Walk in knowing
exactly what you'll say
Practice high-stakes PM conversations with an AI coach that responds with realistic pushback. 51 scenarios. Voice-based. Instant feedback.
No credit card required · 5 min sessions
The A/B Test Standoff
How It Works
Practice the conversation before it counts
Each session is 5-10 minutes. You speak, Sage responds, then you review what worked and what to change.
Choose your scenario
51 scenarios ready. Discovery calls, stakeholder negotiations, data debates, crisis response. Each one built around skills PMs actually need.
Practice with Sage
Sage becomes whoever you're facing. The skeptical exec. The frustrated customer. The hesitant engineer. Real pushback, real conversation.
Review with Sage
See what landed and what missed. Sage highlights the moments that matter and shows you exactly what to say differently next time.
The Questionable Analysis
Key Insights
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Skills Assessed
Complete a session in 5-10 minutes.
Walk in ready.
Scenario Library
Real situations PMs face every week
Discovery interviews. CFO asking why this feature matters. Engineers pushing back on your spec. Sage plays them all, built around the communication patterns that actually matter.
Discovery
- The Enthusiastic Liar
- The Silent Executive
- The Feature Request Trap
Data
- The A/B Test Standoff
- The Metric That Lies
- The Dashboard Defense
Strategy & Vision
- The Board Presentation
- The Platform Investment
- The Competitive Response
Prioritization
- Defending Your Roadmap
- Design vs. Engineering
- Saying No to a Stakeholder
Stakeholder
- CEO Wants to Pivot to AI
- Sales Promised Vaporware
- The Legal Blocker
Team
- The Refactor Revolt
- The Burnout Crisis
- The New Hire Struggle
Crisis
- The Data Breach
- The Outage Response
- The Angry Customer
Career
- The Skip Level
- The Offer Negotiation
- The Promotion Pass
Survey of 2,500 product managers
say communication is the most important skill they use daily
ProductPlan Annual SurveyYou already know how to prepare for hard conversations. You think through what you'll say. Maybe jot down some notes. Rehearse a few lines in your head.
But when they push back -when the exec asks the question you didn't expect, when the customer gets frustrated, when the engineer says "that's not how we'd build it" -the words don't come out the way you planned.
Rehearsing in your head isn't the same as saying it out loud. Sage gives you a way to actually practice before it counts.
scenarios
skill categories
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You have other options
Wing it. Ask a colleague to role-play (awkward). Pay $300/hour for a coach. Or practice here, on your own time, as many times as you need.
Never walk in unprepared
- +Know their objections before they raise them
- +Practice your exact words, not just talking points
- +Build muscle memory for high-pressure moments
Voice changes everything
- +Real-time voice conversation, not text back-and-forth
- +Scenarios designed by PMs, for PM communication patterns
- +Specific feedback on what you said, with rewrites
Practice on your schedule
- +Available 24/7 -prep at midnight before tomorrow's meeting
- +No judgment, no awkwardness, just practice
- +Fraction of the cost of executive coaching
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Second Order and Sage
The conversation you're nervous about? You've already had it with Sage.
Whether it's a stakeholder who won't budge or a skip-level that makes you anxious, walk in knowing exactly what you'll say.
Free to try No credit card required.