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Inspiration

The idea for this project came from our frustration with how corporate training is often handled. Let’s be honest—most corporate training sessions feel like a chore. Employees are stuck watching endless PowerPoint slides, often disengaged, struggling to stay focused, and not retaining much of the information. It’s a dated approach that doesn’t work for the modern workforce.

We saw an opportunity to rethink this entirely. Training shouldn’t feel like a checkbox exercise—it should be engaging, interactive, and, above all, memorable. That’s what inspired us to create a solution that leverages AI to make corporate learning dynamic and genuinely effective through an interactive, voice-driven experience.

What it does

Our platform is designed to transform corporate training into an effortless, interactive experience. It’s simple: upload your text files, and the platform does the rest. It generates a fully customized PowerPoint presentation based on your content, accompanied by a virtual assistant bot to guide users through the slides.

The bot doesn’t just read the slides—it presents them in an engaging way and allows users to ask questions verbally for a more conversational experience. After the presentation, the bot quizzes the trainee on key topics, evaluates their answers in real-time, and provides personalized feedback based on their performance.

How we built it

The platform is built with a stack that includes Next.js for the frontend, Tailwind CSS for styling, FastAPI for the backend, and MongoDB for data storage.

Challenges we ran into

At first, we aimed to include a live text-to-speech avatar, but it quickly became clear that the technology had reliability issues. Connectivity problems caused the avatar to lag, or sometimes it wouldn’t appear or speak at all. After a lot of testing and troubleshooting, we decided to switch to a simpler solution: a 2D animated face with the same speech functionality. While it wasn’t the original vision, this approach gave us the reliability we needed without sacrificing the user experience.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We’re proud of how much we’ve achieved with this project. One of the biggest milestones was integrating AI to create customized, interactive presentations and a virtual assistant that elevates the entire training experience.

Another highlight is the real-time voice interaction, which makes the platform intuitive and hands-free. We’re also proud of how adaptable the platform is, catering to various industries and training needs. Finally, building a scalable system that performs reliably under increased demand is something we see as a big win.

What we learned

This project was a crash course in a lot of things. First, we learned just how critical user experience is. If the design isn’t intuitive and engaging, it won’t matter how powerful the technology is. We also learned to balance ambitious ideas with practical execution—our experience with the text-to-speech avatar showed us that reliability has to come first.

On the technical side, we gained a deeper understanding of how to integrate multiple technologies, like Next.js, FastAPI, and MongoDB, while keeping everything smooth and functional. And on a team level, we learned the importance of clear communication and working through challenges together.

What's next for itrainU

We’re just getting started with what itrainU can do. Next, we want to add advanced analytics so trainers can track trainee progress, see detailed performance insights, and identify areas for improvement. We’re also planning to support more types of content, like images and videos, to make training sessions even more engaging.

Interactivity is another area we’re excited to expand. We’re looking into adding features like gamification, branching scenarios, and more sophisticated quizzes. The goal is to keep pushing the boundaries of what professional training can look like. We’re eager to keep improving and can’t wait to see how this platform evolves.