Work, Actually podcast

16/02/2024

If you are keen to be a budding screenwriter or fancy learning what this job is all about, enjoy this chat with Paul Alexander, a British sreenwriter who has written or contributed to the likes of Red Dwarf, Goodnight Sweetheart, Babes In the Wood, Lovejoy, My Parents are Aliens, Emmerdale and much more.

Paul’s website: https://pabloxander.com/

He also recommends those starting out to download screenplays to read as research here:

The Internet Movie Screenplay Database: https://imsdb.com/

and

Simply Scripts annual list of awards-season screenplay contenders: https://www.simplyscripts.com/oscar-screenplays-96.html

Starter tips from Paul for those wanting to get into this career choice:

Keep writing
Put the time in
Read scripts
Watch TV and films a lot
Put your work online across platforms
Start to brand yourself
Target the right people
Check your work with others (not just your parents)
Don’t send scripts out of the blue to agents or producers- ask for permission
Check agents websites for openings
Ask for recommendations

Please pass on to anyone keen to learn more about screenwriting - and hope this helps inspire!

08/01/2024

‎Show Work, Actually, Ep RESTAURATEUR: Roop Partap Choudhury - 5 May 2023

17/06/2023

The next episode in the sponsored mini series of Comms, Actually featuring the wonderful Julian McBride of company Accenture Song, the worlds largest tech-powered creative group.

As people that have been in communications for many many years… we chew the fat on how the job has changed, what keeps it exciting, celebrating the wins and the power of storytelling. Great insights for anyone looking to this career especially in the B2B space.

This mini series is sponsored by a specialist B2B PR, content and business development agency in the media and marketing space. You can find out more about them at www.propellergroup.com

28/05/2023

Work, Actually has been taken over 😱

Pleased to announce the first sponsored takeover - this mini series is by a B2B specialist PR agency in the media and marketing sector and who also run Comms Club, bringing communication professionals together to discuss the big issues.

This episode of Comms, Actually is with the fantastic Tom Holder, head of communications for the British Retail Consortium, the trade association for the UK retail industry. Really interesting discussion on how this landscape is changing, the speed of technology shifting consumer behaviours and how you manage it from a comms perspective!

Link in bio 🎧

08/05/2023

*NEW EPISODE* a brilliantly honest insight by on opening and running a restaurant as the reality behind the process - the real highs and lows and mindset you need to sustain them.

Roop came to London to start his vision and idea for an authentic, deeply personal but also accessible Indian dining concept. Just as he signed the lease on the old Holborn town hall building we were plunged into lockdown…. Not the easiest of circumstances to say the least.

We talk a lot about family - the restaurant is inspired by the travel tales of Roop's father, an Indian Army officer Col. Manbeer Choudhary and his wife Mrs. Binny Choudhary across the Indian subcontinent. Colonel Saab is a “love letter” to his family, as well as homage to India.

Roop is a wonderful talker - listen for an amazing insight into this world and the beautiful stories behind the concept. Thank you, Roop, for sharing.

Link in bio!

23/04/2023

SERIES 4! Blimey.

Back with a workplace special on a topic so many individuals and businesses are talking about and grappling with - sustainability. Over the last few years, and rightly so, becoming more sustainable has been prioritised by many businesses - often driven by consumers and employees. And individuals are looking to align their careers more with their own personal values.

Shannon Houde works specifically as a consultant in this field and has helped many business leaders and individuals understand how they can lay the foundations for real and meaningful change.

Listen if this resonates with you and you believe your business or yourself could and should be making changes that make a better impact. Thank you Shannon for taking the time.

Link in bio. Happy Sunday everyone 💫

20/12/2022

I’ve encountered a few tw*ts in life this year but if you have to work with people who behave badly it’s hard.

Anyone spring to mind?
Or… could you be the t**t?

In this episode with Carolyn Hobdey author of ‘All the t**ts I’ve met along the way,’ ‘De-t**t your life,’ ‘Redefining Selfish’ and the upcoming ‘Twats at Work’ we discuss how to deal with bad behaviour and switching your mindset from feeling powerless to back in control.

Listen here: https://lnkd.in/ehdKknvB

**ts

11/12/2022

This week’s ‘workplace special’ is exploring the topic of working parents - navigating the challenge of having children and returning to work. The chat is with Suzy Hunt, a qualified coach and founder of Future You coaching.

Suzy is co-host of pod and works predominantly with women across different challenges, including navigating work as a parent.

Fantastic to get Suzy’s professional insight and her own personal experience of having a child during lockdown and running her own business.

Link in bio and you can find out more about Suzy’s work at https://www.futureyou-coaching.com

07/12/2022

Have you ever had to deal with conflict with a colleague? It can be such a source of unnecessary stress - and can leave you feeling unhappy and powerless. Actually, reframing how YOU feel about it can do wonders - without needing to change them.

Listen to this fab episode with Lisa who runs giving advice on dealing with and addressing conflict and how to make it work for you. Link in bio!

05/12/2022

Let’s talk about… imposter syndrome. Regardless of whether you agree with the name or not the feelings it creates are real and prominent amongst all - not just women as is often believed. Imposter syndrome is the persistent feeling that you’re not good enough or achieving enough - and in this podcast details her experience as a coach working to support those who feel this way and the environmental factors that contribute.

Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gum-micF

30/11/2022

Conflict at work… it’s tough. Especially when you can feel powerless in knowing how to navigate it/ work through it without feeling confrontational. I personally believe it can be one of the biggest sources of stress at work - usually by simply not resolving it.

As part of a mini series on work topics, this weeks episode is with the fantastic Lisa Robyn Wood, a qualified business and performance coach who runs - and we discuss how you address and resolve conflict in the workplace.

Great chat and some good tips if you are facing this at the moment and want support.

Link in bio 🎧

22/11/2022

The first of a few episodes looking not at specific jobs but themes within the workplace. Everyone struggles in different areas and I’m looking at topics such a leadership, imposter syndrome, confidence, conflict, problem resolution, goals etc.

Listen to todays episode with leadership psychologist Tony Brooks on adopting a leadership mindset.

Link in bio!

07/09/2022

Do you love horses / horse racing? As someone that only really dabbles with a bet on the Grand National this chat was really eye opening for me and I loved it.

I had the privilege of chatting with Lucinda Russell, a hugely accomplished and successful horse trainer based up in Kinross. Lucinda - together with her husband Peter Scudamore, an eight time champion jockey who rode 1678 winners in his career - run LRR which trains and prepares national hunt horses. Lucinda has trained over seven hundred winners including nine graded winners and winners at the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals so absolutely top of her game in this space and the chat was fascinating learning what goes into that process, the huge benefits of getting to work with horses and understanding them and what they need, why she says a horse will only race if it wants to, what goes into the training, what happens when a horse can’t race, and of course what she believes are the attributes you need to work in this space.

Would love to know your thoughts on this world - do you agree with horse racing? Has this chat changed your perception at all? Also, it’s National Racehorse Week - you can read up more at http://www.nationalracehorseweek.uk/

Listen via the link in bio!

04/09/2022

Do you love horses / horse racing? As someone that only really dabbles with a bet on the Grand National this chat was really eye opening for me and I loved it.

I had the privilege of chatting with Lucinda Russell, a hugely accomplished and successful horse trainer based up in Kinross. Lucinda - together with her husband Peter Scudamore, an eight time champion jockey who rode 1678 winners in his career - run LRR which trains and prepares national hunt horses. Lucinda has trained over seven hundred winners including nine graded winners and winners at the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals so absolutely top of her game in this space and the chat was fascinating learning what goes into that process, the huge benefits of getting to work with horses and understanding them and what they need, why she says a horse will only race if it wants to, what goes into the training, what happens when a horse can’t race, and of course what she believes are the attributes you need to work in this space.

Would love to know your thoughts on this world - do you agree with horse racing? Has this chat changed your perception at all?

Link in bio!

02/09/2022

Ever considered a career as a film/ tv agent? This week's episode is with Linda French, founder and MD or APM Associates which has grown and developed into one of the leading personal management agencies in the UK.

Linda heads up a dedicated team of agents, assistants and marketing experts all focused on delivering clients’ individual and targeted management to support and realise their full potential.

APM Associates successfully represent clients in the UK and Internationally throughout all genres of the entertainment industry including Film, Television, Commercials, Voiceovers, Theatre, Musical Theatre and Dance.

https://apmassociates.net

01/08/2022

The Work, Actually website is live 🙌
www.workactually.com

The podcast that delves into the reality behind different jobs and careers. Latest Episodes Episodes Jul 24, 2022 Episode 67: NEWS READER Jul 24, 2022 The reality behind life as a news reader and broadcast journalist Jul 24, 2022 Jul 10, 2022 Episode 66: OBITUARY WRITER Jul 10, 2022 The working real...

26/07/2022

Ever imagined what it would be like to have a career as a news reader? This week's episode is with the fantastically accomplished Jess Dunsdon, currently ITV news reader in Jersey and someone with two decades of experience in the field.

This chat is a great resource for anyone interested in getting into this area of news journalism and understanding what the job is really like. Jess details her route in, the challenges, the opportunities, the differences in regional, national and international news, the changing nature of the newsroom and much more.

If you know anyone training to be a journalist or looking to get into this line of work pass on this episode - it’s loaded with useful advice.

Read more about Jess here:
https://www.itv.com/news/meet-the-team/jess-dunsdon

12/07/2022

The tricky side about being an obituary writer is that a level of your professional satisfaction comes when someone dies….

Here all about this in this week’s episode all about the life and work of an obituary journalist - featuring Bob who ran the obits department of BBC News for almost two decades. Listen via the link in bio!

12/07/2022

The tricky part about being an obituary writ

08/07/2022

I love the fact I get to speak to brilliant, interesting and passionate people as part of the podcast- each one inspires me in different ways. This week is no exception and even more special as I had the pleasure of interviewing my dad, Bob.

Before retiring, dad was a news journalist for most of his career and for many years specialised in the craft of obituary writing for BBC TV news, BBC Online, radio and then freelance at national newspapers.

It’s a career that’s often very misunderstood - firstly, many don’t know what an obituary is - for the record it’s an article or report offering an account of a person’s life who has died. So in the UK, our media tends to feature obituaries, or obits for short, on famous people who die - you can read the obit section of a newspaper or when you watch the news and you hear a report and see footage taking you through the highlights of someone’s life. So where people might think it’s a bit of a depressing area of journalism, you’ll learn in this chat that it’s the opposite.

As a journalist who used to be on the radio dad’s used to being recorded and interviewed and I think he brings it to life really nicely. I hope you like it and come away with a new appreciation for the obituary! Link in bio 🎧

20/06/2022

New episode! Are you a fan of shows like Selling Sunset? Ever considered working as a luxury property agent renting the top 1% of luxury properties in the world?

That's exactly what today's interviewee does - meet , co-founder of A.M.A Selections, a local boutique holiday rental company on the French Riviera. With just over 15 properties, the company launched in 2014 with the sole purpose of delivering an exceptional experience while inspiring guests to discover the region.

A.M.A Selections has since established itself at the forefront of the luxury vacation rental industry. With more than 20 years of combined experience and one of the highest average client spend in the industry, we know how to fullfil the expectations of the most discerning clientele.

Here all about how Mariek and her business partner set up the business and what the reality is behind the job.

Link in bio’

www.amaselections.com

13/06/2022

Ever considered a career as an interior designer? It's a job I get asked to cover a lot and I finally have - with the wonderful Sarah Ellison, founder of

This chat offers fantastic insights, tough truths, highlights, experience, and, of course, passion. Full of learnings for anyone thinking about this as a career choice.

10/06/2022

I don’t post a lot about myself but perhaps I should give people more a face and personality to the voice! I’m Kate, creator and host of the Work, Actually podcast - a podcast I started to really offer the truth and reality behind different jobs and careers. We don’t get this enough - we get job descriptions and we get glossy ‘day in the life’ features but we rarely get the truth which includes good and bad points - what you can really expect from a role rather than the perception.

I often hear people say ‘god I wish this had been around when I was a student’ so if you know any students please pass on the pod and it might help them make decisions on what to pursue and what not to!

Thanks for listening 🎧❤️ and keep the suggestions coming 👌🏻

03/06/2022

Are you looking to feel inspired, empowered and energised to push yourself out of your comfort zone and discover new personal limits to push through? This chat with Wendy Searle does just that. The past week hasn’t been the easiest for me and this chat was just what I needed - a reminder of gaining perspective and realising how much we can do as individuals and how we place too much importance on sweating the small stuff.

Wendy is a polar expedition leader who became the 7th woman in history to ski solo from Antarctica to the South Pole - her story is incredible, a real lesson in mental and physical resilience and pushing yourself beyond where you’ve ever been before. This is where you gain real character - and Wendy’s story is amazing. I hope you enjoy the listen as much as I did. Link in bio.

30/05/2022

The Work, Actually podcast library now holds over 60 episodes featuring different career truths - a great resource for students, career advisors and those generally interested in hearing what other people’s jobs are like.

Check out all the episodes via the link in the bio and pass on to those looking for career inspiration 👌🏻🙌🏻

29/05/2022

Ever considered a career as a sound engineer or intrigued to know what it's like to work on the sound for TV and film? You've come to the right place - this week's episode is with Alistair Bolt a sound engineer for SNK Studios. Alistair details his job working across film and TV for all things sound, including voice-over work, sound effects, music and a process called ADR (automated dialogue replacement) - this chat is full of great advice and insights and tips for those looking to enter the industry.

www.snkstudios.co.uk

19/05/2022

Jeremy Snape’s newest Inside the Mind of Champions episode is a micro lesson taken from our interview on the Work, Actually podcast - a great 9 minute snippet on managing the challenges of hybrid working. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0hOz2aVARUNQWWUKeuU3wN?si=LKwYrNpaRa6o2b8uLpmXaw

Full Work, Actually episode available via the link in bio!

09/05/2022

Work has undoubtedly changed for a lot of us - companies are facing challenges in navigating hybrid working, changing company cultures and expectations, the great resignation and finding good talent. Therefore, fostering the right environment and mindsets on both an individual basis and team one is more important than ever.

This week I spoke to .snape, a former England and club cricketer and now a performance consultant and expert. After retiring from cricket, Jeremy completed a masters in sports psychology. He went on to work with different teams as well becoming a recognised name in the media on sports psychology . He took his learnings and approaches to start Sporting Edge, a company that works with businesses in helping foster and develop winning mindsets that transform behaviours and then results.

It was an honour to speak to yet another person who has achieved so much - and has so much to teach. Listen via the link in bio 🎧

www.sportingedge.com

08/05/2022

The amazing talking about the very disturbing reality for songwriters working for next to nothing (or sometimes actually nothing) for top artists. This type of exploitation is rife in the music industry and needs to change - it needs to become fairer and respectful for talented creatives offering time and experience that they deserve to be paid accordingly for.

Check out the rest of the episode (it’s a fantastic chat) via the link in bio.

06/05/2022

Do you have trouble sleeping? Do you wake up anxious? This latest episode with Dr Nerina Ramlakhan includes her non negotiables as a sleep expert on promoting better habits - starting with eating breakfast as soon as you get up. This promotes a feeling of safety in the nervous system which can combat symptoms of stress and unease and help regulate blood sugar levels.

Listen to the full episode to hear the other tips https://plinkhq.com/i/1513190642?to=page