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About
Poised is an AI communication coach designed to help professionals speak with greater confidence, clarity, and impact. Running quietly in the background on Mac and Windows, Poised listens during your calls, presentations, and meetings to provide instant, actionable feedback on your communication style — including filler words, energy levels, pacing, and clarity. Unlike traditional coaching, Poised works in real time, offering live speaker notes that automatically track your meeting agenda and cross off items as you cover them. After each session, it generates an auto-summarized list of action items and follow-ups — all without a bot joining your call. Poised is built for privacy: your progress data is kept entirely personal. It tracks improvement trends over time, sets personalized goals, and benchmarks your growth, making it ideal for product managers, executives, founders, sales professionals, interviewers, and consultants who want to elevate their communication game. Often described as the "Grammarly of speech," Poised fits seamlessly into daily workflows. Whether you're closing a sales deal, running a team stand-up, or acing a job interview, Poised provides the in-the-moment guidance that a human coach simply cannot deliver in a live setting. Its non-intrusive design ensures you stay focused while still benefiting from expert-level feedback.
Key Features
- Real-Time Communication Feedback: Poised analyzes your speech during live calls and meetings, flagging issues like filler words, low energy, pacing problems, and unclear messaging — instantly and discreetly.
- Live Speaker Notes: Automatically surfaces your meeting notes during calls and crosses off agenda items as you cover them, so you always know what's left to discuss.
- Auto-Generated Meeting Summaries: After every meeting, Poised produces a concise summary and action item list to make follow-ups faster and easier — with no bot joining the call.
- Progress Tracking & Trend Analysis: Tracks your communication growth over time with personalized insights, goal-setting, and benchmarks so you can see measurable improvement.
- Private & Non-Intrusive Design: Poised works silently in the background — only you can see your feedback and progress data, keeping your coaching experience completely confidential.
Use Cases
- A sales professional uses Poised during customer calls to reduce filler words and maintain high energy, leading to more confident and persuasive pitches.
- A product manager leverages live speaker notes and real-time clarity feedback to deliver structured, compelling product demos and roadmap presentations.
- A job seeker practices interview responses with Poised and uses its feedback to eliminate nervous speech habits before high-stakes interviews.
- An executive tracks their communication trends over weeks to identify patterns and benchmark improvement in leadership meetings and board presentations.
- A consultant uses post-meeting summaries and action item lists generated by Poised to streamline follow-ups and maintain client trust.
Pros
- Truly Real-Time Coaching: Unlike post-meeting analytics tools, Poised delivers feedback during your calls so you can adjust your communication style on the fly.
- Complete Privacy: No bot joins your meetings and no one else sees your feedback, making it safe and comfortable to use in professional settings.
- Broad Professional Use Cases: Works equally well for sales calls, job interviews, executive presentations, product demos, and team management scenarios.
- Seamless Workflow Integration: Runs as a background app on Mac and Windows without disrupting your existing tools or meeting platforms.
Cons
- Desktop Only: Poised is only available for Mac and Windows — there is no mobile app, limiting use on smartphones or tablets.
- Requires Microphone Access: The tool needs continuous microphone access to function, which may raise concerns for highly security-conscious users or organizations.
- Not a Full Meeting Platform: Poised is a coaching overlay and does not replace your existing video conferencing tool — it works alongside platforms like Zoom or Google Meet.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Poised join my meetings as a bot?
No. Poised runs as a background app on your Mac or Windows computer and listens through your microphone — no bot ever joins your calls, so other participants won't know you're using it.
What communication aspects does Poised track?
Poised monitors a range of factors including filler words, speaking pace, energy level, clarity, volume, and overall engagement, providing real-time and post-session feedback on each.
Is my data kept private?
Yes. Your progress data and feedback are private and only visible to you. Poised is designed as a personal coaching tool, not a team monitoring platform.
What platforms does Poised work on?
Poised is available for Mac and Windows desktop computers. It is not currently available on mobile devices (iOS or Android).
Is Poised free to use?
Poised offers a free trial so you can try the product before committing. Paid plans are available with additional features — check the pricing page on poised.com for current plan details.
