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Find your Voice

Own the Room.

Case Study

10 minute read

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TIMELINE

SKILLS

Principtal Product Designer

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Systems Architecture

Product Thinking

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Conception

Transitioning into college is often framed as academic independence, but in practice it is a new environment in communication:



speaking up in class, navigating interviews, advocating for oneself.

Transitioning into college is often framed as academic independence, but in practice it is a new environment in communication:



speaking up in class, navigating interviews, advocating for oneself.

Rooh

was conceived to support this invisible transition.

As an early-stage startup, its goal is not to replace human coaching, but to create a low-pressure space where users can practice communicating with confidence, clarity, and self-awareness.

Introduction

The Challenge

The Challenge

For college students in particular, communication failures are often invisible. Hesitation in speaking up, uncertainty in tone, or fear of being misunderstood rarely surface as explicit feedback, yet they compound over time and affect confidence and opportunity

How might we create a low-pressure, self-guided environment that helps users practice communication skills and build confidence before real-world interactions?

Problem Framing

Initial Assumptions

Students want to improve communication but lack structured practice spaces

Progress in communication is emotional as much as it is technical

A tool must feel non-judgmental to encourage repeated use

(These assumptions were intentionally treated as hypotheses, not truths.)

Design

Rooh Assets