Daryl Elliott Green

About Daryl

“In 2000, Daryl survived a near-death ambush where he was TWICE SHOT — a moment that forged the high-performance blueprint he shares globally, arming audiences to perform under pressure...”

On 1 May 2000, Constable Daryl Elliott Green was ambushed and TWICE SHOT in the face and shoulder from less than a metre away. Despite critical head injuries, Daryl drew his service firearm, exited the vehicle, and took decisive action — every agonising second captured on a chilling police audio recording.

Survival was just the start. What followed was a decade-long journey of grit, discipline, and more than a dozen maxillofacial reconstructive surgeries. Yet the shooting was just one chapter in a distinguished 30-year policing career — Daryl returned to the frontline, served as an investigator for the world-renowned Task Force Argos dismantling global child exploitation networks, and overcame his greatest fear by becoming a police firearms instructor.

In 2006, a single question from a Police Academy instructor — “Will you speak to my recruits about the shooting?” — revealed a purpose far beyond sharing a war story. From that presentation, TWICE SHOT was born.

Today, TWICE SHOT is a keynote experience delivered to leading organisations globally. Through gripping storytelling, humour, and insights forged in the firestorm, Daryl arms audiences with the actionable wisdom to perform under pressure — building resilience, enabling courageous conversations, developing inspiring leadership, and executing brave decisions under fire.

Every keynote is custom-crafted, combining immersive visual production — original incident audio, dynamic re-enactments, crime-scene visuals, 3D surgical reconstruction modelling, and physical artefacts from the line of duty — with practical strategies your people can apply immediately.

What people say about Daryl

I felt I was right there by Daryl’s side through the whole journey – from the shooting to his hospital bed and through his recovery. His presentation grips the audience as we listen to the live police tapes and see the x-rays of his injuries. It is a unique experience.

– LIFELINE AUSTRALIA

… easily one of the best [presentations] I’ve seen – moving, informative and very
entertaining. The first thing that struck me was the courage required to re-live that horrific event to try and help others who had suffered similarly. Then there was the mental strength needed to go from a depressed state to standing up in front of an audience and not only telling a demanding story but doing it in such an entertaining and informative way. Daryl deserves our thanks and our congratulations on what he’s doing for the community. If you have an opportunity to see his presentation live don’t miss it.

– IAN CHAPPELL

Spoken on camera by Janet following Daryl's keynote: “I had the fortune of having a briefing call with him — it was one hour of absolute, thorough, intense conversation talking about the key messages to come to conference with. Highly professional, organised, was here an hour early — exactly what we love when we are organising conferences. What a courageous, resilient, leadership-driven story… inspiring.”

– itSMF Australia

On behalf of QFES I would like to thank you for taking the time to prepare such an insightful and moving presentation. Your story is unique and compelling; the feedback from staff who attended has been tremendous. Stories like yours have
helped inspire our staff to not only accept and embrace change but also to champion it when the need is recognised. Your contribution in achieving this is sincerely appreciated.

– DOUG SMITH - Deputy Commissioner, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services

Our leadership team’s workshop with Daryl was very powerful and delivered a number of key messages that have truly resonated with all that were there. Daryl’s personal insights into what has been an incredibly challenging period of his life has opened up a range of conversations and created an opportunity for people to reflect on the importance of people and teams.”… “I recommend Daryl’s workshop unreservedly – a true investment of time which exceeded my expectations.

– RICHARD HANCY - Regional Manager New Zealand, Sinclair Knight Merz

The response to your resilience presentation has been overwhelming, so much so we have had you return three times over the past nine months. Feedback from each of the sessions has been exceptional, including: ‘I felt humbled and privileged to have had the opportunity to hear Daryl speak. It was a powerful and moving three hour presentation from a truly courageous and resilient man, interspersed with good humour and audience interaction. I hope Daryl never tires of imparting his experiences and learnings. I came away with a great perspective on how sweating the small stuff is truly such a waste of time.’.

– DR GENE MOYLE - Learning & Development Manager, Energex

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