Customised English communication training for multilingual teams.
Who is this for?
Teams of engineers, scientists, researchers, analysts, executives, and client-facing professionals.
Especially if your team:
- Can work in English, but struggle to speak in live conversations, especially with international clients or collaborators.
- Wastes hours in meetings because of unclear communication.
- R&D and Marketing struggle to understand each other. The science doesn’t translate into buyer value.
- Projects move slowly because your experts can’t communicate technical results clearly.
HRD Corp levy‑claimable (via UPM)
Eligible employers can use their HRD Corp levy to fund this training.
Claims are processed through Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) as the HRD Corp‑registered Training Provider. Training is delivered by Irwan Hanish as the HRD Corp‑Accredited Trainer. (More info: HRD Corp Claimable Course)
Why does your company need this?
- Fewer misunderstandings that cost you time and money. Your leadership, science and marketing teams stop talking past each other.
- Better client conversations. Your sales and support teams sound confident and credible, even across accents.
- Smoother international work. Clear English opens up global revenue opportunities for your company.
How we work together
- Training Needs Analysis (TNA). Short consult to find out how I can help you. I customise my training modules after a TNA to serve your team specifically.
- Course Design. I customise modules to your context and set measurable outcomes.
- Delivery. Live on‑site or virtual/hybrid. Printed and supportive materials provided.
- Measurement. We use manager & participant feedback (pre/post) and HRD Corp‑required documentation. Additional metrics can be included on request.
- Post‑Training (optional). Training certificates issued if requested. Optional follow‑up sessions to reinforce the skills.
About your trainer: Irwan Hanish, PhD
- Award‑Winning Lecturer.
- Received the Best Lecturer Award (Teaching Category), directly voted by hundreds of students who experienced my classes.
- How this helps you: You’ll experience the same engaging, encouraging experience that earned me the award.
- HRD Corp‑Accredited Trainer.
- Many trainers are certified. Fewer are accredited and assessed against national standards.
- How this helps you: You won’t be taught by ordinary English teachers. You’ll be coached like an athlete by a corporate-level trainer.
- 10+ years teaching university‑level Science & Philosophy.
- I’ve developed skills to make complex subjects, ranging from Immunology to Philosophy of Science, accessible to adult learners.
- How this helps you: Your English will improve faster because I simplify complex theories into practical, usable techniques.
- Extensive Immersion in English-speaking Environments
- I’ve lived in Australia and the UK, and married into an English-speaking family. My language skills were shaped through real-life interactions with people I love.
- How this helps you: You’ll learn to speak naturally. I’ll share the subtleties of real-world English interactions that are especially useful for non-native speakers.
- Did Not Grow Up in an English-speaking or University-educated Family
- I grew up in a small town in Malaysia, not speaking English. My parents were smart but never had the opportunity to attend university. I went through the painful challenges of learning professional English as an adult.
- How this helps you: I know how to guide your team to fluency, even if you didn’t grow up speaking English. You won’t feel judged when you struggle. You’ll be treated with the patience and encouragement I wish I could have given my younger self.
The training helps professionals from various backgrounds
Note: My clients’ privacy comes first. Discretion is part of the service I provide to them. Testimonials here are shared with permission to inspire you. Names and details may be anonymised at the client’s request.
Dr Irwan has an amazing talent in making learning English easy
Ibrahim (expert in Politics, Security & Economy)
After learning with dr irwan i learn to speak confidently and express my idea more calmly
Firdaus (researcher and alumnus of Al-Azhar University)
Before class, I have difficulties in arrange my briefing in structured direction. I am impressed in the way Dr Irwan engage in different characters in audience.
Private Client (head of a research department)
Indeed presentation is a basic knowledge, but when attended this, it’s widen my view and understand deeper into the communication skills.
Akmal (property agent)
He is very engaging with the audience and pays attention to the audience’s body language to ensure the message that he tries to deliver is grasped successfully. When a topic of conversation reaches a level that required stern attention from the audience, he tries to use laymen’s terms as much as possible.
Private Client (medical doctor and researcher)
Before learning with Dr Irwan, I was unsure of whether or not I would understand and apply his course to my future. Now, with the way he explains a difficult course with such ease, I believe that I have acquired a new skill thanks to him.
Dhaanieyaa (fiction writer)
i had amazing session with Dr session. He [is] very knowledgeable and experienced with question that raise. at first i think it will be the same with class at outside, but [it is] very different.
M.W. (head of a knowledge management centre)
Before this, I can’t imagine a structure or method in communicating that I can follow step by step, Dr Irwan make this clear for me, and his examples are replicable. I recommend this to everyone interested in Science Communication.
Maryam (medical doctor)
Book your free consult today
For training content enquiries:
Irwan Hanish
Email: irwanhanish@upm.edu.my
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/irwanhanish
For HRD Corp/UPM contracting enquiries:
Office of the Deputy Dean (Industry & Community Relations)
Faculty of Biotechnology & Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
Contact person: Norhidayah Azizi, Executive Officer 3,
Phone: +603‑9769 7508
Email: norhidayah.azizi@upm.edu.my