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Specialist programmes in presentation, storytelling and leadership communication, delivered with our HRD Corp registered training partner Payboy Sdn. Bhd. and funded through your HRD Corp levy.
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HRD Corp claimable training (formerly SBL-Khas, under HRDF) lets registered Malaysian employers use their mandatory human resources levy to fund staff upskilling, typically with no additional out-of-pocket cost, subject to grant approval and submission through the official e-TRiS portal. Through our HRD Corp registered training partner Payboy Sdn. Bhd., all twelve of HighSpark’s specialised programmes in presentation skills, business storytelling and leadership communication are approved claimable courses under the HRD Corp Claimable Courses scheme.
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Here’s our HRDF claimable training list: all twelve programmes are approved and claimable today. Every course is a specialist programme in presentation, storytelling and leadership communication, refined over a decade with Fortune 500 teams across Southeast Asia.
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Simplify complex ideas and become far more persuasive by wrapping your data, strategy and recommendations in stories that land. Your team learns a repeatable narrative framework to structure any message, hold a room's attention and move decision-makers to act: the flagship storytelling programme trusted by Fortune 500 teams across the region.
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Command the room the moment you stand up. This programme rebuilds how your people show up when it counts: voice, presence, pacing and body language, so nervous presenters become confident, credible communicators. Ideal for teams who know their content but lose the audience in the delivery, turning routine updates into moments that genuinely persuade.
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Help technical experts translate complexity into clarity for non-technical stakeholders. Engineers, analysts and specialists learn to structure dense material, cut the jargon and present findings so leadership actually understands and buys in, turning deep expertise into decisions, budget and momentum instead of slides no one follows.
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Design slides that argue for you. Your team learns the visual principles behind persuasive decks: hierarchy, contrast, focus and restraint, so every slide carries one clear idea instead of a wall of text. The result is presentations that look considered, feel effortless to follow and quietly build the case for your recommendation.
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Transform complex data into insightful stories that drive decisions and win buy-in. Analysts and business teams learn to find the narrative inside the numbers, choose the one insight that matters and present it so stakeholders act, turning dashboards and reports into a clear, confident recommendation leaders can get behind.
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Make your charts do the thinking for your audience. Your team learns to choose the right chart, strip the clutter and design visuals that reveal the insight at a glance rather than burying it. Reports become decision tools, clearer, faster to read and far harder for stakeholders to misread or ignore.
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Build the executive presence that makes people listen before you've finished your first sentence. Your team learns to project credibility, composure and warmth in meetings, pitches and difficult conversations, showing up with the gravitas that earns trust, influences senior stakeholders and opens doors that competence alone often can't.
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Turn technical accuracy into everyday clarity. Specialists learn to explain complex systems, findings and trade-offs in plain language across emails, documents and meetings, so cross-functional teams stay aligned, decisions move faster and expertise stops getting lost in translation between the people who build and the people who decide.
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Master the 60-second window that opens the door. Your team learns to distil what they do into a sharp, memorable pitch that sparks the right follow-up question, whether meeting an investor, a prospect or a senior leader in a lift. Concise, confident and impossible to forget.
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Negotiate for outcomes, not just concessions. Your team learns to uncover what the other side truly wants, expand the deal before dividing it and hold their position without damaging the relationship, walking out of high-stakes conversations with better terms and a partner who still wants to work with them.
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AI training that future-proofs how your team creates and delivers presentations. Your people learn to use generative-AI tools to draft, structure and refine decks in a fraction of the time, then bring human judgement and storytelling to make the message land. Faster preparation, sharper output, and a real edge.
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Equip your team to break down messy, ambiguous problems and communicate the way forward with confidence. They learn a structured approach to frame the real issue, generate options and pressure-test thinking, then present a clear, defensible recommendation that gets stakeholders aligned and moving instead of stuck in analysis.
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Coming soonYour HR team applies. We handle the paperwork with you. Here’s how to claim HRDF, step by step:
Choose from our registered presentation, storytelling or leadership modules. We’ll confirm the course ID and claimable scope.
We provide a formal quotation and an HRD Corp-compliant course outline, ready for submission.
Your team submits the grant application in the e-TRiS portal. Approval must be received before training starts, typically within 48 hours of a complete submission.
Run the session in Johor Bahru or virtually, for teams anywhere in Malaysia. Minimum 4 training hours per day applies.
HRD Corp pays the approved course fee directly from your levy. We assist with attendance records and closing documentation, and claims are disbursed in about 8 working days.
Led by alumni of Disney and Ogilvy, teaching the frameworks used at leading accelerators across Southeast Asia.
600+ companies trained, including a 2,000-participant rollout for Grab across Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.
Founder named Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia; HR Vendors Award (Silver) for employee communications training.
Every claimable programme is delivered by trainers certified within the HRD Corp ecosystem.
ACLP-certified corporate trainer; ex-Walt Disney Company APAC brand marketing (Disney, Pixar, Marvel).
Specialties: technical presentation, data storytelling · Clients incl. Marina Bay Sands, HTX.
Adjunct lecturer & digital strategist, 10+ years; global programmes for Meta, MUFG, Columbia University.
Specialties: data storytelling & visualisation.
Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia; Highly sought-after consultant to C-suites. Helped clients raise USD 480M.
Specialties: executive coaching, high-stakes pitches.
“The impact was profound. The practical tips provided during the workshop have been invaluable in helping us regain control and focus on value-add endeavours.”
“Today, our marketing presentations are clearer, simpler & more effective. HighSpark tailored the content for our team across multiple countries, with a highly customised approach.”
“There are few vendors I’ve worked with in the past 20 years that I would put in my best-vendor category. HighSpark is one of them.”
We deliver HRDF training wherever Malaysian teams work: in-house at your office in Johor Bahru, or live virtual sessions for teams anywhere in Malaysia. Teams in Kuala Lumpur and Penang train with us virtually. One programme, consistent quality, across every site.
Get an HRD Corp-compliant quotation for your team within 24 hours, and train before your unused levy expires.
Delivered in partnership with Payboy Sdn. Bhd. (MyCoID 1477647A), an HRD Corp registered training provider · HighSpark Pte. Ltd. (UEN 201530849C) · HRD Corp Claimable Courses is a scheme by HRD Corp (PSMB), Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia. Grant approval is at HRD Corp’s discretion.
