Daniela M. Lauer-Balan

The world’s most powerful leaders still get lost in translation. I fix that. Founder of ELOQIA — Where Language Meets Power

Zürich Metropolitan Area

About

ELOQIA™ exists at the intersection of language, power, and precision. I founded ELOQIA because I know what is at stake when words fail. From the interpreter's booth to boardrooms, diplomatic conferences, and university classes, I have spent years inside the moments that matter most — where a poorly chosen word fractures a negotiation, where clarity commands a room, where language either builds trust or destroys it. That is not theory. That is my life's work. I founded ELOQIA for the professionals who refuse to leave communication to chance. The executive who needs to lead across cultures. The diplomat who must persuade without losing face. The leader who knows that in a multilingual world, presence is not given — it is built, word by word. Through immersive tools, tailored programs, and executive-level advisory, ELOQIA develops the one competency no algorithm will ever replace: the human capacity to communicate with authority, precision, and cultural intelligence — in any language, in any room, at any level. I don't teach language. I build the leaders the world is waiting for. From Switzerland, to the world.

Experience

  • Founder at ELOQIA™
    Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

    Lecturer Researcher, Ai Education Entrepreneur

  • Diplomacy & Business Blogger at Diplopreneur™
    Jul 2015 - Jun 2025 · 10 yrs

  • Partner at FDFA
    Apr 1995 - Mar 2025 · 30 yrs

  • German & Soft Skills Lecturer Researcher at Leonard de Vinci Higher Education Paris
    Sep 2019 - Aug 2023 · 4 yrs

    http:www.devinci.fr/

  • Lecturer Business Communication Researcher at EFMH
    Sep 2019 - Aug 2023 · 4 yrs

    https://paris-em.fr/formation-alternance-hotellerie-restauration