Talaera Business English & Talk to Tally AI Coach

Talaera Inc., based in Jersey City, New Jersey, provides business English and cultural training for international teams in more than 100 countries. It focuses on non-native professionals such as engineers, customer-facing teams and managers who already work in English but lose time and impact through miscommunication. It received the 2024 Silver Award for Best Online Distance Learning and works with organisations including Microsoft, Amazon and Salesforce.

The platform combines 1:1 coaching by instructors, three-month group courses, self-paced micro-lessons and live peer discussions with Talk to Tally, a voice-based AI communication coach. Tally remembers each learner's role, industry and technical level, runs simulations and role-plays of real meetings, emails and difficult conversations, and gives instant feedback on clarity, tone and cultural cues. Results feed a Communication Profile based on a 500-point framework, while HR dashboards show engagement and improvement across teams and regions.

• Talk to Tally: voice-based AI coach for role-plays of meetings, presentations, feedback and difficult conversations.
• Communication Profile: a 500-point framework that maps strengths and gaps over time.
• 1:1 coaching: instructor-led programmes of three or six months tailored to role and goals.
• Group courses: three-month tracks on meetings, presentations, business writing and cultural intelligence.
• English assessment: level assessments and skills-gap analysis for every team member.
• Team analytics and SSO: HR dashboards for engagement and progress, with SAML-based single sign-on.

• IT outsourcing companies in Vietnam preparing engineers for stand-ups, demos and client calls in English.
• Customer support teams practising tone and clarity for international customers with the AI coach.
• High-potential managers receiving 1:1 executive English coaching before regional leadership roles.

• Fast deployment: training can launch in days, with 85% of learners active within 30 days.
• Measurable impact: the company reports 90% communication improvement and visible results within 60 days.
• Role-specific practice: AI rehearsal of the learner's actual meetings and calls rather than generic lessons.
• Flexible spend: self-study plans start at $8 per month, with volume pricing for teams.

Global companies increasingly see English communication of distributed teams as a performance issue, not a soft skill, and want training tied to real tasks such as meetings and client calls. AI coaches make daily practice possible between live sessions. Vietnam's software outsourcing and IT services firms, whose engineers work directly with clients in the US, Europe and Australia, are a natural fit for role-specific English training.

Talaera Inc. is registered at 220 9th Street, Jersey City, NJ, USA; co-founders Mel MacMahon (CEO) and Anita Anthonj. Recognised with the 2024 Silver Award for Best Online Distance Learning. Named users include Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, PayPal, Thomson Reuters, Netafim, Dialpad and WeWork.