Jayne Constantinis - Jayne Constantinis - Trainer, Presenter, Voice-over

Jayne Constantinis – Trainer, Speaker, Presenter, Voice-over

Jayne has a unique and unusual range of experience. It includes live announcing on BBC TV; business reporting on BBC World; fronting corporate programmes for blue-chip companies; moderating and speaking at live events; training individuals and groups to be confident communicators/speakers/presenters.

Her BBC TV series on Mexico was nominated for a BAFTA; voice-over credits include Sony and Channel 4 and she has written for Condé Nast Traveller and Good Housekeeping. She learned journalism at the LCP; has an acting diploma from the Royal Academy of Music and a Modern Languages degree from Cambridge. Several years working in branding and financial PR agencies and in an in-house communications role for a law firm make her especially valuable to corporate clients.

Intelligence, professionalism and flexibility are at the heart of everything Jayne does. Add to that great attention to detail and a natural affinity with people and you’ll see why she adds value to any project. BBC audience research revealed her to be “believable”, “trustworthy” and “warm”.

Jayne’s willingness to take direction makes her easy to work with. She’s cool under pressure and able to handle even the most complex subjects with ease. Clients see her as a safe pair of hands.

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“In comparison with your award winning voice over and presenting work these corporate gigs may be a tad mundane but your professionalism and enthusiasm carried us through and the client seemed very happy. So they should – you were awesome.”

Tony Robinson OBE, micro business specialist

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Careful not to mistake an innocent for a traitor – the challenge of online communication

May 7, 2023

One of the most interesting aspects of the excellent BBC TV series Traitors, apart from Claudia Winkleman’s eye liner, was the inability of the contestants to read each other. Time and again we witnessed them analysing their fellow ‘guests’ and getting it wrong. They repeatedly misinterpreted body language, comments and behaviour. They were in a state of high alert, they were being hyper sensitive and observant and still they came to the wrong conclusions. On numerous occasions. It reminded me of Malcolm Gladwell’s book Talking to Strangers in which he also explores how human beings are so often so bad...

Why the Victoria Line might not be the best place to display your dirty undies……

February 1, 2023

Last Saturday, in the space of five hours, I witnessed three unusual events. Three deeply private conversations conducted in public. The first was in a packed tube carriage. A young couple were engrossed in a heated argument about his (alleged) lack of empathy in the relationship. The girl was upset and angry. He remained mostly silent, and was clearly in a state of excruciating embarrassment. Later that afternoon I cycled past a middle-aged man and his son who were having a forthright discussion while walking across Clapham common. As I pedalled by, the dad was saying “And why is it...

The most precious Christmas gift of all – no wrapping required (it’s not a scented candle)

December 4, 2022

I’m going Christmas shopping today. On my list are a variety of gifts including Ferrero Rochers, a suitcase, a kettle, posh pants and a onesie. Obvs also a brace of scented candles. I can’t wait to see the faces of the recipients when they open them. These are things I know they want because I’ve been listening out all year for small references to coveted items (admittedly nobody ever mentioned the candles but who can resist the subtle aromas of pomegranate and cardamom????). But there’s one gift I want to give everyone this year, even people I won’t ever play...

Inclusive and effective communication – we need to learn to ‘read the air’

September 25, 2022

I’ve just finished reading Erin Meyer’s fabulous book, The Culture Map (https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-culture-map/erin-meyer/9781610392761) and I wanted to share some of its content with you because she’s opened my eyes to some surprising and immensely useful tools which can help us all communicate more effectively and more inclusively. Meyer is an INSEAD professor. Her ideas on cross cultural communication draw on three decades living and working around the globe. She’s identified the differences which exist between cultures in 8 areas – general communication, giving feedback, persuading, leading, decision making, trust, disagreeing and scheduling. And her premise is that if we understand these...

Two ears, one mouth – a formula for dealing with challenge

August 2, 2022

July 18 was World Listening Day. A brilliant reminder of one of our most important communication skills (we do have two ears and one mouth, after all). And a prompt to heed Buddha’s excellent observation: “If your mouth is open, you’re not learning”. The concept of listening to an opposing viewpoint rather than shouting it down or silencing it is one of my passions, and it’s part of my RATIO technique. The idea for RATIO struck me in the middle of a conversation with a dear friend who happens to hold very different political views to me. She expressed an...

Authenticity and humility – the keys to an audience’s attention (and wallet)

May 28, 2022

I recently had the terrifying pleasure of MC-ing a charity fundraising ball for Home Start (Wandsworth) – a brilliant organisation which gives families a helping hand when they’re going through a rough patch. https://www.home-start.org.uk/about-us I’ve worked on corporate events for two decades so I’m ok in front of a crowd. In fact, it’s a role I relish because you can genuinely contribute to the success of a conference by making the audience feel included; by facilitating interesting conversations; by setting an appropriate tone for the occasion. At the average corporate gig, the objective of the host is to extract, solicit...

Please don’t apologise, but do say sorry…

March 31, 2022

Will Smith’s Instagram message to Chris Rock has prompted me to consider the issue of apologising and how to do it well. I believe it’s one of THE most important communication skills – one which can salvage marriages, avert wars, restore friendships and save corporate reputations. Meanwhile, the absence of an apology, or one delivered poorly, can do irreparable damage to relationships of all kinds. One of the simple communication tools for life I offer 10 year olds in schools is ‘the power of the apology’. We call it The Dog Ate My Prep. It’s a three part process: The...

Not yours to kill, Mr Craig – the danger of disrespecting your audience

February 28, 2022

I’ve done an entirely unscientific piece of research among everyone I’ve ever met, to solicit their reaction to the latest Bond movie. DO NOT READ ON IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT Responses ranged from ‘devastated’ to ‘disgusted’, via ‘angry’, ‘cheated’ and ‘upset’. Not one single positive comment. And a common theme was a feeling that the makers had stuck two fingers up at the millions of loyal Bond fans; that they had fundamentally disregarded the pact made over 25 years between producers and audience. Comedian David Mitchell wrote this excellent piece (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/oct/10/ah-mr-bond-i-was-expecting-you-to-entertain-me) on why the ending felt like a kick...

Whatever you’re doing, stop now and listen to this. It will change your mood and it might even change your life….

January 13, 2022

As part of my 2021 Christmas greeting/present to colleagues, clients and contacts, I ran a competition asking people to nominate an exceptional piece of communication which they had come across that year. Suggestions went into a hat and I pulled out the winner this week. Thank you and well done Emily Jones for alerting me to this podcast interview with the global phenomenon and inspirational human being Mo Gawdat = https://podcasts.apple.com/jm/podcast/e101-the-happiness-expert-that-made-51-million-people/id1291423644?i=1000538174002 I urge you to listen to this NOW. Yes, it’s a masterclass in the art of communication but, more than that, he offers a practical, simple formula for achieving...

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Jayne made a big contribution to the success of our events. She was extremely professional in ensuring the days ran smoothly and to time. Jayne has excellent communication skills and was able to build a rapport with each audience and enable people to feel more engaged.

Clare Stafford

Department of Health

Jayne is perceptive, intelligent, always prepared, highly professional, great with clients and committed. Add “fun” to the list and I hope under-recommendation has become impossible.

Christopher Slade

Head of Training and Live Events, Twofour Group

Jayne is a high-class communications trainer. She oozes gravitas and personability herself and willingly shares all the tricks of her long career as a frontline presenter. Peppered with anecdotes and props to help embed her teaching, you will leave a session with Jayne ready and confident to start communicating with more presence immediately.

Cara Moore

Executive and Life Coach