difference between a straight face and poker face. Yeah. Sometimes I'll get

students ask what's the difference between these two ? Because in both cases usually

somebody's is showing a face that shows no emotion, but you know, we'll look at

the different situations in which people would probably use one instead of the

other. All right. So let's take a look at the the note here first. If we say a

straight face, a facial expression that shows no emotion, especially to hide the

desire to laugh. Yeah. That's probably the most common reason we say a straight

face because we use it in humor all the time or situation where it's supposed to

be funny but you got to hold back and just try to keep a straight face in

order to not laugh. So that's probably the number one way that we use straight

face. All right. Let's continue. The term is often used in the idiom to keep a

straight face which is done to put someone at ease. Yeah. Sometimes we might

do it to help keep somebody calm , so they won't get too nervous or they won't get

upset for some reason or sometimes used in humor to tell a joke. Again. There's

the one with the joke. All right. Let's continue. Of course, a poker face is

definitely used while playing cards , so that you don't give away your cards. Now

of course if we say you give away your cards, it means if you show too much

emotion people may be able to guess what your cards were. So if you're playing

poker and you got a good card and you pick it up and go (showing excitement ) Everybody knows that

you got a good card so they'll know that your hand is probably good or even, even

show bad cards like pick up and . oh (expressing disappoint). If they made a face like that, everybody would

pretty much have a good idea how good a hand you may or may not have. All right.

So let's continue. So of course a poker face is definitely useful playing cards,

so that you don't give away your cards. That's what we mean by that, and

especially if you plan on bluffing. All right bluffing that's when you really do

have bad cards, but you pretend you have good cards and you hope that you can

show a lot of confidence and maybe over- bet the person and the person just gives

up and you can win the hand that way. Even though you really had bad cards.

Yeah. Or it could be other situations in life where you're bluffing. Maybe you

were challenged against somebody who is stronger than you , and

you still pretend like you are tough and you can beat them. You know, hoping that

they will back down. You can be bluffing too. In that sense. You could probably be

keeping a poker face. You're using it as a again a strategy. You know, to to deal

with your enemies or or deal with whoever you're dealing with. All right.

Let's continue. All right. Here in other situations poker face is used not to

give away one's motive. It s means your reasons for doing something or the real

reason for doing something. So you want to show no expression, so you're your

competitor or your enemy cannot read your face and figure out you know

whether he has an advantage or not. All right. Let's continue. In business if

someone makes you an offer that is much better than you expected it. You should try

to keep a poker face. So again just like when you get good cards, don't look too

excited . Oh you're offering me this ? Wow ! You know, act. Keep a straight face like. Oh. Okay

you know , maybe I'll take it. huh something like that. So again, you can

keep your advantage. Okay. Let's continue. All right. A straight face is used more

for humor. We've said that a couple of times or to avoid upsetting

someone or hiding your sad feelings. Maybe you yourself. You feel sad and you

don't want other people to realize you're sad, and you might keep a straight

face for that reason. All right. Let's continue. A poker face is put on. So

poker face is often pretended. Often as a strategy like I said it's in a plan, in

competitions, in battle. Definitely for playing cards but

especially not to lose an advantage or possibly to deceive someone. Okay good.

And now we're going to give examples here that will help more. That type of

humor in which comedians keep a straight face while telling a joke is referred to

as dry humor. So here, a straight face has to do with humor, comedy we definitely

use straight face. We would not use poker face in this situation. Number two. It was

difficult to keep a straight face while we were pulling a prank on her. So maybe

you're pulling a joke or a prank or a trick on somebody and you don't want

them to realize that you're pulling the trick on them. Yet you're trying to stop

yourself from laughing. You might think it's funny already, especially if it's

working. All right. Number three. Even though I was also nervous I had to keep

a straight face so my daughter wouldn't panic. Maybe the mother was in a

situation, where she herself was nervous, but she realized if she acted too

nervous, it would mean maybe her daughter would

get really panicked and scream. And that would be worse. She'd have more to deal

with. So she tried to keep a straight face,

to hide her emotion, so that her daughter would be more calm. So in that case will

more likely again to use straight face. Number four. When playing poker, you

should always keep a poker face. Of course, this is where the phrase really

came from. That's really the origin of the phrase poker face. When, Yes. Okay when

you get either very good cards or disappointing ones. Yeah. I explained that

part already. And number five. Lady Gaga had titled one of her hit songs,

\"Poker Face. \" Yeah. I did try to look up and see about this, about why did she call

this song \" Poker face' and she gave an explanation kind of like this. Where it's

partly dealing with her bisexuality and she said. That maybe if she is making

love with a man that you know, she might really be thinking of a woman while

she's making love with the man. And it's you know, she has to keep a poker face so

to see if the guy really you know, so that he doesn't figure out what she's

really thinking at that time. So anyway, that's what I read. That's what I said so.

So that's actually deceptive too. So again

poker face might be used with strategy, deception, keep an advantage when you're

competing. Straight face is about humor but also keeping people at ease. So that

they don't panic or or maybe even to sometimes hide if you're sad about

something and you don't want that to bother other people too. You know, I hope

you got it. I hope it's clear. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.