Nigel Taberner

Nigel Taberner – Former Hostage Negotiator | High Risk and Leadership Speaker

Very few people are faced with having to make those life-or-death decisions, but for 10 years, that was the world that Nigel Taberner lived in as a hostage negotiator. During that time, he successfully resolved more than 130 high-risk armed sieges, suicide threats and international negotiations with the Greater Manchester Police.

As a sought-after speaker, Nigel now lifts the lid on his time as a hostage negotiator. He reveals transferable skills from that largely hidden world, to help leaders and teams improve performance, well-being and outcomes through adopting the principles of truly effective listening, communication and influence.

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Testimonials

Amazing storytelling, actionable takeaways and really captured the audience. We’ve had audience members still talking about it months later.
Firmwide Managing Partner – Linklaters

Captivating, inspiring and so impressive. Anyone who is in leadership or manage a sales team need you to take their development to the next level… Thank you so much.
Hair & Beauty Suppliers Association

Incredible session, Nigel Taberner! Privileged to have heard it. There was so much positive reflection from the team this morning on our stand up on how we can take some learnings and apply. Thank you!
Citation Group

Previously a hostage negotiator, Nigel had everyone on the edge of their seats with thought provoking and intense stories. Nigel focuses on the importance of truly listening during 1-2-1 communication and does it through exciting true-life stories. Absolutely fantastic!
Specsavers

Fantastic speaker and liked how there were so many good take aways that I could implement into the workplace straight away. The session was truly captivating, and it will stick with me for a long time.
Gattaca

Thanks so much for the excellent session you ran for my coaching group yesterday. Blew their socks off! Lots of laughter and learning, so great stuff. Keep on doing the good work!
Chair, Vistage

Thank you for the excellent session. The group unreservedly enjoyed the stories, the interaction, the activities, amplifying the skills and tools to develop the skills – it was a great session. You are an accomplished speaker and are easy and fun to deal with – thank you. One of the best and most impactful speakers ever – mind-blowing!
Member, Vistage UK

Nigel Taberner spoke on persuasion, influence, and negotiation, and it was outstanding. No fluff, no theory, just sharp tools, real-life experience, and exactly the kind of thinking I want in my leadership toolkit.
Castle Employment Group