{"id":24786,"date":"2023-03-27T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pixovr.com\/?p=24786"},"modified":"2023-01-30T13:39:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T18:39:38","slug":"active-listening-training-content-spotlight-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixovr.com\/active-listening-training-content-spotlight-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Elevate Remote and Hybrid Teams with VR Active Listening Training"},"content":{"rendered":"

Active listening is an important skill in today’s workplace, as it helps individuals to better understand and respond to the needs of their colleagues, clients, and customers. Active listening involves not just hearing the words that are spoken, but also paying attention to the speaker’s tone, body language, and nonverbal cues, in order to fully understand the meaning behind the words.<\/span><\/p>\n

The increasing use of technology and social media has made it more difficult for many people to actively listen, as distractions and notifications can easily interrupt conversations and make it harder to focus on what is being said. Additionally, the shift to remote work in recent years may have made active listening more challenging as communication through digital channels can be less personal and more prone to misinterpretation.<\/span><\/p>\n

In today’s fast-paced and highly-connected workplace, active listening is more important than ever, as it helps individuals to effectively communicate and collaborate with others, both in-person and remotely.<\/span><\/p>\n

But how can you help train both in-person and remote employees to be better listeners? <\/span><\/p>\n

The answer is with VR.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

How VR can be used to help employees with active listening<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Virtual reality (VR) has been in use for years for hard skills and safety training where it was more cost effective to create simulated scenarios versus trying to make them happen in real life. Over time, companies realized that not only was VR more cost effective, but that it worked better than other training methods<\/a>. Which is why it makes sense that in recent years VR has been used to tackle soft skills training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest benefits of VR training is that it allows users to be immersed in a scenario that feels very real and allows them to practice skills in a safe environment. This is a great fit for soft skills where difficult conversations need to be practiced in real-life situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PwC did a breakthrough study of VR used for soft skills training<\/a>. Employees from a group of new managers in 12 US locations took an inclusive leadership training via classroom, e-learn, or VR training. The results clearly demonstrated that VR training was faster and more effective than traditional training methods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the key findings from the PwC study:<\/p>\n\n\n\n