Poised has announced a shutdown. If you are choosing a replacement, speaking.app offers recorded rehearsal for interviews, pitches, and speeches.
Free core practice: pace, fillers, and a transcript. Full analysis, rewrites, and uploads require Pro.
For interviews, keynotes, investor pitches, and speeches that matter
This is a review of vendor documentation and speaking.app examples, not a hands-on comparison of feedback quality. Missing documentation does not prove a feature is absent.
Made for high-stakes speaking
Poised has announced a shutdown. speaking.app can cover recorded rehearsal, but it does not replace live meeting coaching.
Rehearse the questions you expect before the real interview, then get a rambling answer turned into a tight STAR, PREP, or SOAR structure with a clear result.
Breaks your pitch into the parts investors look for: hook, problem, solution, market, traction, business model, team, and the ask, then shows which ones are working and which are thin.
Drill timed prompts so the unscripted moments in real meetings get easier: a clear point, a real structure, a clean finish.
Record a run-through or upload one you already have, and get feedback on structure, rhetoric, pacing, pauses, and weak words before you are on stage.
Beyond the structure
Review filler words, weak words, repetitions, and rhetorical devices. Compare the original with a suggested rewrite.
Toggle any layer to see what it catches, or switch to the refined version to see the rewrite.
This example shows Pro feedback. Full analysis, rewrites, and uploads require Pro.
Real breakdowns
Pitches, world-champion talks, and TED stages, all broken down in full.
The comparison
| Compared | speaking.app | Poised |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Available for recorded practice in your browser. | Its website announces a shutdown; do not use old plan pages as evidence of ongoing availability. |
| When you practice | Rehearse an answer, pitch, or speech before the real conversation. | Built around feedback during real meetings and review afterward. |
| Feedback on a recording | Pro adds framework rewrites, rhetoric feedback, and full speech or pitch analysis. | Its documentation describes communication feedback in meetings and trends across calls. |
| Live meetings | Does not join your calls or provide in-call prompts. | Live delivery guidance was a core feature of the product being discontinued. |
| Choosing a replacement | A fit for solo rehearsal and recorded review; not a live meeting assistant. | Existing users should consult the shutdown notice and account support for their next steps. |
| Plans and access | Free impromptu and interview practice includes filler words, pace, and a transcript. Pro ($19.99/mo or $99.99/yr) adds full analysis, rewrites, and uploads. | We no longer recommend a new Poised subscription. Consult the official notice for account questions. |
Available for recorded practice in your browser.
Its website announces a shutdown; do not use old plan pages as evidence of ongoing availability.
Rehearse an answer, pitch, or speech before the real conversation.
Built around feedback during real meetings and review afterward.
Pro adds framework rewrites, rhetoric feedback, and full speech or pitch analysis.
Its documentation describes communication feedback in meetings and trends across calls.
Does not join your calls or provide in-call prompts.
Live delivery guidance was a core feature of the product being discontinued.
A fit for solo rehearsal and recorded review; not a live meeting assistant.
Existing users should consult the shutdown notice and account support for their next steps.
Free impromptu and interview practice includes filler words, pace, and a transcript. Pro ($19.99/mo or $99.99/yr) adds full analysis, rewrites, and uploads.
We no longer recommend a new Poised subscription. Consult the official notice for account questions.
Poised has announced a shutdown. The meeting-coaching features listed here describe the product being discontinued. speaking.app focuses on rehearsal, with feedback on delivery, structure, and rhetoric. Competitor details were reviewed September 2026 and may change.
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The verdict
Bottom line: Use speaking.app for recorded practice. If live meeting coaching is essential, look for another active service.
It is an option for recorded rehearsal before a meeting, interview, pitch, or speech. It does not provide the in-call coaching Poised was known for. Poised has announced a shutdown, so choose a replacement around the workflow you actually need.
No. speaking.app does not join meetings or listen to real calls. You record a practice attempt and get feedback afterward. If you need ongoing live coaching, consider another active service.
speaking.app reviews practice recordings. Pro adds framework rewrites, rhetorical-device feedback, and a startup-pitch breakdown. Poised was designed around communication feedback in real meetings. These are different workflows, and a practice tool will not reproduce live meeting analytics.
Do not plan a new workflow around Poised: its website announces a shutdown. Existing customers should check its notice and support for account-specific options. You can use speaking.app independently for recorded practice.
Yes, with no credit card. Free impromptu and interview practice includes filler words, pace, and a transcript. Full analysis, rewrites, and uploads require Pro. The free plan does not include live meeting coaching.
Yes. The official Poised homepage announces a shutdown. We retain this comparison to help readers choose their next practice workflow, and no longer recommend starting a Poised subscription.
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“It did exactly what I needed for the showcase. I'd come back to it for another event and would refer other founders to it.”
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“The hard 3-min stop was annoying at first but such a good setup for me to cut excess out.”
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“I loved it and learned a lot!”
Luisa Montalvo
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“Off the back of how the pitch went, I was introduced to an investor, and I genuinely think that outcome was a direct result of the improvements I made through speaking.app.”
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“In the early stages I was also using the recommended adjustments verbatim while I was building out the flesh of my pitch, as I found them to be quite high quality.”
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Start with an impromptu or interview prompt. Record an answer, review your feedback, and try again.
Free core practice: pace, fillers, and a transcript. Full analysis, rewrites, and uploads require Pro.
