Style - Give Good Feedback

Say something nice

1	2	3	4
Your	eye contact	was	good
I liked your	eye contact	- it was	good
Your	content	was	interesting
I liked your	content	- it was	interesting
Nice	gestures	- they were	confident
Good	voice	- it was	very fluent
Solid	organisation	- it was	quite easy to understand
Well done on the	summary	- it was	very clear
Excellent	volume	- it was	just right

2) Transition

• , but in the future
• Perhaps you might try to
• However,
• That said, you should probably

3) Say something useful

• work on your eye contact
  • stop looking at the ceiling
  • stop looking at the slides so often. Look ONCE to check then look at audience
  • stop looking at the big screen. Check your slides on the laptop.
  • look at EVERYONE
• work on your body language
  • stand still/straight
  • avoid touching/waving your notes
  • avoid dropping your hand
  • Avoid adjusting your clothes / mask /glasses
  • avoid making a fist
  • use open body language (no hugging your notes)
  • practice teamwork (sit stand change slides)
  • Relax your hand - no fists, no stiff finger/wrist
• work on your voice
  • use more intonation (high and low voice)
  • avoid “reading voice”
    • practice speaking in phrases
    • plan where to pause
    • speak in 5-10 word chunks
  • make more eye contact
  • practice pronouncing new words
  • speak louder/slower
• work on your notes:
  • make the text bigger
  • plan what to EMPHASIZE
  • plan where to pause /
  • write one line per pause
  • use keywords, not scripts
  • use spoken English, not written English. Simpler words, simpler grammar, abbreviations.
• work on your slides
  • make your fonts consistent
  • some images are missing
  • some APA is wrong

4) Say something else nice

• “Overall, I really enjoyed it”
• “But overall, it was really interesting”
• “I didn’t know that X, so I was surprised”
• Some other positive reflection