May 22, 2025

Moving Soft Skills Training into VR

Practical Corporate Use Cases and Ready Platforms for Enterprise

Most learning and development teams already offer strong soft skills content. Leadership seminars, communication workshops, and DEI training are common parts of onboarding, career development, and performance programs.

What’s often missing is regular, structured practice.

Employees attend training, watch example videos, or complete worksheets. Some might try a roleplay or two. But without realistic repetition, the behaviors rarely become part of their day-to-day work.

< Soft skills such as giving feedback, managing conflict, leading diverse teams, and communicating under pressure require practice, not just awareness. >

Virtual reality (VR) is one method companies are using to support this. These immersive training tools allow employees to step into lifelike scenarios where they can apply what they’ve learned, reflect on their performance, and try again.

< For L&D and HR teams, VR doesn’t replace existing programs. It enhances them with more active learning, clearer insights, and easier tracking. >

Knoxlabs offers a five-day pilot program where teams can try VR-based soft skills training using Meta Quest devices. Learn more at: knoxlabs.com/try-quest

What Soft Skills Mean in Enterprise

Soft skills show up in how people work with others. These are the behaviors that help projects move forward, teams stay healthy, and problems get solved. Common examples include:

Leading conversations and guiding team decisions
Working together across departments or time zones
Giving and receiving feedback in a useful way
Staying flexible when plans change
Listening with empathy and supporting psychological safety
Communicating clearly with customers and partners
Managing time, priorities, and stress
Practicing inclusive leadership and DEI principles

Most companies already cover these skills in some way. What’s shifting now is the focus on applied learning, where employees spend more time practicing rather than just watching or reading.

Soft Skills Practice Cycle

🔁 Learn → Practice → Reflect → Repeat → Measure

1. Choose the Focus

➔ Pick one or two behaviors to strengthen, such as team communication, coaching, or inclusive leadership

➔ Connect each one to real challenges your employees deal with

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2. Share the Basics

➔ Assign short learning modules, videos, or frameworks through your LMS or LXP

➔ Give people context before they try something new

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3. Run Practice Sessions in VR

➔ Launch scenarios that simulate leadership, collaboration, or feedback situations

➔ Use them as a more realistic alternative to worksheets or roleplay

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4. Give Feedback

➔ Let people reflect on their own performance or get input from AI or a coach

➔ Encourage small adjustments instead of focusing only on scores

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5. Repeat with Variation

➔ Offer new versions of the same challenge to help deepen learning

➔ Focus on building comfort, not just checking boxes

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6. Track Progress

➔ Use the VR platform or LMS analytics to review activity

➔ Monitor patterns across teams and roles to understand where to focus next

Use VR Without Changing Your LMS

Adding VR doesn’t require starting from scratch. Most of the tools and systems your team already uses stay in place.

Learning paths still run through your LMS or LXP
Managers still assign training and review progress
Employees still follow familiar steps to complete learning tasks

The biggest change happens during the application step. Instead of working through worksheets or watching example conversations, employees now interact directly with simulated situations. They respond in real time, learn through experience, and build confidence through repetition.

How VR Fits Into Your Existing Tools: LMS, LXP, and IT Systems

VR connects directly to the systems many companies already rely on for training and support.

The LMS or LXP handles assignments and content delivery
The VR platform provides the practice environment
The MDM solution like ManageXR or Horizon keeps devices secure and updated

Employees access the VR module just like any other course. Performance data and engagement metrics return to your main systems for reporting.

VR Soft Skills Training You Can Start Using Today

Many organizations already offer soft skills training. What’s changing is how that training is practiced.

VR adds an immersive layer that helps employees apply what they learn in real conversations, decision-making moments, and feedback scenarios. The result is more engagement and faster learning.

There’s no need to build content from scratch. Enterprise-ready VR modules are available for:

Public speaking and presentation delivery
DEI conversations and psychological safety
Conflict resolution and customer interaction
Language fluency and intercultural communication
Team leadership and time management

Trusted providers include:

< All of these platforms can be added to your Meta Quest demo kit through the Knoxlabs Try for Free program. >

➡️ knoxlabs.com/try-quest

Case Study: Scaling Soft Skills Training With VR

Locker Room Talk’s Coach Journey program

Locker Room Talk, a nonprofit based in Sweden, supports youth coaches with training in communication, emotional intelligence, and leadership.

They wanted to scale their program while keeping the emotional impact of in-person training.

Using Meta Quest headsets and scenario-based VR modules, coaches practiced managing group dynamics and leading conversations in a simulated locker room.

Results included: