2018 European Parliament election, terror attacks in Paris, Brussels and Strasbourg, and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.. Currently in Brussels, previously based in Hong Kong, Moscow, London, and Lyon.
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TesaArcillaNews
Follow me on Instagram : @tesa.arcilla & Twitter: @TesaArcilla
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tesaarcilla
COP 26 Glasgow coverage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9adz-O-MVk&ab_channel=TesaArcilla
Showreel 2020: https://youtu.be/4DTmAkVomOE
MY BACKGROUND
Political journalist, news presenter and foreign correspondent with more than 15 years' experience covering international affairs, politics and business, working for and contributing to major news networks including NBC News, MSNBC, CBC News, Euronews, BBC World, Al Jazeera English, and CNN International. I started out as a business reporter in Hong Kong covering China's meteoric rise and what it meant for the region and the world. I've covered EU politics for the last 9 years, witnessing the social rupture across the continent due to the sovereign debt crisis and subsequent austerity measures, interviewing current and former heads of state including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and most recently reporting on the impact of Covid-19 across the continent.
I have reported from around 40 countries including Russia (including an interview with former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev), Syria (during the early part of the war), Venezuela (election after Chavez's death, when Maduro took power), 2012 French presidential election, 2014 Hong Kong protests, 2018 European Parliament election, terror attacks in Paris, Brussels and Strasbourg, and the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.. Currently in Brussels, previously based in Hong Kong, Moscow, London, and Lyon.
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/TesaArcillaNews
Follow me on Instagram : @tesa.arcilla & Twitter: @TesaArcilla
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tesaarcilla
COP 26 Glasgow coverage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9adz-O-MVk&ab_channel=TesaArcilla
Showreel 2020: https://youtu.be/4DTmAkVomOE
S H O W R E E L S
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PRESENTER & HOSTFormer host of Euronews NBC's flagship daily primetime show, Raw Politics, launched in September 2018, broadcasting from inside the European Parliament in Brussels & Strasbourg.
Every single day, we dissect and analyse the biggest political stories, talk to stakeholders at the heart of those stories and get them on the show, ask them the most important and sometimes difficult questions, give viewers the means to engage directly with politicians and journalists, and put our unique Raw Politics brand of reporting on European politics. (See video above.) |
Politico Europe's 2018 "Women Who Shape Brussels"
BURSTING THE BRUSSELS BUBBLEMonths after launching the flagship morning show Good Morning Europe, Euronews' very first live anchored programme, and soon after Raw Politics went to air, Politico Europe featured the Women of Euronews in their 2018 list of Women Shaping Brussels.
In a city that's home to the EU's massive bureaucratic machinery, the political classes and all those who work in related fields inhabit the so-called 'Brussels Bubble.' Raw Politics aims to burst that bubble for the 500 million Europeans whose lives are impacted by decisions made in Brussels, and to bring in-depth and nuanced analysis of EU affairs to our global audience. |
POLITICAL JOURNALISTWe talk politics on the RP sofas like you would in your own living room -- honest, informal, relevant and passionate debates on issues that impact citizens' lives, influence general trends in political narratives and rhetoric, and drive society's collective political leanings.
As journalists, I think it's our duty to really listen to different points of views, different voices. At the very least, it could encourage healthy, productive debates by fostering understanding of mindsets one may not agree with, and bridging the growing divide fuelled by polarising issues and politicians. Simply put, it's just better when people talk. Don't you think? |
