We are excited to share that Ask Sandi is officially live. Ask Sandi gives you on-demand, personalized coaching based on your own meeting data, based on insights from every meeting where Sandi is present. It is available now to all Relate users. 

Most people want to communicate better and improve their performance at work, but very few have access to on-demand coaching. Feedback from managers is often delayed, vague or only delivered during annual or quarterly reviews. Yet regular and actionable coaching is one of the most effective development tools available. A global analysis of workplace coaching found measurable increases in performance, skill growth and goal attainment.  

The American Management Association reinforces this, noting that leadership coaching strengthens communication, self-awareness and confidence – skills that directly shape trust and performance in everyday conversations. 

The challenge is timing. Most employees never receive feedback when they need it most. We jump from meeting to meeting, focused on the immediate conversation in front of us, and rarely get the chance to step back and understand our patterns. We leave with questions about whether we explained something clearly or handled a moment well, but without timely insight those questions fade and opportunities for improvement get lost in the day-to-day rush. 

Bill Gates summed it up simply: 
“Everyone needs a coach. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player. We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.” 

This is exactly why we built Ask Sandi. 

Ask Sandi is a new feature inside the Relate platform that gives you instant, personalized coaching based on your actual communication, meetings, and behaviors. It draws on proven trust-building behaviors and the Trusted Advisor model, along with the full content library from the Trusted Advisor Associates.

Ask Sandi appears inside your Relate dashboard as a conversational coaching tool.  

You can choose from suggested prompts or type in your own questions. Sandi always remembers the threads of your recent interactions.  

Sandi analyzes data from all your past meetings (you can break down specific periods of time or use data from all your meetings) and relates them to your questions, so feedback and coaching is tailored to you. The more meetings you have with Sandi present, the more Sandi gets to know you, and the more comprehensive the coaching becomes. 

You can ask questions like: 

• How well have I been building trust in meetings.  

• Where have I been doing well and where can I improve? 

• In meetings where my credibility, reliability or intimacy is low, why?  

• In meetings where my credibility, reliability or intimacy is high, why? 

• In meetings with low sentiment or conflict, what steps can I take to build trust? 

• Where did I build trust in this meeting? 

• What made my credibility strong or weak? 

• How can I be more clear and concise next time? 

• How should I prepare for my next meeting with this team? 

• What steps can I take to repair trust after conflict? 

Sandi responds with insight that is personal, specific and grounded in your own personal communication data. It feels less like a tool and more like a coach who has been sitting alongside you, paying attention. 

Everyone benefits from understanding how they show up in conversations. Yet most people rarely receive feedback on their communication style, even though it influences performance more than almost any technical skill.  

Ask Sandi gives every professional access to coaching that is timely, specific and tied to their meeting behaviors. It makes communication improvement feel natural rather than formal, and it turns everyday meetings into moments for growth. 

With Ask Sandi, you get: 

• Clear explanations  

• Awareness of patterns you may not notice on your own 

• Confidence heading into your next meeting 

• Guidance that helps build stronger habits over time 

• Support that encourages you to show up at your best 

Ask Sandi is live and ready for you inside Relate. You will see the feature in your dashboard, and you can start asking questions right away. 

If you are new to Relate, this is the perfect time to try it. You can sign up for a free trial, get your Trust Index, and experience Ask Sandi in minutes. 

Start your free trial and meet Sandi today ->  

Your meetings already contain the signals that shape trust. Now you have someone who can help you understand them and grow from them.