Our emotional intelligence speakers include the pioneer who wrote the book on EQ, chartered psychologists and bestselling leadership authors.
Cultivate self-awareness, empathy and EQ for personal and professional growth with PepTalk's expert emotional intelligence speakers.
Daniel Goleman
Emotional Intelligence
Relationships
Decision Making
Rich Bracken
Emotional Intelligence
Influence
Communication
Ricardo Cabete
Emotional Intelligence
Disruption
Workplace Wellbeing
Nacor Ibanez
Emotional Intelligence
Empathy
High Performance
Kevin Allen
Emotional Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Marketing
Hillary Anger Elfenbein
Behavioural Science
Emotional Intelligence
Negotiation
Why book an emotional intelligence speaker?
Emotional intelligence (EQ) is crucial in business, underpinning effective leadership, teamwork, and customer relations. It involves understanding and managing emotions to foster a work environment that enhances productivity, collaboration, and conflict resolution, while improving communication, empathy, and adaptability across all levels of an organisation.
Our inspiring line-up of emotional intelligence speakers brings diverse experience and expertise to every event. Specialising in areas from positive psychology to trust, they help build more emotionally intelligent organisations. Speaking topics include self-awareness practices, empathy development, emotional regulation techniques, and the impact of emotional intelligence on leadership and teamwork. Our event professionals can help you choose the perfect speaker for your audience.
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the process - step by step
Tell us about your event and we'll do the rest. No back-and-forth, no guesswork — just the right speaker, matched to your brief, handled end to end.
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Tell us your brief.
Share the event, the audience, the theme, and the budget. The more context you give us, the sharper the shortlist we'll come back with.
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Get your proposal within 24 hours.
We respond fast. You'll get a hand-picked selection of speakers matched to your brief, with full profiles, fees, and our recommendation on who's the strongest fit.
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Refine until it's right.
Not quite right? Tell us what's missing from the shortlist and we'll adjust. We work with you until you're confident you've found the right person.
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Confirm. We handle everything else.
Contracts, fees, travel, briefing calls, on-the-day logistics. We manage the full process so your team doesn't have to.
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Event countdown.
Relax. Your speaker or expert is confirmed, the prep is done, and your event is in good hands. Show up and enjoy it.
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From global enterprises to fast-growing teams, event organisers come back to PepTalk because we get it right the first time.
PepTalk makes the whole process effortless. They don't just connect you with a speaker — they understand your goals, match you with the right voice, and make every detail seamless. It's the most professional and enjoyable booking experience I've had.
We work with PepTalk across our flagship conferences, executive roundtables and dinner events. They have an exceptional ability to source world-class speakers while delivering a genuinely personal, white-glove service throughout. They are, quite simply, a pleasure to work with.
Working with PepTalk has been an outstanding experience from start to finish. Their level of service is truly exceptional - a standard that's incomparable to anyone else in the industry. If you're considering partnering with PepTalk, don't hesitate.
PepTalk are brilliant. They truly understand our goals and consistently deliver, connecting us with experts who bring unique and thought-provoking insights. Highly recommended.
We've worked with PepTalk on a range of projects – from motivational speakers on high performance to a coaching programme focused on work-life balance & change. They take the time to understand what we need. We value the partnership.
The team at PepTalk was incredibly responsive and invested in our event's success. From their suggestions we were able to easily identify a speaker that matched what we were looking for. They were incredible to work with, I would recommend them to anyone!
The client service has been truly exceptional, and the support in planning our annual speaker programme has been invaluable. PepTalk is a team we love working with, time and time again.
Everything has been smooth with PepTalk. Great communication. Easy booking. And great follow-up.
PepTalk made the entire speaker booking process seamless. They were incredibly fast, easy to work with, and took the time to understand our brief and learning outcomes. The expert speaker they matched us with brought fresh, engaging perspectives that resonated perfectly with our audience.
frequently asked questions
Something we've not covered here?
An emotional intelligence speaker covers self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, social skills and applying EQ to leadership. Sessions draw on chartered psychology and the foundational research on emotional intelligence. PepTalk can shape the focus to your audience.
Book an emotional intelligence speaker 2 to 3 months ahead for most events, and 4 to 6 months for high-profile names or peak season. Earlier booking widens your choice. PepTalk also handles shorter timelines and last-minute requests where a speaker's diary allows.
Emotional Intelligence speaker fees typically range from £2,000 to £15,000+ in the UK, and $5,000 to $30,000+ in the US, depending on profile, session length, and format. The best-known names sit at the higher end. Tell PepTalk your budget at getapeptalk.com and we'll shortlist speakers who fit it.
An emotional intelligence speaker is an expert who explains how self-awareness, empathy and managing emotions drive better leadership and teamwork. They include the pioneer who wrote the book on EQ. PepTalk connects you with emotional intelligence speakers matched to your audience.
Emotional Intelligence speakers are available for keynotes, panels, fireside chats, workshops, and Q&A sessions, in person or virtually. Many offer a workshop or breakout after a keynote so the content sticks. Tell PepTalk your format at getapeptalk.com and we'll match accordingly.
Booking an emotional intelligence speaker starts with a short brief: your event, audience, date, budget, and format. Send it through getapeptalk.com or hello@getapeptalk.com and you'll get a shortlist within 24 hours. Once you choose, PepTalk handles contracts, fees, travel, and logistics.
An emotional intelligence speaker focuses on the self-awareness and interpersonal skills behind good leadership; a leadership development speaker covers the fuller craft of leading, from strategy to team building. EQ is the foundation. PepTalk can match either to your brief.
An emotional intelligence speaker helps your audience lead, communicate and handle pressure better by understanding their own emotions and others'. They turn EQ research into everyday habits. PepTalk will match one to your event goals.
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