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