Listen to Roz’s revealing conversation with Julia Bend and Valerie Merrill on their award-winning podcast The Secrets of Learning and Development.

With more than 32 years in television news, media training and communication, Roz Morris shares her journey from the newspaper world of The Guardian and The Observer to BBC radio, television reporting, presenting and running her own business.

The conversation explores how communication has changed, why visual skills now matter in almost every professional setting and what many leaders still miss when they appear on screen. Roz talks about the “grammar of TV”, the rise of the visual economy, the impact of COVID on online communication and why professionals today need to think not only about what they say, but how they show up.

From crisis media training to executive presence, networking, asking for help and learning how to walk into a room with authority, this episode is a sharp, timely and practical look at what it means to communicate well in a world where we are all increasingly visible.

Key Learnings

We are all visible communicators now.
Roz makes the point that communication is no longer just about words. Whether it’s Zoom, Teams, social media, live streaming or online presentations, professionals now need to understand how they appear on screen. Framing, lighting, sound, camera position and eye contact all shape how credible and prepared someone appears.

Presence is a skill, not a personality trait.
The episode highlights that executive presence, media confidence and the ability to communicate under pressure can be learned. Roz links this to crisis communication, public speaking and how people enter a room, speak on camera or respond when the pressure is high. The message is clear: strong communication is not just about having something to say. It’s about knowing how to carry it.