Abstract
Pre-workshop training seminar was conducted to make sure students are well prepared for the coming design workshop in Malaysia. This paper discusses the organization and coordination of the training seminar with random input brainstorming and 2 axes-classification discussion techniques. The knowledge was included in order to ensure students to be capable of generating ideas easily in organized way. In addition to that, communication in English had been carried out to promote communication skill of students to encounter the language barrier foreseen ahead. Student were improved very much after the training seminar in terms of communication and commitment in group discussion.