Trainer Profile

NAME: Manu Vikraman

Profile Summary

Manu is an experienced communication skills trainer with over 10,000 hours of training, drawing on his previous experience as a freelance accountant and a translator/interpreter.

Experience

Language

 Manu started using his language skills in the late 1990s when he commenced translation between English and Hindi. This involved literary and commercial translation covering organisations, such as:

• Schools and not-for-profit organisations in the UK
• Mobile manufacturers
• Lawyers and law firms—for legal translations

Training

To expand the use of his language skills, Manu started training with inlingua New Delhi as a language trainer, and continued to his present position as the founder trainer at TELW The English Workshop, responsible for training students all across the levels of linguistic competence from the basic user, with absolutely no knowledge of English, through lower and upper intermediate, and the proficient user.

He later branched out on his own with TELW The English Workshop.

So far, Manu’s training stint has involved delivery of training to

1. A cross-section of people across various pursuits, like

• • • banks, software, BPOs, KPOs, NGOs, telecommunications, manufacturing, publishing, schools, hotels, energy infrastructure, financial services, real estate and securities, and so on

2. People of various nationalities such as:

• • • Japanese, Koreans, Italians, Mongolians, Iranians, Afghans, Chinese, Congolese, Iraqis, Libyans, Angolans, Egyptians, Thais, Vietnamese, Nepalese, Peruvians, Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, Turkish, Sri Lankans, Bangladeshis, Kenyans, Mozambicans, and Brazilians apart from Indian students hailing from different regions
    • Corporate clients, such as
      • • Banks
        • IT / ITES companies
        • BPOs
        • KPOs
        • NGOs
        • Telecommunications
        • Manufacturing
        • Publishing
        • Schools
        • Hotels
        • Energy infrastructure
        • Financial services
        • Real estate
        • Securities

Training modules

Manu has delivered training in General English (including IELTS), and Business English language skills, in addition to the various Business Skills, such as:

• • • • • Presentation skills
        • Telephoning skills
        • Negotiation skills
        • Business / Email writing skills
        • Socializing skills
        • Voice Quality skills
        • Time Management skills

Further education

Manu is a Certified TESOL Trainer.