TALK@Taylor’s is your academic language and communication hub, under the School of General Studies and Languages (SGSL) and open to every Taylor’s student at both Taylor’s University and Taylor’s College.
We support you in developing your academic writing, research, referencing, presentation and communication skills, helping you approach your academic work with greater confidence. You can work one-to-one with a trained Peer Coach, join a small-group clinic or participate in a workshop.
TALK@Taylor’s provides academic support to help you strengthen your writing, research, communication and study skills. Explore our available services and book a session with a Peer Coach.
Develop your academic writing, referencing and organisation of ideas with support from a Peer Coach. Bring a draft, essay, report, literature review or notes for discussion. Your Peer Coach will help you identify areas for improvement and develop strategies you can apply to future assignments.
Sessions are available one-to-one or in small groups of up to three students working on the same topic, with each session lasting up to one hour. You can book repeat sessions with the same Peer Coach, subject to availability.
What we don’t do
We’re here to help you build your own skills, so we don’t:
TALK@Taylor’s helps you develop your spoken English and communication confidence through peer support tailored to your needs. You can practise speaking one-to-one or in small groups, engage in conversations and receive practical tips from Peer Coaches to improve your pronunciation, fluency, clarity and confidence when expressing your ideas.
What we don’t do
TALK@Taylor’s helps you prepare for presentations and pitches through personalised peer support. Peer Coaches provide practical feedback on presentation structure, content, timing, delivery and speaking techniques. Bring your slides, notes or presentation brief for guidance on organising your ideas, improving your delivery and building your confidence.
Sessions are available one-to-one or in small groups of up to three students and last up to one hour. You can book repeat sessions with the same Peer Coach, subject to availability.
What we don’t do
TALK@Taylor’s workshops offer you opportunities to develop practical academic and communication skills beyond the classroom. Through interactive activities, you can explore new approaches to learning, build confidence and strengthen the skills that support your academic journey.
Workshops are held throughout the academic year. Follow @talk.taylors on Instagram for the latest updates and upcoming session dates.
Short, practical sessions on one academic or communication skill at a time.
Small-group sessions for focused, hands-on practice on a specific skill.
Informal sessions where you can learn, share ideas and practise with others.
AI tools can help you brainstorm, organise your ideas and make sense of difficult material. This support helps you use them to strengthen your learning while keeping your own critical thinking and academic integrity at the centre of your work.
Fill in the booking form, choose a time that suits you and tell us briefly what you’d like to work on. You’ll get a confirmation by email. Already on campus? Scan the QR code at the Hub desk, and if a coach is free, you could start straight away.
Bring your draft, notes or slides, even if they’re unfinished, plus the assignment brief and marking rubric if you have them. A rough idea of what’s worrying you most helps too. Coming for a speaking session? Just bring yourself.
After your session, your coach may send a short follow-up summarising what you discussed, along with a few useful resources. Book again whenever you’re ready, with the same Peer Coach if they’re available.
There’s no charge for any TALK@Taylor’s service, including Peer Coaching, speaking and presentation support and workshops. Every service is open to Taylor’s University undergraduates and postgraduates, as well as Taylor’s College students.
We can review your draft and provide guidance on its structure, argument and clarity, helping you strengthen your writing skills. Bringing a draft or work in progress allows us to provide more focused and practical feedback.
There’s no minimum English level and no test to take. Students come to us at every level of confidence, from those who want to sharpen an argument to those who find speaking up genuinely difficult.
All consultations take place in person at the TALK@Taylor’s Hub, Block C, Level 6, and are primarily conducted in English, in line with the language of instruction at Taylor’s. This also supports our aim of helping you develop your English language skills. Online sessions are not currently available.
TALK@Taylor’s provides support with academic writing, speaking and presentation skills to help you develop your confidence and communicate more effectively. For IELTS-specific preparation resources and test bookings, visit IELTS at Taylor’s.
As often as you need. You can book several sessions in a semester, including repeat sessions with the same Peer Coach, subject to available slots.
Email the TALK@Taylor’s Coordinator at azmiera.anuar@taylors.edu.my as soon as you can. There’s no fixed notice period, but letting us know early means the slot can be offered to another student. If you miss a session, our Coordinator will follow up with you by email, and repeated missed sessions may affect your future bookings.
Session records are kept for TALK@Taylor’s monitoring purposes only and don’t affect your grades. These records are not shared with lecturers.
Every session takes place in person at the Hub. Online sessions aren’t available at the moment.
