Effective Communication in the Workplace: Enhancing Clarity, Connection and Collaboration for All Levels
This practical and interactive programme is designed to help employees communicate more effectively in today's diverse and fast-paced workplace. Effective communication is essential for building trust, strengthening relationships, improving teamwork, reducing misunderstandings, and enhancing overall workplace productivity.
Participants will learn how to communicate clearly and confidently, listen actively, adapt to different communication styles, manage challenging conversations, and collaborate more effectively across teams and departments. Through discussions, self-assessments, workplace scenarios, and practical exercises, participants will develop communication skills that can be immediately applied to improve workplace interactions, customer engagement, and professional effectiveness.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
(i) Recognise their own communication style and adapt their approach to different individuals and situations.
(ii) Apply active listening techniques to improve understanding, trust, and workplace relationships.
(iii) Structure and deliver messages clearly, concisely, and professionally for different audiences.
(iv) Use verbal, non-verbal, and written communication techniques effectively in workplace interactions.
(v) Build rapport and strengthen collaboration across teams, departments, and stakeholders.
(vi) Handle difficult conversations, disagreements, and workplace conflicts with confidence and professionalism.
(vii) Communicate effectively under pressure while maintaining positive and productive relationships.
(viii) Develop a personal communication improvement plan to enhance workplace effectiveness and collaboration.
Course Details
Trainer
Industries: Oil & Gas, Investment Management & Financial Services, Logistics, Manufacturing, Plantation, Public Transportation & Infrastructure Services, Hospitality, Medical, Construction, Property Development & Facility Management. Automotive, Defense & Security
Shanizam Samsuri is an HRD Corp Accredited Trainer, Certified Associate Coach (ICF),Certified Competency-Based Assessor and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt professional with over 30 years of leadership and corporate experience in PETRONAS, including an international assignment in Sudan.
Throughout his career, he has held leadership and management roles across Strategic Communications, Human Resources, Finance, Education, Internal Audit, and International Business Ventures, providing him with extensive experience in people development, stakeholder management, organisational effectiveness, and business operations.
Shanizam specialises in Leadership, Communication, Coaching, Customer Service, Human Resources, Finance for Non-Finance, and Personal Effectiveness programmes. He has successfully facilitated training and development initiatives for organisations such as PETRONAS, PROTON, Khazanah Nasional, PRASARANA, Royal Malaysian Air Force, Boustead Heavy Industries, AON Group, NAFAS, SME Corp Malaysia, IOI Group, UOA Group, Permodalan BSN, Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Air Negara, Aerodarat, VFIVE, Kumon, Osstem, Daxonet, Shoraka Group and other various public and private sector organisations.
To date, he has facilitated more than 70 training programmes, conducted over 400 interviews and competency assessments, and accumulated more than 100 coaching hours with professionals at various levels, from emerging talents to senior leaders.
Known for his practical, engaging, and highly interactive facilitation style, Shanizam combines real-life corporate experiences, case studies, group activities, coaching techniques, and workplace simulations to ensure learning is relevant, impactful, and immediately applicable.
His guiding philosophy is:
“Training should not only be informative, but transformative — practical, engaging, and sustainable beyond the classroom.”
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