Emotions & feelings
poise
calm confidence
A calm and confident way of behaving, especially in a difficult or public situation.
Hear it in real life
Was your sister nervous at the ceremony?
Not at all; she carried herself with poise.
She handled the unexpected question with impressive poise.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She has a lot of poises.
Say: She carries herself with poise.
“Poise” is usually uncountable, so do not add “-s” when describing someone's manner.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
carry yourself with poise; speak with poise; poise and confidence
Your turn: say it out loud
She handled the unexpected question with impressive poise.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
poise
calm confidence
“She handled the unexpected question with impressive poise.”
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