Pay it Forward with Alex Dalton

Welcome back to our Pay it Forward Sessions!

The sessions were a live Q&A event where our members got the chance to ask experienced audio experts their burning questions. Whether that’s how to turn your podcasting ideas into a reality or kick start your career into the audio world. Our team have lovingly edited these for you so you can watch them back in your own time again and again.

Next in the series we have the brilliant Pitching Advisor Alex Dalton.

  • Alex Dalton is a consultant, facilitator and trainer specialising in leadership, innovation, personal development and communication. She also has 10 years production and journalism experience with the BBC. Alex’s training work ranges from delivering bespoke creative leadership training to commissioners at the BBC and Channel 4, to offering personal development tips to a hall full of teenagers.  Recently she has coached BBC production teams to pitch for and win business worth over 2 million. Along with the BBC and Channel 4, Alex works with a range of clients, including The Wellcome Foundation, World Wildlife Fund, The Garden, Amnesty International, L’Oreal, IMG, the NHS, Comedy Central, and Coca-Cola.She is a genius when it comes to pitching and provided us with all the tips and tricks to pitch your podcast successfully and  let us know what commissioners are looking for.

Alex spoke about…

  • The main things you need to prepare for when pitching?
  • How to know if your idea is what commissioners are looking for?
  • Finding commissioning rounds and much more!

This session was an absolute blessing and great for people who are looking to pitch their ideas to commissioners.

Happy Viewing!