Soft Skills Training

Safe, repeatable avatar practice for communication skills, confidence building, interviews, promotion conversations, and difficult workplace moments.

The challenge

Many important conversations are difficult because people do not get enough chances to practise them. Going to an interview, explaining a problem at work, asking for a promotion, challenging a misunderstanding, or asking for support can feel high stakes before the first word is spoken.

This is particularly important for autistic people and others who may find unpredictable social situations stressful. Confidence often grows when a person can prepare in a structured way, try language out loud, make mistakes privately, and repeat the same situation until it feels familiar.

Learner practising a conversation with a Pxl-Persona avatar

The Pxl-Persona approach

Pxl-Persona turns soft skills training into structured, repeatable avatar sessions. A learner can practise an interview, a workplace problem, a promotion conversation, a customer-facing situation, or a difficult conversation with a manager before they have to do it in real life.

We work with autistic charities and support organisations to shape scenarios around confidence, clarity, and preparation. The aim is not to force one style of communication. It is to give individuals a private, predictable environment where they can practise what they want to say, understand likely follow-up questions, and feel more prepared for the real conversation.

Avatar feedback and confidence-building workflow
  • Confidence building before interviews and assessments
  • Practice for asking questions, raising concerns, or requesting support
  • Promotion and progression conversations for employees
  • Scenario design for autistic charities, colleges, and employers

A practical case study

A charity, college, or employer can start with a small group of scenarios: a first interview, a strengths-based interview, a conversation about a problem at work, and a promotion discussion. Each scenario can be written with the organisation's language, policies, and support goals in mind.

Learners can repeat the same conversation at different difficulty levels. One avatar might be warm and supportive, another might ask more direct follow-up questions, and another might focus on clarifying examples. Coaches can then use the transcripts and feedback as the basis for a real support session.