JOHN
NICHOL
The first
the world
saw of RAF
navigator
Flight Lieutenant
John Nichol
was the television
clips of a
tortured Gulf
War British
prisoner of
war, beaten
and humiliated
by the Iraqis.
The daylight
bombing raid
over Southern
Iraq had gone
horrifically
wrong. Hit
by a SAM 14
surface to
air missile,
navigator
and pilot
had been forced
to eject over
the Iraqi
desert.
As a result
of those traumatic
weeks of capture
and his strong
personality,
John is able
to present
a fascinating
insight into
what happens
when our innermost
reserves are
tested by
external demands.
His account
of what happened
takes his
audience from
the highly
organised
training and
teamwork of
an RAF jet
squadron to
the isolation
of being shot
down and held
in solitary
confinement.
Describing
himself as
‘an
ordinary guy
who just happened
to find himself
in extraordinary
circumstances’,
John’s
message is
one of optimism,
inspiration
and personal
motivation.
His personal
triumph lies
in having
discovered
his potential
to cope with
extremes and
achieve new
goals beyond
his previous
expectations.
John leaves
his audience
in no doubt
that potential
exists in
all of us.
“John
Nichol has
made a big
impression.
He exceeded
our expectations
and has become
a talking
point within
the organisation.
His presentation
was very thought
provoking:
no one can
fail to be
motivated.”
Vice President,
Sales, Nortel
Networks
“Your
talk on teamwork
was highly
entertaining,
you captured
and held the
audience’s
attention
to the full…
It is a mark
of your success
that our delegates
were still
talking about
your presentation
on the final
day. .”
Training Consultant,
GE Capital
‘’
In a conference
hotel outside
Birmingham
the audience
has worked
itself into
a lather of
exhilaration,
their minds
worlds away
from sales
targets. The
music surges
as Mr Nichol
walks off
stage and
the crowd
goes wild.
A straw poll
found the
consensus
among the
audience feeling
uplifted and
able to take
on any challenge’’.
The Economist
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