Automatic Suggestions

Get AI-powered coaching suggestions in real-time to elevate your conversations and never miss important opportunities.

Automatic Suggestions is the feature behind what users often call live responses, live suggestions, live coaching, real-time AI advice, or in-call AI help. If you expected Hedy to give you live feedback during a meeting and you’re only seeing a transcript, this is the feature you want to turn on.

Hedy is only transcribing and not giving me live responses — how do I fix it?

Hedy gives you live in-call help in two different ways, and which one you need depends on what you’re trying to do. If it feels like Hedy “isn’t helping,” you’re almost always in one of these three situations:

1. You want an instant answer to a question someone just asked you.

Automatic Suggestions is not the right tool for this — it fires every couple of minutes and sends proactive strategic tips, not on-demand answers. For instant replies, use Chat with Hedy or a Quick Prompt:

Type your question (or paste the one you were just asked) into Hedy’s chat and press send
Or tap a Quick Prompt button — on desktop they appear below the chat input, on mobile they’re behind the magic-wand icon next to the chat field
See Hedy Quick Prompts for how to add and save your own prompts

2. You want ambient coaching tips during the conversation.

This is what Automatic Suggestions does. If you’re not seeing any:

Open Settings and go to the Sessions tab
Scroll to the Automatic Suggestions section
Set the frequency to Balanced or Frequent — if it’s set to Off, you will never see live suggestions, and Selective only sends rare high-value tips
Optionally enable system notifications so you receive suggestions even when Hedy is in the background
Start a new session — suggestions typically begin appearing after about 2 minutes of meaningful conversation

Free accounts get automatic suggestions for the first 30 minutes of a session; Pro accounts get 120 minutes.

3. You’ve tried both chat and Automatic Suggestions and nothing at all is coming back.

Check that cloud AI analysis is not disabled: Settings → Privacy & System → make sure Disable Cloud AI Analysis is turned off. When that toggle is on, Hedy runs in transcription-only mode and cannot generate chat replies, automatic suggestions, highlights, summaries, or meeting notes — the transcript will still appear, but nothing else will. See Cloud AI Analysis Privacy Control for details.

What are Automatic Suggestions?

While you focus on your conversation, Hedy’s AI continuously analyzes the discussion in real-time. When it identifies an opportunity for you to ask a strategic question, explore an important topic, contribute valuable insights, or navigate sensitive topics with better framing, Hedy sends you a discrete suggestion through the chat interface. This helps you be the brightest person in the room by catching opportunities you might otherwise miss.

Getting Started

Open Settings and go to the Sessions tab
Scroll to the Automatic Suggestions section
Choose your preferred frequency: Selective, Balanced, or Frequent
Optionally enable system notifications to receive suggestions even when Hedy is in the background
Start your session and let Hedy coach you in real-time

How It Works

Hedy’s automatic suggestions use a sophisticated two-step AI process:

Real-time Analysis: AI monitors your conversation flow, identifying gaps and opportunities
Quality Filtering: Each suggestion is evaluated against strict criteria for actionability and value
Perfect Timing: Suggestions arrive when you can still act on them during the conversation
Context Awareness: Incorporates your session type, personal goals, and discussion history

Frequency Settings

Control how often you receive suggestions based on your preference:

Off: No automatic suggestions (manual Q&A only)
Selective: Only the highest-quality suggestions
Balanced: Moderate frequency for most users
Frequent: Maximum coaching

Session Types Supported

Automatic suggestions are tailored for different conversation types:

Business Meetings - Strategic questions and action items
Lectures/Classes - Learning enhancement and clarifications
Medical Consultations - Important health questions
Interviews - Insightful journalism or recruitment questions
Coaching Sessions - Breakthrough questions and insights
Personal Conversations - Deeper connection opportunities
Solo Brainstorming - Creative prompts and perspectives
Group Brainstorm - Facilitation observations and thinking prompts
Negotiation - Tactical coaching and position tracking
Spiritual Teaching - Deeper understanding and reflection

Automatic suggestions are available for the first 120 minutes of each session on Pro accounts (30 minutes on free accounts).

Best Practices

Create detailed session contexts - the more Hedy knows about your role and goals, the better the suggestions
Start with “Balanced” frequency and adjust based on your experience
Enable notifications for important meetings so you don’t miss suggestions
Review suggestions quickly - they’re designed for immediate action
Use the copy button to save particularly valuable suggestions

What Makes This Different

Unlike generic AI prompts, Hedy’s suggestions are:

Contextually Intelligent: Based on actual conversation dynamics, not just keywords
Quality-Filtered: Sophisticated AI criteria ensure only valuable, non-obvious suggestions reach you
Perfectly Timed: Delivered when you can still act on them during the conversation
Conversation-Aware: Considers your session type, personal context, and ongoing discussion threads

Privacy & Processing

All analysis happens in real-time using your conversation transcript
Suggestions are generated based on your specific context and preferences
No suggestions are stored unless you explicitly copy them
Processing respects your chosen AI provider settings

Troubleshooting

I’m not receiving any suggestions / Hedy is only transcribing and not giving me live responses / no AI coaching is appearing during my meeting

Ensure automatic suggestions are enabled in Settings > Sessions > Automatic Suggestions — if it’s set to Off, Hedy will only transcribe and will not send any live suggestions
Set the frequency to Balanced or Frequent — Selective only sends rare, high-value tips and can feel like nothing is happening
Check that your session has been running for at least 2 minutes
Verify you have sufficient transcript content (meaningful conversation)
Free accounts are limited to 30 minutes per session; Pro accounts get up to 120 minutes
Enable system notifications in Settings so you don’t miss suggestions when Hedy is running in the background
Check that Disable Cloud AI Analysis (Settings > Privacy & System) is turned off — when that toggle is on, Hedy runs in transcription-only mode and cannot generate suggestions, chat replies, highlights, summaries, or meeting notes

Suggestions seem too generic

Add more detailed session context before starting
Include your specific role, goals, and meeting objectives
Choose the appropriate session type for better targeting
Consider switching to “Selective” for higher quality threshold

I’m getting too many/few suggestions

Adjust the frequency setting in Settings > Sessions > Automatic Suggestions
Try “Balanced” for most conversations
Use “Frequent” only for critical meetings
Switch to “Selective” if you prefer fewer, higher-impact suggestions

Pro tip: For maximum effectiveness, spend 30 seconds before each meeting adding specific context about your goals, the other participants, and what success looks like. This dramatically improves the relevance and impact of Hedy’s suggestions throughout your conversation.

Automatic Suggestions