From the course: Public Speaking Foundations
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Get feedback on your speaking
From the course: Public Speaking Foundations
Get feedback on your speaking
- Most of us feel defensive when we hear criticism or get negative feedback, but feedback can be a great gift; it can help us become better speakers. Over the years, I've received helpful feedback, and I've received not so helpful feedback. How can you spot the difference? There are two indicators of a helpful review: truthfulness and specificity. Let's take a look at each. The first indicator of worthwhile feedback is its truthfulness. If you receive written feedback that reads: Don't stand in front of your slides; it's distracting, and you recall that you stood in front of your slides, that can be valuable feedback. You'll learn not to do that again. On the other hand, if you receive feedback that reads: all the misspelled words on your slide make you look unprofessional, and you don't have any misspelled words, there is not a whole lot you can do with that. It says more about the reviewer than it does about you.…
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