Scenarios: Practice Conversations Before They Happen

Scenarios lets you rehearse difficult or high-stakes conversations with an AI-powered partner before you have them in real life. The AI responds like the actual person would, drawing on their Cloverleaf assessment and personality data. After each session, you receive a scored evaluation with skill-by-skill feedback and actionable suggestions to improve your approach.

Use Scenarios to prepare for feedback conversations, conflict resolution, performance discussions, or any situation where getting your communication right matters.

What you get with every session:

Practice with Purpose: Each scenario includes specific objectives so you know what to focus on.
Personality-Informed AI: The AI responds based on the real person's Cloverleaf assessment data.
Completely Private: Your sessions are visible only to you. Experiment freely.
Detailed Feedback: Scored evaluations across multiple communication skills with specific improvement tips.

How to Get Started

The first time you create or start a scenario, Cloverleaf displays a one-time consent screen covering three things: the AI-powered nature of the practice session, how your data is handled, and the coaching feedback you'll receive afterward. After you accept, future scenarios skip directly to the creation step.

How to Create a Scenario

From the Scenarios dashboard, select + Scenario in the top right.
In the Describe the Situation field, type what you want to practice. The more specific you are, the more tailored your objectives and AI responses will be.
- Example: "I need to give difficult feedback to my direct report about missed deadlines while being supportive."
In the Pick a Person field, search for the colleague you want to practice with. Cloverleaf uses their personality and assessment data to shape how the AI responds.
- If you're not targeting a specific person, select Keep it general.
Optionally, select a Quick-Start Chip at the bottom of the screen. These are pre-configured with a person and scenario type so you can begin immediately without writing a custom description.

Vague descriptions produce generic scenarios. Instead of "practice feedback," describe the specific situation and the outcome you're hoping for.

How to Review Your Scenario Before Practicing

After you submit your scenario, Cloverleaf generates a Scenario Preview screen. Review this before starting. The preview includes:

The scenario title and objectives
A Participant Insights section based on the person's Cloverleaf data, including how they typically receive feedback, communicate, and respond to conflict

Use the participant insights to adjust your approach before the conversation begins. This step takes 30–60 seconds and meaningfully improves the quality of your practice.

How to Run a Practice Conversation

Select Start Scenario to enter the chat interface. The AI plays the role of the other person and responds to your messages in real time, informed by their personality data.

During the conversation:

Text or voice input: Select the toggle at the bottom of the chat to switch between typing and speaking. Practice the way you'd naturally have the conversation.
View Objectives: Select View Objectives at the bottom of the screen to keep your goals visible without losing your place in the conversation.
No time limit: The conversation supports as many exchanges as you need. Go back and forth until you feel ready.

Since sessions are private, use this space to experiment with wording, tone, and strategies you wouldn't try in real life. That's what rehearsal is for.

How to Read Your Evaluation

Select End Scenario when you're finished.

Cloverleaf generates a detailed performance evaluation with three components:

Overall Score (1–5 scale)

Score	Label
5	Excellent
4	Good
3	Developing
2	Emerging
1	Needs Work

Objectives Checklist

Each objective is marked with a status and an explanation:

Achieved: You met the objective clearly.
Partial: You made progress but something was missing. The explanation tells you exactly what.

Additional Recommendations

Beyond scored skills, Cloverleaf surfaces practical suggestions for closing the conversation or reinforcing the relationship.

How to Interpret the Skills Breakdown

Select See details on any skill to expand it. Each skill includes:

What worked: Direct quotes from your conversation showing effective moments.
What to work on: Specific moments where a different approach would have been more effective.
Improvement tip: An actionable suggestion to try in your next session or real conversation.

Use this section to identify patterns across sessions, not just one-off moments.

Tips for Getting the Most Out of Scenarios

Be specific in your description. More detail produces more realistic AI responses and more useful evaluations.
Practice with a real person selected. The AI draws on their personality data, making the conversation feel much closer to the real thing.
Read participant insights before you start. They reveal how the person typically handles feedback and conflict, giving you a strategic edge.
Practice the same scenario more than once. Use the evaluation feedback to refine your approach with each attempt.
Check your objectives during the conversation. Select View Objectives if you lose track of what you're working toward.

Managing Your Scenarios

The Scenarios dashboard shows all of your scenarios in one place. Each scenario card displays the title, description, the person you're practicing with, their personality style, the scenario status, and when it was created.

Scenario statuses: