<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Skylar’s Blog</title><description>Elevate your team with Skylar&apos;s AI-powered role-play and coaching platform. Custom scenarios tailored to your sales process, progress tracking and conversational AI to become a sales powerhouse.</description><link>https://www.getskylar.com</link><item><title>Should Sales Coaches Build Their Own AI Sales Coach?</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/should-you-build-it-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/should-you-build-it-yourself</guid><description>Most sales coaches should not build their own AI sales coach. Unless software is your real business, you are usually better off using a platform built for scale, compliance, and real client delivery.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Best Resources for Sales Coaches in 2026: 9 Sites Worth Your Time</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/best-resources-for-sales-coaches</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/best-resources-for-sales-coaches</guid><description>You do not need 40 newsletters and a dozen podcasts. These nine resources give sales coaches the tactics, research, frameworks, community, and AI tools that actually move the needle.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What Does AI Actually Do for Sales Coaches?</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/what-does-ai-actually-do-for-sales-coaches</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/what-does-ai-actually-do-for-sales-coaches</guid><description>AI does not replace a sales coach&apos;s methodology. It helps coaches assess faster, run practice at scale, and prove results without adding headcount.</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Just Eat Takeaway Trained 69 Field Reps and Measured a 33.9% Skill Improvement in 10 Days</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/just-eat-takeaway-33-9-skill-improvement-case-study</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/just-eat-takeaway-33-9-skill-improvement-case-study</guid><description>How Just Eat Takeaway, It&apos;s Not What You Think, and Skylar combined live training with AI practice to drive measurable skill gains across 69 field reps in 10 days.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Best AI roleplay platforms for sales coaching companies in 2026</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/best-ai-roleplay-platforms-for-sales-coaching-companies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/best-ai-roleplay-platforms-for-sales-coaching-companies</guid><description>Most AI roleplay tools are built for in-house sales teams, not coaching companies. We compare nine platforms on the criteria that actually matter when you serve multiple clients.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting Started with Skylar: A Guide for Sales Trainers</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/getting-started-with-skylar-sales-trainers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/getting-started-with-skylar-sales-trainers</guid><description>This is the biggest shift in sales training in 25 years. Learn how Skylar helps sales trainers prove impact, protect their IP, scale their methodology, and win more contracts with AI-powered practice at scale.</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How CoachAbility Doubled Their Client Capacity Without Hiring More Trainers</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/double-training-capacity-with-ai-roleplay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/double-training-capacity-with-ai-roleplay</guid><description>CoachAbility built their training around roleplay. It worked - but it meant a trainer in every room. They partnered with Skylar to add AI practice between sessions. Same team, twice the clients.</description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Sales Trainers Are Adding AI Practice to Their Workshops</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-sales-trainers-add-ai-practice-to-workshops</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-sales-trainers-add-ai-practice-to-workshops</guid><description>Workshops are high-energy events. But what happens before and after is a black box. Here&apos;s how trainers are using AI practice to change that.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Will AI Replace Human Sales Agents in Outsourcing? No - Here&apos;s Why</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/outsourced-sales-human-ai-success</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/outsourced-sales-human-ai-success</guid><description>AI will not replace human sales agents in outsourcing. 83% of buyers trust humans most for sales support, even as the market grows from $105B to $200B by 2033. Learn how top companies combine AI training tools with human expertise to reduce turnover by 53% and accelerate onboarding by 40%.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Case Studies - How Traditional Sales Training Companies Use AI Coaching to Win More Clients</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/ai-sales-training-case-studies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/ai-sales-training-case-studies</guid><description>Study showing how two established sales training firms adopted AI coaching software to escape commodity competition, win premium clients, and prove measurable ROI.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Beyond the Classroom - How Two Sales Academies Solved Their Biggest Training Challenges</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-sales-academies-accelerate-new-hire-productivity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-sales-academies-accelerate-new-hire-productivity</guid><description>Two sales academy directors faced devastating problems - inconsistent demos and 40% early attrition. Here&apos;s how they used AI roleplay to transform their programs with concrete results.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI Sales Training - Why Heavy Equipment Dealers Should Care</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/ai-sales-coaching-heavy-equipment-dealers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/ai-sales-coaching-heavy-equipment-dealers</guid><description>Discover how leading heavy equipment dealers are using AI-powered sales coaching to train parts counter staff, service advisors, and sales reps - driving measurable improvements in absorption rates, parts fill rates, and customer retention.</description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Skylar Now Available in 32 Languages Breaking Down Global Sales Training Barriers</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/skylar-32-languages-announcement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/skylar-32-languages-announcement</guid><description>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.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Sales Roleplay Doesn&apos;t Make Reps Sound Robotic (And What Actually Does)</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/deliberate-practice-vs-robotic-reps</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/deliberate-practice-vs-robotic-reps</guid><description>The real problem isn&apos;t repetition—it&apos;s mindless repetition. Learn how deliberate practice builds natural, confident sales reps while poor training creates robots.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Finally, Sales Training That Doesn&apos;t Make You Choose Between Fast and Custom</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/skylar-persona-library-announcement</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/skylar-persona-library-announcement</guid><description>Skylar&apos;s new Persona Library builds realistic buyer personas from your actual market data, giving reps instant practice with prospects who think and speak like real customers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How SDR Outsourcing Firms Use AI Roleplay to Win More Deals (And Keep Clients Happy)</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-sdr-outsourcing-firms-use-ai-roleplay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-sdr-outsourcing-firms-use-ai-roleplay</guid><description>Discover how leading SDR outsourcing firms leverage AI roleplay tools like Skylar to prove rep readiness, accelerate onboarding, and win more RFPs with auditable training proof.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI in Sales Isn&apos;t Coming. 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Learn how your training business can leverage AI to unlock new revenue streams and improve client outcomes.</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Help Your Sales Team Get Better at Conversations</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-to-help-your-sales-team-get-better-at-conversations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-to-help-your-sales-team-get-better-at-conversations</guid><description>The 3 things they need to actually improve — and what most companies miss</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Make Your Sales Software Purchase Look Like Pure Genius</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-to-rollout-sales-software-like-the-best</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-to-rollout-sales-software-like-the-best</guid><description>Learn the proven strategy that top sales leaders use to ensure their team actually adopts new sales software and makes the investment pay off.</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI Won’t Replace Salespeople. But It Will Change the Game.</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/ai-wont-replace-salespeople</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/ai-wont-replace-salespeople</guid><description>It&apos;s crazy to believe AI will replace salespeople. But let&apos;s be real—some sales roles are going to change. AI is automating outbound, empowering reps, and tracking everything.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI for Sales Training Companies - A New Era of Opportunity</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/ai-for-sales-training-companies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/ai-for-sales-training-companies</guid><description>Our analysis of 40 leading sales training companies shows 60% have already incorporated AI. 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Discover which platform excels in user engagement, customization, and AI-driven feedback.</description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to Make AI Sales Coaching Work - Combining Human Expertise with Artificial Intelligence</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-to-make-ai-sales-coaching-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/how-to-make-ai-sales-coaching-work</guid><description>Discover the power of combining AI and human expertise in sales coaching. Learn how tools like Skylar enhance training effectiveness and participation, debunk common myths, and explore the real potential of AI in sales training.</description><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AI in sales coaching - miracle cure or empty promise?</title><link>https://www.getskylar.com/blog/ai-sales-coaching-magic-formula</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.getskylar.com/blog/ai-sales-coaching-magic-formula</guid><description>The best sales coaching combines humans and AI. Without both, you&apos;re either coaching too little or not well enough. 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