Characteristics – Poise and Tact

Characteristics

1. Poise
In selecting a Queen for a special occasion, judges vote for different qualities; one looks for cheesecake, another for complexion; a third won’t pass on the curves, and a fourth thinks rosy cheeks come by the bottle. In the final countdown, the winner is picked on an entirely different basis- the girl with the poise goes home with the crown.

Poise is not an inborn trait; it’s a talent we acquire by conscious control over hurry, worry, fear and flurry, a quality so important that movie people rate it tops among their proteges. They dub their culture classes the “Slow Cow School” patterned after the undisturbed, slow-motion habits of bovines in the pasture.
Poise is well defined as the difference between raising your eyebrow and flipping your lid. A speaker with poise carries conviction.

2. Tact
Tact is a tractable quality. A tactful speaker has the ability to stand on his own two feet without stepping on anyone’s toes, and he knows enough to shut his mouth before somebody else wants to. He knows how to hammer home a point without hitting the other fellow over the head.

Our speaker is tactful; he can give a shot in the arm without letting a fellow feel the needle, and get his point across without stabbing anybody with it. He practiced tact early when his puppy love school chum asked, “Am I the first girl you’ve ever kissed,” and he told her “As a matter of tact-yes!”

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