Experiential Corporate Training

People don't want to be lectured.
They want to experiment and try out new skills.

We design highly interactive training programmes that get your people moving, practising and building real capabilities: delivered across 21 countries.

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96%
Clients rebook us
21
Countries delivered
24,000
learners
12+
Years of impact
Trusted by leading organisations worldwide

Plus Gucci, Hilton, Philip Morris, KPMG, Prudential, Nomura, Zurich Re-Insurance and many more

What we deliver

Five areas of expertise. All designed to be hands-on, practical and immediately applicable.

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Leadership Development

We coach and train new and experienced leaders. We assess development needs, prioritise them, then craft programmes that upskill leaders and build long-term habits.

  • Executive presence
  • Leading through change & crisis
  • Situational leadership & Leading with DISC
  • Building winning teams
  • Emotional intelligence & psychological safety
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Presenting & Communicating

We give people a safe space to make mistakes, learn, reflect and improve. We specialise in helping introverts find their voice and speak up. It takes time, encouragement and practice.

  • Influencing & Persuasion Masterclass
  • Foundation & advanced presentation skills
  • DISC behaviour preferences
  • Cross-cultural communication
  • Conflict management
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Negotiation & Persuasion

90% of training companies still teach old techniques from 1981. We train the latest methods backed by neuroscience — including MRI research on how the brain processes threats. Stop thinking win-win. Forget BATNA.

  • Modern negotiation techniques
  • 12 persuasion strategies (not just 6)
  • Brain-based influence methods
  • Chris Voss & Jim Camp methodologies
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Sales Team Training

We are experienced hunters and relationship managers. We regularly coach sales professionals closing USD 400m+ deals. Our programmes deliver results regardless of industry.

  • Strategic networking & pipeline building
  • Become the Trusted Partner
  • Courageous questioning
  • Handling objections & closing the deal
  • Strategic Account Management
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University Programmes

We coach at 4 universities to Masters, MBA, EMBA and PhD students. Over 8 years, thousands of students have built confidence and career-ready communication skills through our interactive workshops.

  • Acing the Corporate Job Interview
  • Assessment Centre Simulation & Training
  • Pitching for Investment (MBA & PhD)
  • MBA Leadership Essentials
  • Executive Presence for MBAs
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We don't do death by PowerPoint.

Our programmes are experiential. That means your people won't be sitting in rows watching endless slides. They'll be on their feet practising, experimenting and building real skills they can use on Monday morning.

We customise every programme to your industry, your challenges and your people. Whether it's a 2-hour workshop or a multi-day leadership intensive, we design it for YOU.

  • ✓ Highly interactive: practice-based learning that actually sticks
  • ✓ Fully customised: designed around your specific needs and industry
  • ✓ Globally delivered: consistent quality across 21 countries
  • ✓ Measurable impact: 96% of our clients come back for more
  • ✓ Custom-made programmes: we also write and deliver bespoke learning programmes tailored entirely to you
Buckingham Academy workshop in action
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What's your negotiation style?

Answer 23 quick questions and discover your natural negotiation tendencies: strengths, blind spots and how to adapt your approach. Used by professionals at leading banks and corporates.

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What our clients say

Don't take our word for it.

Denis coached our entire front office team on client skills, and since doing so, we WON new business from clients they had not been able to reach in the previous 2 years.

I. Pollock
Head of Banking

Denis has given us valuable insights and effective negotiation techniques. Our team is now more confident in handling negotiations with suppliers.

V. Cheung
VP, Compensation & Benefits

Students who were initially interested in just one topic expressed they took away practical techniques from all 3 topics covered. The session was delivered on time and highly appraised by HKU and students.

Jane Ma
Hong Kong Management Association

How we work

A recent example of how we solve real challenges.

📋 Case Study

Canadian timber: Sales Workshop

The Brief

Deliver a workshop that prepared technical people with sales skills for a critical prospecting event.

The Challenges

  • Participants had varying degrees of English.
  • Most were deeply introverted technical experts with no sales experience or confidence.
  • They had to use confident new sales skills at an exhibition 2 weeks after training.
  • We had only two mornings in which to prepare them.

Our Solution

First we took the time to understand the client’s niche industry deeply. In fact so deeply that we wowed the client with timber sales knowledge on the first day. We designed an interactive program that broke down the sales elements into achievable skills of connection, engagement and closing with activities that progressed in challenge.

✨ The Outcome

A noisy, fun interactive program they didn’t expect. We gave them multiple opportunities to try fail, receive feedback, then try again and succeed, each time increasing their confidence. They practiced both in their own languages and in English so that they could engage with multicultural clients. At their exhibition they were ready to engage, connect and developed many hot leads which led to new business.

Behind The Buckingham Academy

Denis - Founder

Denis MV

Founder & Lead Facilitator, The Buckingham Academy

My background: I’m originally from the UK and I’ve lived in Hong Kong for over 20 years. My family is English and Cantonese which means I adapt well to multicultural environments. Over 25 years of human resources experience: I’ve been an HR manager a learning & development manager and I was the head of recruitment for both Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Royal Bank of Scotland Coutts. I know banking deeply, but I also thrive in designing and delivering learning for niche industries.

Why use us?: In banking, I sat through hours of boring one-way lecture type training which no one enjoyed. I started The Buckingham Academy to deliver useful learning that people LOVE and remember.

Our approach: Adult learn best when they practice new skills and get immediate feedback. We create a safe environment where people LEAP out of their comfort zone have fun and try new skills. Our sessions are different because they are high energy so expect lots of noise and laughter while people learn serious subjects. 96% of our clients rebook us because they we engage their people differently.

A bit about me: Outside of work I coach the Hong Kong Waterski team and represent Hong Kong in International Waterski Tournaments. In 2025, I received my MSc and Human Resource Management, my dissertation on impact of soft skills training in Greater China received my intake years highest mark of 91%

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