Clients Testimonials
"I met Matchy on the 2015 WIT Global Conference Leaders Summit in Hong Kong where he led and facilitated a strategy workshop including senior executives from our global network. His presence was instrumental and he really challenged us in a humoristic and constructive way and made the event fruitful to foster and increase our innovation pace for the future.
Henrik Dahlin
Stations Director
MTR Stockholm
"We would like to express our sincere appreciation to your facilitation of Whatzyourpoint. It was so well-received that we decided to run another class in the near future. Whatzyourpoint is unrivaled as business presentation training. Content is time-tested, field proven and practical. Learning methodologies are interactive, engaging and fun. Credits should also be given to Matchy. Matchy has done an excellent job in understanding our needs and expectations. Participants have spoken highly of Matchy’s delivery and facilitation. We are delighted to partner with Talent Academy in presentation design training."
Yiu-Kwong Chan
L&D Manager East Asia
Arup
"I would like to thank you for your professional services rendered as facilitator for our team workshop as well as the Master of Ceremony for the 2012 MTR Corporate Safety Month. These were both very important occasions for my department and the Corporation and your assistance certainly helped to make them a success. I look forward to working with you and your company again in the future."
Nelson Ng
General Manager - Safety & Quality
MTR Corporation
"Matchy has a very positive and enthusiastic way of teaching and very structured way of presenting. It was easy to listen to and understand Matchy; he shows knowledge and experience in the field. He is a trustworthy person, which I find crucial for this type of leadership and management development course."
Hufschmid Marion
Executive Director, Structured Investment Sales
Banco Santander
"Matchy is a very professional facilitator who trained to design and deliver a two-day presentation skills workshop to my colleagues from various departments. The workshop was very interactive, interesting, practical and motivating. My colleagues and me found it very useful in strengthening our presentation design and delivery. We all were surprised how fast and "easy" our improvement of those skills have been perceivable. Matchy is a master on the subject and he really shows passion to support the development of each participant. I want to thank him for highly informative and life-enriching 2 days. He is definitely recommended to everybody who has to conduct presentations."
Marc Vierhaus
Senior Brand Executive
HUGO BOSS Hong Kong Ltd.
“As a psychologist, I was impressed by the program design in which the psychology theories were creatively and effectively applied, for instance, the balloon experiment scientifically demonstrated the differences between individuals, groups and teams. We would say your services was beyond our expectation and valued for money. We don't have any hesitation to recommend Talent Academy to other companies.”
Ms. Fiona Lai
Manager, Hugo Boss, Regional Training & Development
"I am writing to thank Matchy for designing and facilitating a structured and effective workshop for us. I was very encouraged to observe interactive communications and participation between the trainer and the participants. Through the workshop the trainer inspired participants to gain new knowledge and to learn and practice new skills. Participants appreciated the learning experience and all gave positive feedback. I was impressed by the professionalism of the trainer during the process of design, implementation and follow-up evaluation of the workshop.
Ms. Iris Lam
Senior Vice President, Human Resources
BCT Financial Limited, Bank Consortium Trust Company Limited
“The team event that Matchy ran for us earlier in the year was very successful. I am impressed by his passion in listening to the client’s expectation and tailoring the program to fit the client’s needs. His moderation is lively and yet very professional. I look forward to working with Matchy again in the future as the team grows.”
Karen Khao
Head of Hong Kong Office
GfK Consumer Experiences Hong Kong
Thanks so much for making our communication workshop a success. Matchy has the ability to connect with people in a dynamic, engaging and insightful way which communicates his message with the utmost effect. He did an excellent job of addressing the communication psychology in new era and made the experience meaningful for everyone that attended. Most importantly, feedback from the attendees was highly positive.
Vienne Choi
Senior Marketing Manager
Allianz Global Investors
“Talent Academy provided an invaluable service to enhance our team’s communication abilities. Using a highly participatory approach emphasizing dynamic interaction and careful planning, with groups up to 30 people at a time. As a team, we are now stronger in areas of staff mentoring, management accountability, and change management. Thanks to Talent Academy’s guidance.”
I really appreciate Matchy's effort in helping us to go through those difficult moments after integration. With your professional advice, I did see improvement in terms of moral and staff engagement.
Bessie Kwan
Assistant Vice President, Human Resources Group, Global Market
Allied World Assurance Company Ltd.
"We would like to thank Talent Academy for the recent learning opportunities that Matchy and his team delivered to us.
We are impressed by the passion, professionalism and the commitment that Talent Academy has put into this Customer Services project and it was truly a wonderful experience working with his team. The skills learned related to how to deliver great customer experiences and handle customers complaints effectively are very practical to our daily work.
Our heartfelt appreciation to Talent Academy!"
Liza Fung
Senior Director, Customer Contact Centre
Manulife (International) Limited
"Matchy has played an important role in helping us to develop our frontline staff’s presentation skills for participating in an industry recognized service program. He spent time to understand our need and exchange ideas to us. With his lively and inspirational facilitation, our staff has an enjoyable and practical learning experience. Most importantly, his motivating comments and sharing have instilled confidence and a positive mind - set into our staff. We c an see their changes and the willingness to learn more.
We would like to send our deepest appreciation for Matchy’s work; his professionalism and enthusiasm give us the confidence to work with him and his team again in the future."
Caroline Li
Director, Human Resources
Tao Heung Group Limited