Our empathy speakers include neuroscience-informed leaders, World Economic Forum honourees and the authors who make empathy a business advantage.
Elevate your team's emotional intelligence and foster a more connected workplace by booking one of our inspiring empathy speakers today!
Shola Kaye
Empathy
Effective Leadership
Communication
Mimi Nicklin
Empathy
Leadership Development
Psychological Safety
Emily Goodson
Disability Awareness
Workplace Wellbeing
Psychological Safety
Belinda Parmar
Empathy
Artificial Intelligence
Transformational Leadership
Daniel Goleman
Emotional Intelligence
Relationships
Decision Making
Rich Bracken
Emotional Intelligence
Influence
Communication
Why book an empathy speaker?
Empathy is crucial in business, fostering better communication, stronger relationships, and greater customer satisfaction. Understanding others' perspectives leads to more effective teamwork, improved problem-solving, and a positive workplace culture that reduces conflict and boosts employee engagement. Recognising customer needs through empathy also drives better service and product development. Booking an empathy speaker provides practical strategies to integrate empathy into business practices, offering expert guidance on developing empathetic skills that improve interactions with clients and colleagues. This creates a more understanding and responsive environment, enhancing overall business performance and inspiring teams to adopt an empathetic approach that delivers tangible benefits across internal and external relationships.
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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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frequently asked questions
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An empathy speaker helps your audience build stronger relationships, trust and collaboration by understanding the people around them. They draw on neuroscience and leadership experience to make empathy actionable. PepTalk will match one to your event.
Book an empathy 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.
An empathy speaker covers empathetic leadership, the neuroscience of connection, trust, inclusive culture and empathy as a competitive advantage. Sessions draw on research recognised by the World Economic Forum. PepTalk can tailor the focus to your audience.
An empathy speaker is a leader, author or scientist who explains how understanding others improves teams, culture and results. They make empathy a practical business skill, not a soft one. PepTalk connects you with empathy speakers matched to your audience.
Booking an empathy 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 empathy speaker focuses specifically on understanding and relating to others; an emotional intelligence speaker covers the wider set of skills including self-awareness and managing your own emotions. Empathy is one part of EQ. PepTalk can match either.
Empathy 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.
Empathy 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.
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