Corporate training · In person across Malaysia, or online

Practical training that solves real work problems.

Hands-on programmes in AI integration, communication, professional English and resilience, with practical AI built into every one, designed around your teams and the work they do.

Core Programmes
  • HRD Corp-accredited trainers and ESL specialists
  • 3 months of support after training
  • Responsible AI at Work
  • AI Briefing for Leaders
  • Professional Communication
  • Clear Writing for Decision-Makers
  • Media and Stakeholder Management
  • Crisis and Issues Communication
  • Speaking with Conviction
  • Influence and Negotiation with Partners
  • Resilience Under Pressure
  • Leading Teams Through Change
Who we are

Trainers who design learning that works in the real workplace

Nextsm Training and Consultancy is a corporate training company. We work with teams across the country, in person or online. Our sessions have participants leave with skills they can apply immediately.

nextsm(pronounced “next-sum”)noun

The next stage. Where learning becomes capability, and capability becomes results.

Core Programmes

Four areas, one goal: more effective teams

AI integration

Use AI simply, safely and effectively in everyday work, including for non-technical teams.

  • Responsible AI at Work
  • AI Briefing for Leaders
  • Digital Confidence at Work

Communication

Message, media and reputation skills for the moments when the stakes are real, built on two decades of newsroom and strategic communications experience.

  • Media and Stakeholder Management
  • Media and Spokesperson Skills
  • Crisis and Issues Communication

Resilience through change

Not “push through”, but stay steady and recover well. A practical approach for teams working through constant change, with follow-up so the habits last.

  • Resilience Under Pressure
  • Leading Teams Through Change
  • Stress Management at Work

Professional English

Taught by ESL specialists, so your employees can write, speak and present in English with clarity and confidence in the workplace.

  • Professional Communication
  • Clear Writing for Decision-Makers
  • Speaking with Conviction

…and more!

AI runs through every programme we teach

Whatever topic your team comes to us for, practical and responsible AI is built into it, so participants learn to apply it effectively to their own work, safely and with sound judgement.

How we work

Every session moves from real experience to lasting habit

  1. 01

    Experience

    Start with a real work situation.

  2. 02

    Think

    Reflect on what happened and why.

  3. 03

    Learn

    Add the principle behind it.

  4. 04

    Practise

    Practise it, with constructive feedback.

  5. 05

    Apply

    Apply it to your own work, with AI where appropriate.

  6. 06

    Reinforce

    Quizzes, reflection and follow-up.

Formats and support

Built around your calendar, and still there after the course ends

3 monthsof support after training

We support your team after the course

Follow-up online sessions help your team put the skills to work. Ongoing consultation packages are available.

Included with every course

Flexible length

Half-day, full-day or a series of shorter sessions, scheduled around your busy periods.

Delivered where it suits

In person at your workplace or a venue you choose, anywhere in Malaysia, or online.

Tailored to you

Cases and scenarios drawn from your own work, so the learning belongs to your team.

Your trainers

Two perspectives, one proposition

Trainers skilled in designing corporate learning that fits how people actually work.

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Marsha Tan

Communication and reputation

Marsha has spent more than two decades in newsrooms and strategic communications, learning how people judge a message when the stakes are real. She helps teams speak with warmth, clarity and calm, under pressure and in everyday work. Her sessions are practical and built around situations your teams actually face.

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Dr Steffi Tan

Curriculum design & AI integration

Dr Steffi is an educational psychologist who has trained staff and students for more than a decade. She makes AI simple, safe and useful for people who are not technical, so teams leave with tools they can use the very next day. Her approach blends learning science, plain language and hands-on practice.

HRD Corp Accredited Trainer HRD Corp Claimable

HRD Corp-accredited trainers and ESL specialists

Contact

Let’s talk about what your teams need

Tell us the challenge you would like to address. We will respond personally and propose a practical approach.

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Office Unit 11-13, Level 11, Menara TJB,
Jalan Syed Mohamed Mufti, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor Open in Google Maps
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