· Ivelin Kozarev · Product Updates · 4 min read
Skylar Now Available in 32 Languages Breaking Down Global Sales Training Barriers
Sales training just went global. Skylar now supports 32 languages, enabling sales teams worldwide to practice and improve their skills in their native tongue with AI-driven roleplay coaching.
Picture this: Your best sales rep in São Paulo has mastered your methodology. They know every objection handler, every discovery question, every closing technique.
But when it comes to practice time?
They freeze up.
Not because they don’t know the content. Because they’re thinking in Portuguese while trying to roleplay in English.
That mental translation? It kills the flow. The confidence. The natural rhythm that makes great selling feel effortless.
This is the hidden barrier that’s been holding back global sales teams for years. Until now.
Skylar now supports 32 languages. Your reps can finally practice sales conversations the way they’ll actually have them — in their native tongue.
The Language Barrier Most Companies Don’t See
Here’s what we learned working with over 100 sales teams across six continents:
Most global companies train in English. They assume it’s fine because “everyone speaks business English.”
But there’s a massive difference between understanding English and thinking in English.
When your German rep tries to handle an objection in English during practice, their brain is doing double work. They’re translating concepts, searching for words, and trying to remember your methodology — all at once.
The cognitive load is overwhelming. So they either avoid practice entirely, or they sound robotic when they do it.
Neither builds the muscle memory they need to excel in real German sales conversations.
Research from the International Customer Management Institute shows native language communication boosts performance satisfaction by 40%. Your Korean sales team isn’t just more comfortable in Korean — they’re measurably better at it.
Why Native Language Practice Changes Everything
When reps practice in their mother tongue, something magical happens.
The methodology becomes second nature. Instead of translating techniques, they’re internalizing them. The objection handling flows naturally. The discovery questions feel conversational, not scripted.
We’ve seen this transformation hundreds of times now:
- Maria in Barcelona went from awkward English roleplays to confident Spanish conversations with prospects
- Hiroshi in Tokyo stopped avoiding practice sessions and started logging 20+ minutes daily in Japanese
- Ahmed in Dubai finally mastered consultative selling because he could focus on the technique, not the translation
The pattern is always the same. Remove the language barrier, and suddenly your global methodology actually transfers to real-world performance.
Breaking Down Barriers for Global Organizations
The stats don’t lie. Companies with strong multilingual support see:
- 13% higher sales performance from teams operating in their native languages
- 40% better retention for globally distributed employees
- 84% of workers report higher productivity when managed in their preferred language
But here’s the kicker: Most global sales training still happens in English only.
That means you’re leaving performance on the table. Not because your methodology is wrong. Not because your reps don’t care. But because the barrier to effective practice is too high.
Skylar removes that barrier completely.
Your methodology. Your objection handlers. Your discovery frameworks. All available for practice in Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.
How Global Teams Are Already Using This
Scenario 1: The Multinational Rollout
Tech company with teams in 15 countries. Old way: Fly everyone to London for English-only training. Result: Decent understanding, poor execution back home.
New way: Same methodology, practiced in 15 different languages. Reps internalize techniques in the language they’ll actually use. Performance scores jump 23% within 90 days.
Scenario 2: The Localized Approach
SaaS startup expanding into Latin America. Instead of hoping their Mexican team adapts English techniques, they let them practice consultative selling in Spanish from day one.
The rep confidence? Obvious. The pipeline quality? Transformed. The time to productivity? Cut in half.
Scenario 3: The Cultural Bridge
Global consulting firm realizes their Indian team knows the methodology but struggles with Western-style assertiveness in English. Switch to Hindi practice sessions.
Suddenly, the same reps who seemed passive in English roleplays become naturally consultative in their native language. Client conversations improve immediately.
The Future of Global Sales Training Is Here
We built this because we kept hearing the same feedback: “Your AI coaching is brilliant, but my team needs to practice in their own language.”
Now they can.
Whether you’re rolling out MEDDIC in Mandarin, practicing discovery calls in Dutch, or mastering objection handling in Romanian — your reps can finally practice the way they’ll perform.
No more cognitive overload. No more translation delays. No more avoiding practice because it feels unnatural.
Just your methodology, internalized properly, in the language that matters most.
The global sales training revolution isn’t coming. It’s here.
Your competitors are still running English-only programs while their international teams struggle with adoption. Meanwhile, your reps are getting fluent in your methodology — in their own language.
Ready to see what happens when language stops being a barrier and starts being an advantage?
Try Skylar in your team’s native language and watch practice adoption soar.
