Pozitiv

Media Quotes & Reviews

What the press and media says

Our work has been the subject of two BBC, "fly-on-the-wall" documentaries as well as being featured in programmes from ITV's, Fame School  to Channel 4's, The Big Breakfast;  MTV's, Kept with Jerry Hall  to Channel 4's, Right to Reply.  It's also prompted features in over 30 newspapers and magazines, including The Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph  and The Sunday Times.  Here's a few quotes...

BBC Careering Ahead Documentary
"Well-worth every penny"

"It's been absolutely fantastic... a brilliant day... well-worth every penny"

The Sunday Times
"At the forefront"

"At the forefront... now training more presenters than anyone else in Britain"

Company Magazine 2
"Well respected, the standard was amazing"

"As the biggest media trainers in the country, Pozitiv's course is well-respected and can boast past pupils like Ben Shephard, Natasha Kaplinsky and Edith Bowman. The course has been running since 1991 and 20% of their students have become working presenters. It's actually the only course I came across which has success stories or offers a money-back guarantee... compared to other courses, the standard was amazing"

Channel 4
"Uniquely professional in what they offer"

"Channel 4 regularly use and recommend Pozitiv for developing talent. They're uniquely professional in what they offer and we're constantly assured by the enthusiasm of our presenters when they return from an event delivered by Pozitiv. Many of our delegates have gone on to present in a wide range of productions on the Channel from sports to news. A great company to know."

Marie Claire
"Politicians careers have been turned around by Glenn Kinsey"

"Glenn Kinsey is the most successful trainer of TV presenters in the country. He is way too discreet to tell me whose career he's turned around, but politicians are among them."

Sunday Post
"Well worth the money"

"If you're planning a career in television, I'd say it's well worth the money... if you decide you're not cut out for presenting, at least you'll have had a whole lot of fun along the way"

Faking It, Channel 4
"The turning point was coaching from Glenn Kinsey"

"The turning point was coaching from Glenn Kinsey... when up against professional presenters, not one of the TV industry judges spotted that his trainee - a Glasgow newsagent and mother of three - was actually the novice 'faker' with zero experience."

New Woman
"Turned fantasy into a reality"

"Now Alexandra had identified her fantasy, we aimed to turn it into a reality. We recommended she booked herself on the Pozitiv TV Presenter's Course, where the former student list includes Natasha Kaplinsky and Ben Shephard... a month later she was on her way to becoming a TV presenter"

The Independent
"Past clients include Olympic sports stars"

"[Pozitiv's] past clients include such sports stars as Sally Gunnell, Derek Bell and Diane Modahl"

Daily Mail
"Towards the end of the day a new Hannah had emerged"

"...expert Glenn Kinsey, who coached former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell... towards the end of the day a new Hannah had emerged"

Best Magazine
"The course was a real eye-opener"

"The course was a real eye-opener. I was a bit sceptical when I booked it, but now I think it's worth every penny"

Business Chronicle
"Glenn Kinsey is THE image doctor"

"[Glenn Kinsey is] THE image doctor... he offers an exclusive coaching service in effective communication skills"

GMTV - Lorraine Kelly
"Brilliant"

"Brilliant. They were scarily good..."

Sugar Magazine
"The top celeb communications coach"

"Glenn Kinsey is the top celeb communications coach"

In Brief Magazine
"Extraordinarily concentrated, public speaking at the deep end"

"Glenn Kinsey is the dynamo who expertly drives the day... this is public speaking at the deep end... extraordinarily concentrated... I came away feeling enthused and hyper-confident... if your firm won't send you along (which they should) treat yourself"

News In Action
"Recognised as Britain's number one trainer of TV presenters"

"His protegees include a number of TV celebs (anonymity assured), as well as many public figures and businessmen... he is also now recognised as Britain's number one trainer of TV presenters"

DV8 Magazine
"A big change"

"...a big change to the nervous ten I met earlier in the day"

Daily Star
"By the end of it you'll know for sure whether you've got small screen appeal"

"By the end of it you'll know for sure whether you've got small screen appeal"

Daily Mirror
"After her TV course with Pozitiv, she got her first assignment 7 days later"

"Penny Mallory took a [Pozitiv] one-day TV presenters' course and got her first assignment seven days later"

Ms London Magazine
"Quite staggered at how good the participants became"

"The whole course is very slick... I was quite staggered at how good [the participants] became... I loved it"

The Daily Telegraph
"The camera can be very flattering"

"It soon became clear that the camera may never lie, but it can be very flattering... this is a boom time for presenters"

Satellite TV Times
"Bounds with enthusiasm and energy"

"He bounds with enthusiasm and energy... Glenn Kinsey has certainly been there, done that and got the T-Shirt"

The Guardian
"A natural"

"[Glenn] is an affable, endlessly-patient type... with a yard long C.V. and unreasonable youth... he's a natural"

Time Out Magazine
"A bargain"

"...it looks like a bargain to us"

The Stage
"Glenn Kinsey is regularly engaged to 'up the game' of big-name presenters and celebrities"

"Regularly engaged by producers to 'up the game' of big-name presenters and celebrities, a large proportion of the presenters and media stars currently on TV screens first unleashed their talents courtesy of Glenn's training"