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Press Release – July-22

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PRESS RELEASE
SkillGym has been selected for the Kickstart Program 2020

JULY 22, 2020 3:00 PM CEST

New recognition for the Digital Role Play platform SkillGym that will be part of the Kickstart program 2020, one of the largest European innovation programs, that brings together later-stage startups with corporations, foundations, universities and cities in order to foster deep-tech innovation in different areas.

Chiasso (TI, Switzerland) – The program Kickstart 2020, the initiative launched five years ago by digitalswitzerland as a spin-off of the Impact Hub Zürich, has received high-quality applications from over 55 countries and only a few of them has been selected to join the program that entails the possibility to directly collaborate with primary organizations. SkillGym is among the innovative solutions selected for the EdTech&NewWork vertical.

From September 2020, SkillGym will have the opportunity to co-create in the form of Proof-of-Concepts, pilots and commercial projects with the Kickstart partners, leading organizations and companies such as AXA, Coop, Migros, Swisscom, Mobiliar, ETH Zürich, City of Zurich, PostFinance, Credit Suisse, Mövenpick, New Work SE, Energie 360 °, Roche, Holcim Switzerland, Nespresso , Canton de Vaud and others.

In the last years, the Kickstart program has initiated 120+ pilots and commercial projects between startups, established organizations and companies from various sectors. For the Ticino-based Lifelike SA, the company that realizes the Digital Role Play platform SkillGym, this is a great opportunity to further connect with primary Swiss organisations supporting them with its know-how and innovative approach to People’s soft skills Development via Digital Role Play.

This great achievement for SkillGym follows the recent selection as the most innovative solution for Learning&Development in a global call for Digital HR innovation promoted by Eni, one of the leading global players in the oil&gas industry (press release here).

For information, please contact
Matteo Malatesta
+41 78 727 00 18
support@skillGym.com

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Press Release – Luglio -22

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PRESS RELEASE
SkillGym è stato selezionato per il programma Kickstart 2020

Luglio 22, 2020 3:00 PM CEST

Un nuovo importante riconoscimento per la piattaforma di Digital Role Play SkillGym che sarà parte di Kickstart 2020, uno dei più grandi programmi europei di innovazione e incontro tra realtà innovative e aziende.

Chiasso (TI, Svizzera) –  L’iniziativa Kickstart 2020, lanciata cinque anni fa da digitalswitzerland come spin-off dell’Impact Hub di Zurigo, ha ricevuto adesioni da centinaia di startup di altissimo livello provenienti da 55 paesi. Solo una piccola parte di queste realtà è stata selezionata per entrare a far parte del programma che prevede la collaborazione diretta con grandi aziende. SkillGym è tra le soluzioni innovative scelte nella categoria “EdTech & New work“.

Da Settembre 2020 SkillGym avrà l’opportunità di definire progetti pilota e commerciali a supporto dei partner dell’iniziativa, primarie realtà come AXA, Coop, Migros, Swisscom, Mobiliar, ETH Zurigo, Città di Zurigo, PostFinance, Credit Suisse, Mövenpick, New Work SE, Energie 360 ​​°, Roche, Holcim Svizzera, Nespresso, Canton de Vaud etc..

Negli ultimi anni il programma Kickstart ha facilitato l’avvio di oltre 120 progetti tra startup e aziende in vari settori generando un grande sviluppo di innovazione e delle solide partnership. Per Lifelike SA, la società ticinese che realizza la piattaforma SkillGym, questa è una grande opportunità per intensificare ulteriormente il rapporto con il territorio mettendo a disposizione delle aziende svizzere il proprio know-how e l’innovativo approccio allo sviluppo delle soft skills e alla gestione delle conversazioni critiche basato sul Digital Role Play.

Questo grande successo segue la recente vittoria nella call for innovation lanciata da Eni, uno dei leader mondiali nel settore oil&gas, dove SkillGym é stata selezionata come la soluzione più innovativa per l’apprendimento e lo sviluppo tra oltre 70 partecipanti (comunicato stampa qui).

Per informazioni
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+41 78 727 00 18
support@skillGym.com

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Press Release – June-26

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SkillGym wins the call “Digital HR: Innovating to grow” launched by Eni

JUNE 26, 2020 10:00 AM CEST

Starting from the next few weeks, Lifelike SA, the innovative company based in Canton Ticino (Switzerland) that realizes SkillGym, the Digital Role Play platform, will be involved in an open innovation project to support Eni’s human resources.

Chiasso (TI Switzerland) – June 26, 2020 – Yesterday, after a few months of selections and an online event with 100+ people involved, Eni and Cariplo Factory announced the winning startups of the call “Digital HR: Innovating to grow”, an Open Innovation challenge organized to identify the most innovative tools for people management and continuous learning.

SkillGym, the Digital Role Play platform created by Lifelike, has been selected among the 70 international startups as the most innovative and effective solution for training and development.

Lifelike will now be involved in an open innovation project with Eni to define how to support at the best Eni’s people’s soft skills development with its innovative tool. SkillGym allows practicing and improving how to manage critical conversations on different topics: Leadership, Digital Transformation, Diversity&Inclusion and Sales.

After the recent awards in both Swiss and international contexts, Lifelike has obtained further confirmation of the effectiveness of its Digital Role Play solutions, which are positioning the innovative Swiss company on top of the market in the application of new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality in the Learning and Development landscape.

For information, please contact:
Matteo Malatesta
+41 78 727 00 18
support@skillGym.com

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Press Release – Giugno 26

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SkillGym vince la call “Digital HR:  Innovare per crescere” indetta da Eni

26 GIUGNO 2020 10:00 AM CEST

A partire già dalle prossime settimane, Lifelike SA, la società Ticinese che realizza SkillGym, la piattaforma digitale di Digital Role Play sarà coinvolta in un percorso di innovazione a supporto delle risorse umane di Eni.
Chiasso, 26 giugno 2020 – Ieri, dopo alcuni mesi di selezioni ed un evento online con oltre 100 persone coinvolte, si è conclusa la Call per startup di Eni “Digital HR: Innovare per crescere”, un progetto di Open Innovation organizzato insieme a Cariplo Factory e dedicato a strumenti innovativi per la gestione e la formazione continua delle persone.
Tra le oltre 70 realtà internazionali che hanno partecipato all’iniziativa, SkillGym, la metodologia e piattaforma di Digital Role Play realizzata da Lifelike, è stata selezionata come la soluzione più innovativa ed efficace per la formazione e lo sviluppo delle persone di Eni.
Lifelike affronterà, ora, un percorso insieme ad Eni per definire come supportare al meglio lo sviluppo delle sue risorse umane attraverso i propri innovativi strumenti di allenamento alla gestione di conversazioni critiche, come, ad esempio dare un feedback o motivare un collaboratore, gestire al meglio un cliente o affrontare tematiche di inclusione.
Dopo i recenti premi in ambiti sia svizzero che internazionale, Lifelike ottiene una ulteriore conferma dell’efficacia delle sue soluzioni di Role Play Digitale, che stanno portando l’innovativa società Ticinese alla ribalta del mercato delle tecnologie applicate alla formazione su diversi fronti.
Per Approfondimenti e contatti
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+41 78 727 00 18
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The Gym of First-Time Managers

THE GYM OF FIRST-TIME MANAGERS
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Welcome to SkillGym, the award-winning platform rebalancing your training strategy with practice.
Through empowering conversations, first-time leaders can grow mindsets, engage employees and foster performance and continuous self-improvement. They need to develop the ability to build a team, the ability to maintain or enhance team chemistry, inspire their subordinates to complete assigned work, encourage others to surpass expectations, understand what motivates others, and be able to motivate without monetary incentives.
Authentic, Immersive, Real Time Practice.

Breathtaking stories.

A perfect blend of training methodology and interactive technology brings true stories to life, ready for consistent practice-based training.

Digital, but still human.

Just interactive video. No puppets, no avatars. Human beings come alive in a seamless experience, where you are totally immersed in the situation.

AI-generated feelings.

Twelve algorithms influence the actors’ emotions, hesitations and whispers for an authentic and immersive Digital Role Play experience.

Real time interaction.

No pauses, no freezes, no branching. Everything happens in front of you and is entirely influenced by the way you play.

Conversation Mastery requires consistent practice.
Experience to engage, motivate and drive people is forged through exercise. SkillGym helps you scale practice-based training in your organization.

KNOWLEDGE IS VOLATILE

The majority of learning strategies are designed to deliver knowledge to trainees. Unfortunately, although knowledge first creates a spike of engagement,  it typically evaporates before real experience is built.

Digital Role Play driven by A.I., works at a deeper level in our brain, turning what you learn into lasting behaviors. (learn more about the science behind SkillGym).

This is what we call e-xperiencing.

Explore “The Gym of The First-Time Managers” in a 15-minute discovery call.

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DID YOU KNOW?

CONVERSATION IS WHERE
LEADERS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME

THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR FIRST-TIME MANAGERS.

Thus, as first-time managers step-up, providing them with the opportunity to master leadership conversations is the most effective way to support them in making a difference.

How do you deliver effective training on conversations?

THE PROBLEM IS THAT OFTEN...
OFFER DOES NOT MATCH DEMAND:

Practical immersive training is what can make all the difference in your first-time managers upskill strategy: they practice, learn and gain experience. Fast. However it is very difficult to provide actionable experience in class-oriented training programs.

Digital Role Play is the right answer.

SkillGym is the Digital Role Play Platform you need to practice leadership conversations and move from volatile knowledge to rock-solid experience.

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THE GYM OF FIRST TIME MANAGERS

SkillGym's Program dedicated to new leaders.

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  • Give feedback to Mark to improve his sales performance.
  • Help Yumi to work better in teams.
  • Boost Danielle's motivation in completing a strategic project.
  • Improve Luke's performance helping him set priorities.
  • Boost Sonia's confidence to optimize the team's performance.
  • Delegate an action plan to Robert to implement.
  • Investigate with Melinda about negative feedback from the client.
  • Assign Amy & Ted's next-year objectives to aim higher.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

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DID YOU KNOW?

CONVERSATION IS WHERE
LEADERS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME

THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR FIRST-TIME MANAGERS.

Thus, as first-time managers step-up, providing them with the opportunity to master leadership conversations is the most effective way to support them in making a difference.

How do you deliver effective training on conversations?

THE PROBLEM IS THAT OFTEN...
OFFER DOES NOT MATCH DEMAND:

Practical immersive training is what can make all the difference in your first-time managers upskill strategy: they practice, learn and gain experience. Fast. However it is very difficult to provide actionable experience in class-oriented training programs.

Digital Role Play is the right answer.

SkillGym is the Digital Role Play Platform you need to practice leadership conversations and move from volatile knowledge to rock-solid experience.

SCHEDULE A DISCOVERY CALL

THE GYM OF FIRST TIME MANAGERS

SkillGym's Program dedicated to new leaders.

Previous
Next
  • Give feedback to Mark to improve his sales performance.
  • Help Yumi to work better in teams.
  • Boost Danielle's motivation in completing a strategic project.
  • Improve Luke's performance helping him set priorities.
  • Boost Sonia's confidence to optimize the team's performance.
  • Delegate an action plan to Robert to implement.
  • Investigate with Melinda about negative feedback from the client.
  • Assign Amy & Ted's next-year objectives to aim higher.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

SCHEDULE A QUICK DISCOVERY CALL TO LEARN HOW YOU CAN INTEGRATE SKILLGYM IN YOUR NEXT TRAINING PROGRAM:

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It’s clearly in front of us. A new generation of workers and future managers is on the rise. And this new generation is different from those in the past. Most of all, they are giving a new meaning to the word LEADERSHIP.
What they associate to this word is a more informal, horizontal and trustful relationship, based, essentially, on conversations. By the way, have you ever reflected on how managers – in particular first-time managers – spend their time during the day? Well… 80% of the time of a first-time manager is spent in conversations!

DID YOU KNOW?

CONVERSATION IS WHERE
LEADERS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME

THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR FIRST-TIME MANAGERS.

Thus, as first-time managers step-up, providing them with the opportunity to master leadership conversations is the most effective way to support them in making a difference.

NOW, the problem is: how do you deliver effective training on conversations?

Delivering knowledge on how-to is certainly important. However, when you choose a typical one-shot training strategy (with limited scope and follow-up), the result looks like this:

WHY IT DOES NOT WORK

TRADITIONAL L&D
IS "ONE-SHOT" LEARNING

And the same applies if, instead of class training you do online videos, webinars, inspiring articles or more blended but still monodirectional and knowledge-transfer like solutions – yes, even if they are digital.

DOES IT LOOK LIKE YOUR STRATEGY?

If you answered yes, you generate a spike of attention that quickly fades into the daily routine. If you have the resources, you will likely run another session later on, maybe adding new contents on top of refreshing the previous one. You will often have the feeling of starting over and over again.

THEY ARE NOT WRONG

THE PROBLEM IS THAT OFTEN...
OFFER DOES NOT MATCH DEMAND:

Practical immersive training is what can make all the difference in your first-time managers upskill strategy: they practice, learn and gain experience. Fast. However it is very difficult to provide actionable experience in class-oriented training programs.
You are probably thinking about one of the most popular ways to deliver practice on conversations – Role Playing.
Unfortunately, TRADITIONAL role playing is not the right answer:

THE THREE MAIN LIMITATIONS

ROLE PLAY
DOESN'T LET YOU:

ROLE PLAY
DOESN'T LET YOU:

SCALE

YOU CAN’T DELIVER CONSISTENTLY

MEASURE

YOU CAN’T MEASURE OBJECTIVELY

PLAY SAFE

TRAINEES FEEL OBSERVED

THE THREE MAIN LIMITATIONS

ROLE PLAY
DOESN'T LET YOU:

SCALE

YOU CAN’T DELIVER CONSISTENTLY

MEASURE

YOU CAN’T MEASURE OBJECTIVELY

PLAY SAFE

TRAINEES FEEL OBSERVED
Our experience has shown that the three primary limitations of Role Plays are:
    1. They don’t scale. This limits opportunities for trainees to practice over and over again. Like in sports, practice must be done over and over.

    2. They don’t measure objectively, since evaluation is based on human opinion.

    3. Trainees worry too much about mistakes. Role Plays make trainees feel as if they are in a fish bowl, which causes overthinking.
What really makes the difference is Digital Role Play.

Wait - what is a Digital Role Play?

At its core, a Digital Role Play is a Role Play similar to ones you have done in your learning programs. So let’s see what the word ”DIGITAL” adds:
  • Your trainee interacts with a digital or virtual character through a screen, instead of sitting in front of you while each of you play one role in the conversation in real time.
  • The trainees will play alone, without the need for you to attend or to participate in the conversation. This is very important for at least two reasons:
    • It reduces the stress of being «watched»
    • It allows to plan for multiple sessions in a scalable way.
  • It is based on sophisticated AI-driven algorithms that control the interaction, adding a life-like unpredictability in situations.
  • Finally, as a digital, it tracks the interaction, enabling you to monitor the ongoing practice, gaining an overview of both the effort spent and the results achieved.

SkillGym is the Digital Role Play Platform you need to move from volatile knowledge to rock-solid experience.

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SkillGym is the first and most powerful AI-based platform for practicing leadership conversations.

THE SKILLGYM EXPERIENCE

Conversation mastery requires consistent practice.

No man is an island. Unless people inside your organization live in a vacuum, they need to communicate with other employees, clients and stakeholders. Each of us can and should change the world, one conversation at a time. But first we must practice to master our skill of dealing with conversations that matter.

Start today to deliver Authentic, Immersive, Real-Time Practice

THE GYM OF FIRST-TIME MANAGERS

THE PERFECT PROGRAM FOR NEW LEADERS

We turn Leadership Conversations into Stories in which each trainee’s goal is to discuss and solve business-related issues with members of their teams. Through these eight empowering conversations, first-time leaders can grow employee mindsets, engage employees and foster performance and continuous self-improvement
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Next
  • Give feedback to Mark to improve his sales performance.
  • Help Yumi to work better in teams.
  • Boost Danielle's motivation in completing a strategic project.
  • Improve Luke's performance helping him set priorities.
  • Boost Sonia's confidence to optimize the team's performance.
  • Delegate an action plan to Robert to implement.
  • Investigate with Melinda about negative feedback from the client.
  • Assign Amy & Ted's next-year objectives to aim higher.
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HOW DO FIRST-TIME MANAGERS LEARN IN SKILLGYM?

They meet authentic characters.

AI ensures that the characters’ reactions reflect, in real time, the intensity of the dialogue. The result is an authentic conversation, where trainees meet all the shades of intentions, hesitations, fears and feelings that they would expect from a real person.

They interact in real time in challenging scenarios.

We turn Leadership Conversations into Stories in which the trainees’ goal is to discuss and solve business-related issues with members of their teams. Each available sentence is written by professional storytellers, showing one aspect of a typical behavior that you may want to apply at each point in the conversation.

They can measure their progress and understand their gaps.

SkillGym turns the conversation into sharp metrics to quantify the results of performance. Confidence, Self-Awareness, 50+ communication-related Skills and effort-based indicators are tracked, monitored and benchmarked on the way. This makes evidence do the talking.

They can review their conversations in details.

Augmented Replay lets you select any conversation played in the past and review it, watching the entire scene from a third party point of view. You can pause, skip, move forward and backward. The overlaid Performance Wave gives you one “at a glance” overview of the conversation’s flow quality. Call-outs let you analyze the details and impact of each behavior, including the counterpart’s relevant reactions.

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HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM SKILLGYM*:

+3%

INCREASE

Direct report
customer retention

+18%

INCREASE

Direct report
productivity

+35%

INCREASE

Quality of
internal relationships

-25%

DECREASE

Manager burnout

-12%

DECREASE

Team turnover

-30%

DECREASE

Internal conflict

* These figures are estimates from some of our clients. Results may vary according to the type of organization and the users’ learning agility, leadership approach and consistency of training effort.
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The reason SkillGym is so effective?

Neuroscience inspired all our field research.

Our brain is very powerful. It can turn volatile learning into enduring experience through consistent practice.

SkillGym activates the receptors that accelerate the excitement of our limbic system.

The limbic system is known as the emotional brain and contains the amygdala, which is located inside the frontal temporal lobe. This means that it is part of the so-called deep brain, where basic emotions and survival instincts stand out.

The reactions generated while stimulating the amygdala are faster than the ones generated when we use the parts of the brain that act rationally. Moreover, the use of emotions in training has been proven to improve retention and recall of what has been learned.

We work with the best.

From machine learning to conversational models, we love to work with the best universities to develop the most advanced solutions for practicing conversations.

Our most recent awards:

What clients say:

“The characters are so real! I mean… it was like dealing with certain employees I know so well”
Amy – Sales Manager – Bank
“Practicing takes the entire learning experience to the next level, it’s absolutely worth doing it”
Henry – Chief Learning Officer – Retail
“Metrics are really sharp and I was able to turn the learning experience of my trainees into a measurable result”
Josh – Training Specialist, Transport
“In fact, I could see in my daily routine the impact of certain recommendations coming from the simulations since the very early weeks of training”
Jackie – Project Manager, Constructions
“Very well done. The stories are really well designed, engaging and meaningful. Well done, folks!”
Veronica – Training Manager, Business school

What clients say:

“The characters are so real! I mean… it was like dealing with certain employees I know so well”
Amy – Sales Manager – Bank
“Practicing takes the entire learning experience to the next level, it’s absolutely worth doing it”
Henry – Chief Learning Officer – Retail
“Metrics are really sharp and I was able to turn the learning experience of my trainees into a measurable result”
Josh – Training Specialist, Transport
“In fact, I could see in my daily routine the impact of certain recommendations coming from the simulations since the very early weeks of training”
Jackie – Project Manager, Constructions
“Very well done. The stories are really well designed, engaging and meaningful. Well done, folks!”
Veronica – Training Manager, Business school

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SkillGym Conversation Simulation for new line managers

SkillGym Conversation Simulation for new line managers

Welcome to the Swiss Re trial run/testing of the SkillGym Conversation Simulation.
Testing will be conducted over a period of two months from the launch. Thanks for being part of it! The target audience for this learning offering is new, first time line managers, typically bands D, E and F. However, we have invited colleagues in a variety of roles for testing purposes. Please put yourself in the shoes of a colleague who is new to leading a team.
What is SkillGym?
SkillGym simulates real conversations a line manager is likely to have with their direct reports using a digital role play platform. It places the learner at the center of the conversation, such as a performance feedback discussion, in which the other party adapts their answers based on their personality and the course of the conversation. In less than 20 minutes, natural behaviors emerge and line managers can learn how to manage this type of complexity before facing it in real life. The learning is dedicated to developing conversations skills through practice and self-reflection.
How to get started?

1. Register: Get registered to participate in the Conversation Simulation per the instructions in the email from the Continuous PM mailbox
2. Practice: Once you’re logged-in, start with any of the available critical conversation scenarios (such as giving feedback, delegation, checking priorities); allow yourself at least 30 minutes each time
3. Reflect: Keep the following key topics/themes in mind as you go through the simulation. We encourage you to take brief notes and reflections of your experience, which you can bring with you to the two testing check-in sessions.
  • User experience with the platform (ease of use, design, features, technical issues, etc.)
  • Personal impact you experienced regarding your confidence in navigating different conversation styles and self-awareness
  • Overall learning experience – practicing a dialogue exchange with digital characters, seeing progress, conversation content and scenarios, etc
  • Consider if you would recommend this conversation simulation to new line manager colleagues
4. Continue to practice: Over the course of the next two months, regularly schedule time to try out each scenario; revisiting ones where you desired a different outcome and want to continue improving
How do I ‘schedule’ a virtual conversation with one of the characters?
You have two options:
– You can simply set aside time on your own calendar and begin a virtual conversation with one of the characters within the platform at any time.
– You can wait for the platform to invite you to schedule a conversation. The invitation will take you to an online doodle-style calendar where you can select your preferred date/time slot for scheduling the session. The system will record your preference and send you a calendar invitation and reminders.
Who do I contact with questions?
If you have a technical question or are experiencing a platform-related issue, please reach out to Maddy at KarthikMuniswamy_Damodaran@rcomext.com.
For other general questions, please contact Verena at Verena_Schaer@swissre.com and Martina at Martina_Zacher@swissre.com.
Want to learn more?
There are several tutorial videos in the ‘detail’ section. To get started, watch this 4-minute video to learn more about SkillGym and why practicing conversations matters.
You are now ready to start practicing.
Have fun!
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