The Practice Room
Practise difficult conversations
Say it badly here first, so you say it well when it counts at work.
In your head it goes fine, because the other person never answers back. Here they do.
The Best Of Motivation Practice Room: supervisors, managers and employees rehearse a hard work conversation with an AI character in about five minutes, then get feedback from our AI coach.
Who’s the conversation with?
What’s it about?
Not sure where to start?
Six good places to start: four with your team, two with your manager.
Pick it. Practise it. Hear what to say instead.
- Up to eight turns, about five minutes
- Feedback from our AI coach on what you actually said
- First go at each conversation free, no account
Browse all the rooms by group
Absence and attendance
Six attendance conversations, from the one who’s always five minutes late to a return-to-work after a loss.
Conduct and complaints
Six conduct conversations, from the one nobody wants to start to banter that crossed the line.
Interviews
Supervisor, team leader and assistant manager interviews, the salary question, and asking for feedback after.
New supervisor
Six conversations most new supervisors meet in their first year, from the one who’s stopped trying to the news nobody wants.
Reviews and one-to-ones
Seven conversations managers meet at review time, from the one who thinks it was a great year to a probation that isn’t working.
Talking to your manager
Twelve conversations with your manager, from a pay rise to handing in your notice, with a manager on the other side who has pressures of their own.
Personality colours
Four rooms, one per colour. Practise talking to a Red, Yellow, Green or Blue their way, not yours.
Practice for reflection, not legal or HR advice. If it involves harassment, discrimination, health or safety, talk to HR or ACAS.
How it works
- Pick the conversation. Each one is an everyday situation from shops, warehouses and shift work, with one person on the other side who has their own reasons.
- Talk it through. Type what you’d say. They answer the way people do: they deflect, go quiet, or open up when you get it right. Up to eight turns.
- Hear how it went. Our AI coach reads the whole conversation and tells you what worked, where it slipped, what to say instead and the one thing to practise. Then try it again.
We don’t store what you type; our AI provider processes it to reply. Use a made-up name for the person you’re thinking of.
Want to rehearse it until you’re ready?
The free go shows you where the conversation slips. Practice Room Pro is for the one that really matters, when you want to walk in having already got it right once.
- Two full rehearsals: up to 20 turns each, out loud or typed
- On the second, a hint from the coach after each reply
- Your own best lines on a card to take in with you
6 BOM Credits for both rehearsals. Each further go with hints is 2 BOM Credits.
A go with Martin: the starter line, his voice, the report, your words card and a coach hint.
It’s in every room. Have your free go first, then choose “Rehearse it out loud” on the start card or at the end of your feedback.
Reading before the conversation
- The Difficult Conversation Script: A 5R ApproachA simple shape for the conversation you’ve been putting off.
- How to Give Feedback That Lands (Without the Sandwich)Say what you saw, what it caused and what you need next.
- The New Manager Checklist: Your First 30 DaysListen, map, clarify, align. Week by week.
Questions people ask
Is it free?
Your first go at each conversation is free, feedback included, with no sign-up. After that, each new go, including trying the same one again, uses one BOM Credit. Practice Room Pro, the full rehearsal, is never free: it’s 6 BOM Credits for two long goes.
Who am I talking to?
An AI playing one person in the situation. Each character has a short brief: who they are, what’s going on for them and what they won’t say until you earn it. They’re written as everyday composites from shops, warehouses and shift work, not real people.
What happens to what I type?
We don’t store what you type; our AI provider processes it to reply. Please leave out real names, your employer and anything that could identify someone.
Is this instead of talking to HR?
No. It’s for practising your words, not for deciding what’s allowed. If the situation involves harassment, discrimination, health, safety or a formal process, talk to HR or your manager first. In the UK, ACAS has free advice.
What is Practice Room Pro?
The full rehearsal for one conversation. You get two long goes, up to 20 turns each, out loud or typed, a hint from the coach after each reply on the second, a full report and your own best lines on a card to take in with you. It’s 6 BOM Credits for both goes, and you’ll find it in every room after your free first go.
How is this different from asking a chatbot to role-play?
Each character has a brief built for one situation, so they react to what you actually say instead of agreeing with you. The feedback is written against what good looks like in that conversation, and it points you to the BOM article that helps most.
Credits here are BOM Credits: packs from 10 for £3 to 100 for £20, and one code works across every coach tool on the site. Full refund within 14 days if you haven’t used a BOM Credit. Anything wrong, email [email protected]. How BOM Credits work