About CAL Learning

Our mission is to help learners develop the language skills,  cultural competence, and confidence to participate fully, successfully and happily in a multicultural workplace.

Since 2004, CAL Learning has helped thousands of executives, managers and employees improve their skills in cultural competency and cross-cultural communication. Our programs develop employees who can communicate effectively and deal appropriately with colleagues and customers from different backgrounds. These goals directly relate to bottom line issues such as productivity, employee retention and customer satisfaction. 

CAL Learning helps global professionals Bridge Cultures Through Clarity — clarity of message and clarity of speech.

Our Clients

Partial client list includes:

Chemical

Pharma/Biotech

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Technology and Consumer Products

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  • Colgate Palmolive Logo
  • Johnson & Johnson Logo

Healthcare and Education

   Lauren Supraner

Lauren Supraner is president of CAL Learning Inc., an intercultural communication consulting and training company based in New York. Since founding CAL Learning in 2004, she’s helped thousands improve their culture and language skills for success in the US workplace and on global teams. Her workshops focus on adopting the cultural mindset, persuasive language, and clarity of speech for workplace success and advancement.

Lauren coaches global leaders to build effective messaging that is clear, compelling, and culturally appropriate. Lauren is an accent reduction coach and the author of Accent Reduction for Chinese Speakers. She has published articles on cross cultural communication in HR Magazine and Multilingual Magazine. Lauren is a member of the Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association (SAPA), where she presents regularly on the topics of accent reduction and cross cultural communication. Lauren has lived and worked in Thailand and Japan.

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What We Believe

In communication, very little of the message is conveyed through vocabulary and grammar. Most of the message is conveyed through the ways people say what they do. How you say it is deeply tied to cultural identity.

CAL Learning programs are based on the principle that to successfully work with different cultures you should know:

1) What is the most effective communication style for interacting in this culture?
What is the best way to get my message across, both spoken and written?
What interactional skills do I need to apply?

2) What are the cultural roots that created this communication style?
Why do they communicate like they do?

Through CAL Learning programs, learners develop practical intercultural communication skills for workplace and daily living.

Ready to advance your language and culture skills?

We help you develop communication that is clear, persuasive and culturally appropriate.

Lauren is a passionate English-teaching expert well suited for teaching and improving many aspects of spoken English that are critical to communication, especially for ESL speakers like me. When taking her classes, I received highly targeted and effective advice and feedback helping my progress both in class and after. As a result, my verbal communication skill's improvement has been remarkable… Truly a fantastic teacher.

J. J. Clinical Development and Regulatory Affairs Pharmaceutical Industry

  

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