Poised
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AI-powered communication coach for online meetings
Amanda Branson
Poised โ€” Lead better meetings with a magical AI feedback partner
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Prepare for meetings with personalized suggestions, speak confidently with real-time feedback and track your communication skills over time. Get meeting summary, action items and what you could have done better in the meeting based on your goals.
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Soumya Mohan
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๐Ÿ‘‹ Hey PH community! Soumya, and Vicky, co-founders of Poised here. We are excited to announce the launch of Poised 2.0, an AI feedback tool for your best meetings yet. Our mission is to help professionals from various fields communicate more effectively and break down the professional barriers that exist due to the way we communicate. Personally, as a non-native English speaker and engineer, I experienced the growing importance of being effective in meetings as I took up leadership roles, but I didnโ€™t see many options to help me. When leaving old jobs, I asked my managers what I could have done better, and it was always about communication - but that feedback felt too late. After months of building and acting on beta-user feedback, weโ€™re proud to share the new Poised with you today! We hope it will help you overcome the barriers in the workplace and improve your communication like it did for us. What scenarios is Poised 2.0 perfect for? ๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿ“ข Presentations ๐Ÿ“ž๐Ÿ’ผ Sales calls and client meetings ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ๐Ÿ“‹ Job interviews and pitches ๐Ÿ‘” Executive review meetings ๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Leading team meetings How will Poised 2.0 support you in those meetings? ๐Ÿชด See what you could have done better based on your goals for the meeting โœ… Get action-items and key points so you can easily follow-up ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Get actionable live feedback during calls so you can adjust in the moment ๐Ÿ“ Keep things on track with live speaker notes during meetings ๐Ÿ”ฎ Be prepared for key meetings by anticipating questions and using ready made templates. Poised is great for executives, founders, product managers, salespeople, consultants, and anyone interviewing for their next role. Poised integrates seamlessly with all your favorite communication tools including Zoom, Google Meet, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. We invite you to try Poised for free and see the difference it makes in your meetings. Thanks for reading, and we know this groupโ€™s feedback will be incredibly valuable in continuing to iterate on the product! We also have Special offer for Product Hunt fans: 20% off on our paid offering using code PH20 - Soumya, Vicky and the entire Poised team
Zachary DeWitt
Loving the product - what do you think the killer feature is?
Soumya Mohan
@zachary_dewitt Thank you for your support. Live feedback during the meetings is killer to action in the moment and the new feedback after meetings on what you could have done better based on your goals. For eg - it recently told me how I could have talked more about the vision of the company when talking to an investor.
Jennifer Wong
@zachary_dewitt Thanks for always being our #1 supporter! For me, it's the qualitative post-meeting feedback with personalized suggestions for next time!
Brian Wadley
Love the product and the design! If you donโ€™t mind me asking who actually designed it all?
Soumya Mohan
@brian_wadley1 Thanks! We have some awesome designers in @jwonghere and @adnanpuzic
Jennifer Wong
@brian_wadley1 thanks for commenting on the design!
Amanda Branson
@brian_wadley1 @jwonghere Our designers are the best!
Devo
Poised is such an awesome tool for anyone who wants to improve their speech patterns and word choices while in meetings. I have found it improved my verbal communication offline as well. Becoming more aware of the fillers words that I used really has helped me become a better speaker.
Sarah Rabs
This tool looks great. As a customer-facing team member I've struggled to stay focused on meeting topics while also taking meaningful notes and action items. I love that Poised handles it for you (and great name)! I also love that it tells you how many filler words you've used - I'm always trying to improve my meetings and speaking skills. Great product!
Soumya Mohan
@sarah_rabs Thanks! A lot of of users use it for client calls.
Amanda Branson
@sarah_rabs Rock on Sarah! As a previous client-facing consultant myself, I can totally relate to that- and much of how you perform in your role is judged by how effective you are at leading meetings with both clients and internal team members. Good luck!
Jennifer Wong
@sarah_rabs So glad this product aligns with your line of work!
Davey Miyabe
I have been really excited by what poised is up to. By integrating into our day to day they have seamlessly been able to boost productivity and attention to detail. By lifting the load off of our daily activities it allows us to do what we do best while keeping track of whatโ€™s going on.
Soumya Mohan
@daveymiyabe Great to hear you've found the service beneficial.
Jennifer Wong
@daveymiyabe thanks for supporting us! We definitely want to make improving on communication easier so thanks for noticing that ๐Ÿค—
Murad Abdulkadyrov
I've been a dedicated user of Poised for quite some time, and I cannot emphasize enough how invaluable it has been, especially as a non-native English speaker. It's quite disheartening to receive feedback suggesting to enhance communication - which, frankly, is far from constructive. That's where Poised has been a game-changer for me, with its real-time suggestions that never cease to amaze. Keep moving the needle!
Soumya Mohan
@murad_abdulkadyrov Thanks a lot for your support. Great to hear Poised has been helpful as a fellow non-native English speaker.
Amanda Branson
@murad_abdulkadyrov @soumyamohan So glad you're finding the feedback from Poised to be more specific and actionable than the generic "enhance your communication" feedback you've gotten in the past!
Jennifer Wong
@murad_abdulkadyrov We're doubling down on making our feedback more constructive, actionable, and easier to apply! Stay tuned ~
QUICKBYTE
Congrats on such a great launch! Would you allow me to feature your company in my newsletter, Quick Byte? Would love to work together!
Jennifer Wong
@breezyb Thank you so much! We'd love to be featured. Please let us know the details. You can reach out to Amanda@poised.com
Jennifer Wong
@breezyb Thank you so much! We'll be in touch!
Conrad Kondratenko
Job interviews preparation and actionable plans to improve are just what I've needed all this time. Great job.
Amanda Branson
@conrad_k Thanks Conrad, Poised is awesome for interview prep indeed! Good luck on the job search.
Soumya Mohan
@conrad_k @amandabranson Many job interviewees also love Poised to track their notes during the interview and get feedback from the call for the next interview. Thanks for supporting Poised!
Jennifer Wong
@conrad_k Coming up soon will be a way to practice for your job interviews by getting feedback on how well you answered your questions :)
Rami - Browsingbuddies.com
I like magic
Jennifer Wong
@kingromstar We love magic too ๐Ÿ˜ƒ
Amanda Branson
@kingromstar โœจ
HUSSAIN AHMED
Congratulations on the launch!๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ”ฅ
Jennifer Wong
@hussain_ahmed3 thank you so much! Weโ€™re excited ๐Ÿ˜Š
Ben Williams
@soumyamohan huge congrats to you and the rest of the Poised team on this major milestone. I absolutely love the value you folks are continuing to deliver with your product ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Congratulations on the launch! Wishing you success and growth
Soumya Mohan
@alex_egorov Thanks for the support Alex! Please share your feedback.
Amanda Branson
@alex_egorov Thanks so much Alex!
Jennifer Wong
@alex_egorov Thank you for the support, Alex!
Tanay Jaipuria
Love the in-context coaching and real-time feedback from Poised!
Soumya Mohan
@tanayj92 Thanks for your support - great to hear live feedback has been helpful. It's been a game changer for many of our users.
Amanda Branson
@tanayj92 We do too! We truly believe the best way to improve is in your real-life work scenarios, and getting feedback in the moment that you can implement on the fly.
Jennifer Wong
@tanayj92 Thanks for your support! What's coming up soon is bridging the gap between suggestions based on past meeting feedback and applying them to your current meeting. In-context coaching is going to be more personalized and relevant!
Gil Dabah
Looks awesome ๐Ÿ˜Ž What technology you use behind this? Also whatโ€™s the killer feature in your opinion?
Soumya Mohan
@gil_dabah Thanks!! We use LLMs and our own tech to power the product. Users love the live feedback during the meeting which also helps them make sure they covered their key points. Feedback after the meeting showing what they could have done better based on their goals is also very actionable for next time.
Amanda Branson
@gil_dabah @soumyamohan 100% on real-time feedback. It's a game-changer because Poised is in your actual meetings with you, so the feedback is much more actionable rather than in a fake or simulated practice scenario.
Jennifer Wong
@gil_dabah I personally love the feedback after meetings about what went well and what to try for next time. Itโ€™s more than just feedback on filler words but how strongly I lead a meeting or if I sound unstructured overall. Hope you get to check it out!
Babu MunavarBasha
Congratulations @soumyamohan, Looks very interesting!
Soumya Mohan
@babu_munavarbasha Thank you for your support! Please share your feedback.
Jennifer Wong
@babu_munavarbasha Thanks for supporting!
Viktoria Zaiets
Congrats on the launch. The product looks super helpful. Are there any other metrics or criteria that your product uses to track users' communication skills, except overuse of filler words?
Soumya Mohan
@viktoria_zaiets Thanks! Filler words is just a start - along with indicators like how concise you were, questions you asked, hedging language, pace ec - Poised also provides qualitative feedback unique to each meeting based on the goals of that meeting.
Amanda Branson
@viktoria_zaiets @soumyamohan My favorite part is that it gives me feedback completely in the context of my meeting, and what I was trying to accomplish. Here's a snippet of some feedback I got from leading our last team meeting: "During the review and reflection on project objectives, you shared a lot of information but did not actively encourage others to contribute their thoughts or ideas."
Jennifer Wong
@viktoria_zaiets We provide qualitative feedback! One of the things I was unaware of was how I don't transition well in between topics, so this makes the conversation less structured.
Rishi Saraf
Great product for self-improvement.
Amanda Branson
@rishi_saraf Thanks Rishi, glad you're finding Poised to be useful!
Jennifer Wong
@rishi_saraf Thanks! I hope it improves your communication and confidence like it has for me!
Soumya Mohan
@yashthakker Thanks for the support
Jennifer Wong
@yashthakker thanks for the support!
Amanda Branson
@yashthakker Thanks for your support Yash!
Veronica Rae Saron
Honestly I get a little scared of tools like this :๐Ÿ˜… as much as I love AI and productivity tools
Soumya Mohan
@vronsaron Would love to learn more what's scary? Poised actually auto-deletes all your meeting recordings as a default setting if that's a concern.
Jennifer Wong
@vronsaron I get it! It can be sort of creepy at times ๐Ÿ˜… fortunately, you can choose which meetings you for Poised to join so you have control