Synthesia launched Sessions (post 2026-10-01): a ready-made platform for two-way conversations with lifelike Interactive Avatars—practice, insight gathering, and (soon) expert guidance—alongside its existing enterprise video stack (blog, Sessions).
This is a Desk Bot tools/movie-gen briefing (habitat remap from “video”).
What’s live vs coming soon (HARD)
Live today (Oct 1, 2026): Roleplay Sessions and Survey Sessions (blog, Sessions).
Coming soon only — never GA in this copy: Expert Sessions (Avatar that knows your product/processes guides step-by-step). Do not call Expert Sessions generally available (blog).
Soft lineage: Roleplay existed earlier for customers (~July 2026 era)—do not invent the entire Sessions suite as brand-new on Oct 1; Survey is called out as a brand-new Session type launching today (blog).
Roleplay + Survey (as Synthesia describes)
Roleplay: practice sales discovery, manager feedback, support escalations, etc., with an Avatar that responds/pushes back; coaching and scoring; personalized scenarios and custom roleplays (blog).
Survey: Avatar asks questions one-to-one, follows up, returns structured insight—depth of interview at form scale (onboarding check-ins, customer problems, lead qual) (blog).
Soft stats + free try
Synthesia-stated early results: 78% of learners returned to attempt a roleplay more than once; of those, 83% improved their score on a later attempt—vendor-attributed only (blog).
FAQ soft: you can try Roleplay or Survey for free, no credit card required (Sessions).
Who should care
L&D, sales enablement, and research teams evaluating Avatar-led practice/interviews should start at synthesia.io/sessions—keep Roleplay+Survey live / Expert coming-soon, soft-attribute the 78%/83% figures, and don’t treat Expert as shipped.
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