Speaking

An experienced speaker.

Since the start of my career I have made a number of TV and radio appearances as a social media commentator and media analyst. I also speak at conferences, on podcasts, in online seminars and sit on panels – and even took part in the Red Bull Soapbox Race.

I have presented on stage to hundreds of people and to thousands of viewers online. Events I have spoken at include Brighton SEO, outREACH, Newsrewired, Behind Local News and the Student Publication Association’s national, regional and virtual events. I occasionally review the daily newspaper front pages on the BBC News Channel and Times Radio, and I also give pitching advice to people working in PR.

Take a look below for some pictures of me in action.

  • Reviewing the daily newspaper front pages on the BBC News Channel alongside presenter Lukwesa Burak and guest Professor Malcolm Chalmers
    Reviewing the daily newspaper front pages about the Ukraine-Russia war on the BBC News Channel, alongside presenter Lukwesa Burak and guest Professor Malcolm Chalmers (February 2022)
  • Reviewing the daily newspaper front pages on the BBC News Channel alongside presenter Shaun Ley and guest Kieran Andrews
    Reviewing the daily newspaper front pages on the BBC News Channel alongside presenter Shaun Ley and guest Kieran Andrews (November 2021)
  • Reviewing the daily newspaper front pages on the BBC News Channel
    Reviewing the daily newspaper front pages on the BBC News Channel (November 2021)
  • Reviewing the daily newspaper front pages on the BBC News Channel alongside presenter Clive Myrie and guest Iain Anderson
    Reviewing the daily newspaper front pages on the BBC News Channel alongside presenter Clive Myrie and guest Iain Anderson (September 2021)
  • Reviewing the daily newspaper front pages on the BBC News Channel
    Reviewing the daily newspaper front pages on the BBC News Channel (September 2021)
  • Presentation at the virtual Brighton SEO conference about what journalists want to see from press releases
    Presentation at the virtual Brighton SEO conference about what journalists want to see from press releases, which more than 3,600 people signed up to watch (October 2020)
  • Panellist at a Q&A in the virtual Brighton SEO conference, on how to land links and successfully pitch
    Panellist at a Q&A in the virtual Brighton SEO conference, on how to land links and successfully pitch (October 2020)
  • Appearance on an online video seminar about Covid-19, run by content agency JBH for up to 300 people
    Appearance on an online video seminar about Covid-19, run by content agency JBH for up to 300 people (April 2020)
  • Speaking on TRT, a Turkish news channel, to discuss Islamophobia
    Speaking on TRT, a Turkish news channel, to discuss Islamophobia (November 2019)
  • Appearance at the Red Bull Soapbox Race in London as part of an all-women team
    Appearance at the Red Bull Soapbox Race in London as part of an all-women team (July 2019)
  • Appearance on the Red Bull Soapbox Race as part of an all-women team
    Appearance on the Red Bull Soapbox Race as part of an all-women team (July 2019)
  • Speaking at Verve Search's outREACH conference in London, on the dos and don'ts of pitching to journalists
    Speaking at Verve Search’s outREACH conference in London, on the dos and don’ts of pitching to journalists (June 2019)
  • Panellist at a Q&A for Verve Search's outREACH conference in London, on how to pitch to journalists
    Panellist at a Q&A for Verve Search’s outREACH conference in London, on how to pitch to journalists (June 2019)
  • Running a social media masterclass at the Student Publication Association's National Conference in York
    Running a social media masterclass at the Student Publication Association’s National Conference in York (April 2019)
  • Organiser at the Student Publication Association's National Conference in York (April 2019)
    Organiser at the Student Publication Association’s National Conference in York (April 2019)
  • Running a workshop on how to make the best use of Dataminr in the newsroom at the Newsrewired conference in London
    Running a workshop on how to make the best use of Dataminr in the newsroom at the Newsrewired conference in London (March 2019)
  • Appearance on Channel 5 News in a segment discussing fake news and how to spot it
    Appearance on Channel 5 News in a segment discussing fake news and how to spot it (February 2019)
  • Appearance on Channel 5 News in a segment discussing fake news and how to spot it
    Appearance on Channel 5 News in a segment discussing fake news and how to spot it (February 2019)
  • Appearance on Channel 5 News in a segment discussing fake news and how to spot it
    Appearance on Channel 5 News in a segment discussing fake news and how to spot it (February 2019)
  • Speaking at a workshop about growing Facebook groups at the Behind Local News Conference in Leicester
    Speaking at a workshop about growing Facebook groups at the Behind Local News Conference in Leicester (January 2019)

“Sian is a purposeful and passionate public speaker whose presentations are backed by strong knowledge – and are also very entertaining. There is often a lively exchange of views among audience members after her talks. She is also an excellent social media commentator who clearly has a lot of experience. Her arguments and opinions are always concise, she has a very clear speaking voice and is well-suited to TV.”


– Derek Johnson, ITV reporter

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