Iwan Yang, Public Speaking Trainer and Coach in Singapore
Iwan teaches you the skills to be heard.
Iwan Yang has personally trained more than 3,000 people, from students to senior management. He teaches every Speak Sell Succeed course himself, at our centre in Tanjong Pagar.
- ExperienceMore than 10 years
- People trainedMore than 3,000
- Google rating5.0 on Google
- Your trainerIwan, in every class
Why Iwan teaches public speaking
That belief shapes how he teaches. Iwan cares less about how polished you look and more about whether people understood you.
So he watches how you speak first, then works on what gets in the way. The same approach works for an eleven-year-old giving a class talk and a CFO presenting to the board.
"We speak to express our ideas, our thoughts and our emotions in a way other people can understand. How we communicate determines the relationships we have, at work and in our personal lives. And the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives."
He spots what you can't see
Few people can hear their own filler words or see their own habits. Iwan points them out, kindly and specifically.
Feedback you can use straight away
You get one or two changes to try, and you try them on the spot.
Practice with real people
Classes are in person, so you speak to a real audience and see how they react.
You still sound like yourself
He won't make you sound like him. He helps you become a clearer version of you.
See Iwan teach
Three short clips from a Train the Trainer session in 2024. Iwan explains why your words, voice and body language need to say the same thing, and why what people see, hear and feel shapes what they remember.
How Iwan became a public speaking trainer
Iwan didn’t start out as a trainer. He built businesses, faced tough rooms and found his voice through Toastmasters. Today he has personally trained more than 3,000 people, from first-time speakers to senior leaders.
2009 · LokopokoHe started out building businesses
Iwan founded businesses in travel, training and education. He has pitched, sold and led teams himself, so he knows what the people in his classes face at work.
2014 · ToastmastersHe won at Toastmasters
Iwan became a multiple Toastmasters champion, with wins in International Prepared Speech, Humorous Speech and Evaluation. The Evaluation contest is about giving another speaker useful feedback, which is much of what he does in class today.
2019 · Speak Sell SucceedHe founded Speak Sell Succeed
Iwan set up Speak Sell Succeed to teach public speaking and presentation skills to working adults in Singapore. Our courses have been SkillsFuture Credit eligible since 2021, and he still teaches every one himself.
2025 · SuperMindsHe started teaching younger speakers
Adult students began asking Iwan to teach their children. That led to SuperMinds, our sister brand for children and teens aged 9 to 17. Iwan is a father of two boys himself.
What people say about learning with Iwan
Working adults who joined his classes, in their own words on Google.
“Over the course of just two days, I went from someone who dreaded the sound of her own voice in a room full of people, to someone who delivered not one but four presentations.”
“He has a rare ability to make you feel safe enough to be vulnerable, while also pushing you to grow beyond what you thought you were capable of.”
“The techniques he taught remain relevant with constant practice, and they have elevated not only how I present but also how I perform in my job.”
“He shows us that public speaking and communication are a skill. A skill that we can learn, practice, and master eventually.”
“He creates a warm and welcoming environment and encourages everyone in the class to speak without ever making anyone feel pressured.”
“What stood out most was how genuinely invested he was in each participant’s growth, not just as speakers, but as individuals.”
“Iwan is an engaging trainer who makes public speaking feel less intimidating. … I left with more confidence and useful ways to manage anxiety.”
“I think Iwan is great. He is so engaging. He’s able to explain concepts that can be a bit hard and complex in a very simple and easy to understand way. And I like how he substantiates his explanations with a lot of real life examples that are relatable, which allow us to better understand where he is coming from. I don’t think there was any concept that he taught that I did not get an understanding of, and I think that speaks to how good he is as a trainer.”
Iwan Yang's credentials
Iwan is certified to coach, to teach and to train adults. He is also a multiple Toastmasters champion, so he has stood where you will stand.
ICF Certified Coach
Certified by the International Coaching Federation. Iwan coaches as well as trains.
ACTA Certified Trainer
Holds the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment, the qualification for adult trainers in Singapore.
NLP Licensed Practitioner
Trained in neuro-linguistic programming, which looks at how the words we choose shape the way others hear, understand and respond to us.
MOE-registered educator
Registered as an educator with Singapore's Ministry of Education.
Multiple Toastmasters Champion
Contest wins in prepared speeches, humorous speeches and speech evaluation.
Ways to work with Iwan
Public courses
Group classes at our Tanjong Pagar centre on presentation skills, presentation anxiety, business presentations and sales. You can use SkillsFuture Credit.
See Presentation Skills & Public SpeakingOne to One Coaching with Iwan Yang
Private sessions for a presentation, pitch, speech or interview you have coming up. In person or online.
See One to One CoachingCorporate training
Training for your team, planned with you and run by Iwan at your office or our centre.
See corporate trainingKeynote speeches
Talks for conferences, offsites and company events, on trust, connection and persuasion at work.
Ask about a keynote
See Iwan speak
Rapport often starts with small talk. In this clip, Iwan uses Singapore's weather to show how. When two people like, or dislike, the same thing, they connect. When they don't, you change the topic until you find common ground.
From his keynote on building trust at a regional meeting of AGN, an association of accounting, audit and advisory firms.
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