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Nigel Taberner
Nigel is a former UK hostage negotiator and expert speaker on communication, influence, and negotiation. During his 10 year career as a negotiator he saved over 130 lives, successfully resolving highly volatile armed sieges, domestic and international kidnaps and high-risk suicide interventions. As a passionate and engaging speaker Nigel brings to life, through his stories, subjects such as elite level listening, emotional intelligence and how to influence people and negotiate when you have nothing to give away.
In Person
£6000 - £7500
Price based on UK delivery
Virtual Event
£4500 - £5000
Nigel has over 30 years of operational experience with the Greater Manchester Police and Counter-Terrorism Policing North West. During that time he served in a wide variety of front line and investigative roles. At the height of his career, he was a Detective Inspector responsible for counter terrorism policing operations.
He is an experienced trainer and has delivered negotiation training to UK police officers, Special Forces personnel and international colleagues from the FBI, Finland and Australian police forces.
Nigel now brings transferable skills, honed in the secretive and rarely seen world of hostage negotiation, to help those in business, explaining not only what hostage negotiators do, but how they do it.
Nigel brings his unique perspective on communication, resilience and emotional intelligence that can dramatically transform any team, making them more effective, people focused, inclusive and ultimately, higher performing.
From jaw-dropping conference speeches to half day interactive communications masterclasses, covering all aspects of negotiation and communication excellence, Nigel’s storytelling will challenge and inspire the audience in equal measure, giving them an experience that they won’t forget.
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