Since 2016, I have had the pleasure of designing and delivering programmess at Debrett's. Our work has been a profound if perhaps under-the-radar success. The launch of Debrett’s Learning presents a unique opportunity to showcase our endeavours and share our insights with a broader audience.
Etiquette is the foundation of our work, but it is far from an antiquated or outmoded concept. It evolves and adapts through time, it is context specific and whilst the detail may appear complicated we are able to distil it down into simple principles. With a thoughtful application of these principles and a few elegant techniques, one can connect and communicate more effectively and more broadly. A knowledge of etiquette has allowed so many of our clients to achieve remarkable success in so many avenues of life.
I encourage you to explore these pages and share your thoughts with me. Let me know what you would like to learn more about and how you would like to learn. Additionally, I invite you to subscribe to our luxury learning newsletter, where you will find engaging articles and a few gems of the invaluable knowledge that we have been imparting to our clients.
why Use Us?
Debrett's Learning is the revamped training and coaching company from the world famous publishers of The Peerage and of numerous trusted etiquette guides. Debrett's has been providing private coaching and training since 2014 and Debrett's Learning is now offering our help and wisdom to everyone. The business is being led by Rupert Wesson who has been working with Debrett's since 2016.
Debrett’s Learning provides a wide range of programmes on etiquette, social skills and cultural comprehension for businesses and private clients.
Our style of teaching is both practical and interactive. We ensure that everything that we teach relates to the experiences of the participants and the challenges they face in their daily roles. Our programmes make a real difference to people's personal and professional lives.
'Britons seeking advice on etiquette and lineage have been able to turn to Debrett’s for almost 250 years. But Debrett’s 2.0 is a very different business’
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Rupert Wesson ...A man marinated in confidence
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Daily Telegraph
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A sparkling former army officer and a combination of ‘complete best man’ and ‘the uncle you never had.
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Joe Bullmore - Gentleman's Journal
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Exquisitely mannered expertise
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Gentleman's Journal
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Rupert Wesson has coached a huge number of leaders around the world on how they can communicate better in public — with greater ease, wit, poise and clarity.
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Gentleman's Journal
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Your help in selling our business was invaluable. The sales process ended-up in a bidding war and the price went up by 50% [to £1.5B]. I am in no doubt that your work on our pitch and with the management team played a huge part in this.
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CEO Aviation
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The impact of just one session has been huge. At the following board meeting I had everyone's full attention and they acted on all of my recommendations. That is a first. Thank you.
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CTO Aviation Finance
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I always enjoy listening to Rupert. The sessions are supposed to be organised for the junior members of the team but I always come away with a few gems of knowledge and I have been doing this job for 30 years.
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UHNW Client manager (Private Banking)
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This has been a revelation. I had always dreaded board meetings and never really managed to persuade them to do the right thing. This has all changed, they are not only listening but they are acting on my advice.
These are just a few of the businesses we have helped
These are just a few of the corporate clients we have worked with since 2016. There are many more who we have not listed here as well as many dozens of private individual clients.
