Brian Salter

Brian Salter is a career journalist, broadcaster and communications expert who began his career in the BBC, where for a number of years he produced and presented features and current affairs programmes on the World Service, as well as being an editor in both the domestic radio and TV newsrooms. He left the BBC to join Heathrow Airport as Media Relations Manager where he was responsible for improving relations with the resident press. Following positions as Communications Director in a number of blue-chip companies, he started his own consultancy giving training on PR, marketing communications, and journalism as well as giving one-on-one training to board members and CEOs on dealing with the press. He also freelanced for various regional newspapers such as the Cambridge Evening News and The Peterborough Evening Telegraph.

In 1999 he took up his first job in Saudi Arabia, where he subsequently worked for eight years, eventually running his own communications consultancy while acting as a news anchor and current affairs presenter on Saudi Television (KSA2). After four years in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha, where he worked in and for media-related positions, he moved to Beijing in 2010, working as a journalist and broadcaster for China Daily Online and CCTV News’ (now called CGTN)’s English language channel.

He is now based in the Philippines where he writes books, undertakes consultancy work, and acts as an English language editor for a number of international publishers.

To date Brian has written or co-authored over 30 books on travel, internet, computing, PR, marketing, business planning, and effective presenting techniques, amongst others.