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Tim Collins is an inspiring speaker, combining extensive experience of active service with broad and detailed knowledge of military and political history.
Colonel Tim is best known for his role in the Iraq War, and his inspirational ‘Eve-of-Battle Speech’, a copy of which hangs in the White House.
From the moment Tim Collins’s speech to his men in Iraq was made public, Collins became a hero and an inspiration to world leaders and infantrymen alike.
During the 2nd Gulf War, Colonel Collins’ televised speeches to his troops before battle inspired the nation as no other commander has done since the dark days of World War 2. Despite the heavy fighting around Basra he brought his unit home without the loss of a single soldier.
Tim Collins awarded an OBE, was born and raised in Northern Ireland, read economics at university before being accepted into the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. .
He served in Germany, Cyprus, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, completed two tours of duty in his native Northern Ireland.
Colonel Tim Collins was later accused by US Army reservist Major Biastre of the mistreatment of Iraqi civilians and prisoners of war. Following an investigation by the Special Investigation Branch of the Royal Military Police he was cleared of any wrongdoing. He later won substantial undisclosed libel damages from both the Sunday Express and the Sunday Mirror newspapers.
In April 2004, Colonel Collins was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the British Army.
Tim Collins’ book Rules of Engagement: A Life of Conflict was published in April 2006.
His speaking topics include:
Teamwork
Leadership
Motivation
Responding to Pressure
Overcoming Adversity
Dealing With Setbacks
Risk