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Introducing Video Avatars – a more lifelike way to practice conversations inside Second Nature. Now your AI persona nods, reacts, and holds eye contact, so practice feels less like a tool and more like the real thing.
AI-powered role-plays have already changed how teams train. Reps practice real conversations on demand, get instant feedback, and build the kind of repetition that used to require a live manager or a willing colleague. Even with a static avatar or voice-only setup, the results speak for themselves — teams are having better conversations, closing more confidently, and ramping faster.
Video Avatars take that foundation and push it further. Now the AI persona across your teams doesn’t just speak — it nods, reacts, and holds eye contact. The closer a practice environment mirrors a real call, the more naturally confidence builds. When your people have already “been in the room” hundreds of times, the real thing feels familiar instead of high-stakes.
Starting today, admins can enable a video avatar for any single-persona role-play. When a learner starts the session, the AI persona is no longer a still image — it moves. Lips sync to speech. Eyes blink. The head tilts with attention. It’s the same conversation intelligence you’ve always had from Second Nature, now wearing something that looks and feels like the person across from your rep on a real call.
We’ve seen firsthand that psychological realism in practice environments directly affects how well skills transfer to live calls. When the stakes feel more real, teams engage more deeply — they think about tone, pacing, and presence, not just the words. Video Avatars are designed to raise that bar without adding friction to the setup process.
Video Avatars are available now for English-language, single-persona role-plays. Multi-persona and scripted role-plays are not yet supported — we’re working on it.
Every Second Nature customer receives 6,000 free trial minutes — no setup, no request needed. That’s 100 hours of video avatar practice, ready the moment the feature is enabled for your account. Use the minute tracker in your account settings or the course editor to keep an eye on usage.
Whether you’re onboarding new reps, running continuous coaching programs, or preparing your team for a high-stakes product launch — Video Avatars give your learners one more reason to take practice seriously.
Talk to your Customer Success manager or reach out to the team to get started.
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