Poised

What is Poised?

Poised is an AI communication coach that works alongside you during calls and presentations. It provides real-time feedback on how you speak, offering tailored suggestions to help you communicate more confidently. Poised analyzes your speech in meetings, gives insights into key aspects of effective communication, and tracks your progress over time. It also includes live speaker notes to keep you organized during meetings, and generates automatic summaries and action items afterward for easy follow-ups.

Who created Poised?

Poised was founded by Hayat A., who also serves as CEO and Co-founder at Mila Finance. The company secured a funding round of $4.5 million.

What is Poised used for?

Poised supports a range of communication scenarios:

• Interviews: Make a strong first impression and communicate your qualifications clearly.
• Sales: Persuade clients and close more deals.
• Executives: Present your vision with confidence.
• Product Managers: Articulate product roadmaps and gather feedback.
• Founders: Share your startup’s story with impact.

Its core features include:

• Real-time feedback: Instant suggestions during calls so you can adjust your delivery on the spot.
• Verbal communication improvement: Work on pace, tone, and clarity, and identify crutch words to reduce filler.
• Progress tracking: See how your communication skills develop over time with actionable insights.
• Live speaker notes: Notes that update as you speak, keeping you focused and organized.
• Meeting summaries and action items: Automatic summaries and tasks after meetings for quick follow-ups.
• Video call insights: Understand how you come across on video.
• Integrations: Works with over 800 communication tools, including Zoom, Google Meet, Slack, and Microsoft Teams.

Who is Poised for?

Poised is aimed at product managers, executives, founders, sales professionals, and anyone preparing for interviews.

How does Poised work?

1. Automatic speaker notes: Poised displays your meeting notes live and checks off items as you cover them, helping you stay on track.
2. Immediate feedback: You receive instant, actionable feedback tailored to your meeting goals, and can track progress in those areas over time.
3. AI-generated follow-up summary: After each meeting, Poised creates a summary and action item list — no bot needs to join the meeting itself.
4. Real-time analysis: Poised analyzes your speech and video during meetings, giving insights into how you perform across key communication areas.
5. Compatibility: Poised works with popular meeting platforms such as Zoom, Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet.

Users report that Poised is easy to use and value the immediate feedback it provides.