Feedback Strategies

The first article I read was "How to Give Bad Feedback Without Being a Jerk," and it was something that I felt I struggle with. When peer reviewing papers or giving feedback I often have to catch myself before saying something that makes me sound like a jerk. One of the opinions that the author gave was that if you put yourself on a level playing field as the other person, it will help you not sound as if you are superior to them. I also find myself questioning the stylistic choices of writers that I am giving feedback for and comparing them to my own. This makes me come off like I am saying that my style of writing is superior when that is not always the case. The author of this article also says that giving praise before and after criticism is not the best choice of action. Rather than giving what may be unsubstantial praise, explain why you are giving criticism. I would greatly benefit from putting this into action.

The second article I read was "Why do so Many Mangers Avoid Giving Praise." This article talks about how positive praise is often given incorrectly or not at all. People enjoy positive praise and it can make them feel like their work was worth something. However, something like a "good job" or "I really liked that" as no significance to the work that was done. This is the kind of feedback that I see in college. On many of my own papers there are comments about how someone really liked a line I wrote, but that is all they said. There was no reason why. Reasons why are critical in feedback because it allows the writer/worker to understand why something was good.

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