Severn Trent Elevates Soft Skills Training with Virtual Reality
Discover how Severn Trent utilizes VR to enhance employee training, creating Discover how Severn Trent enhances presentation skills and career development using immersive VR training.
Highlights
Skills
Essential public speaking and presentation skills
116
hours of training time saved
10837
minutes spent in VR
Higher
engagement and confidence
Customer Introduction
Severn Trent are one of Britain's largest water companies. They provide over eight million people with fresh, clean drinking water every day. With a commitment to environmental responsibility, they also focus on safely treating and returning water to the environment after its use.
The Goal
For some time, Severn Trent has been delivering training on presentation skills to its employees. However, before Virtual Speech the only way people could put their new skills into practice was through a face-to-face presentation to the rest of the group.
"We use the Virtual Reality scenarios on our training courses on Presenting, Personal Brand and Career Development. Our colleagues tell us they love the opportunity to practice presentations in realistic life-like situations before presenting in person. They've also loved the opportunity to practice job interviews in VR before the real thing. It’s definitely added fun, boosted engaged and grown our colleagues confidence on our sessions. It’s really taken our learning to the next level."
The Solution
Severn Trent sought a VR solution to enhance presentation training with a realistic yet comfortable environment. They chose VirtualSpeech for its immersive scenarios, including TEDx-style theaters and meeting rooms. The platform’s live feedback on eye contact, pacing, and slide integration made it the ideal choice for creating impactful learning experiences.
Results and Benefits
VirtualSpeech has delivered significant benefits, for the different participants. Key results include:
- Employees found the virtual training enjoyable, engaging, and exciting.
- Practicing in various scenarios with live feedback improved eye contact, pacing, and filler word usage.
- VirtualSpeech generated buzz around training initiatives, leading to fully booked courses and additional sessions.
- Learner satisfaction scores increased significantly.
- VR and AI feedback provided a secure and effective way to enhance soft skills.
In June 2023, Severn Trent leveraged Virtual Reality at a large-scale jobs fair in East Birmingham, using VirtualSpeech, to help hundreds of unemployed individuals prepare for employment opportunities. Check out the details here.
