Academic writing is one of the skills that students find most difficult to learn on the side. Particularly in bachelor's programs, precise and specific feedback is needed to turn initial drafts into ...

As educators, guidance counselors and mentors, one of our most important responsibilities is to guide and empower students with frequent feedback that enhances their learning experience and sets them ...

Feedback is a necessary part of personal and professional growth. We need feedback to understand how we are performing in our roles and where we are still developing. Understanding what we are doing ...

Giving and receiving feedback can be fraught. Sometimes we just want to vent or think out loud. Other times we ask for feedback when what we really want is affirmation. Or, when feedback really ...

Employees want to hear how they can do better, but it depends how managers deliver comments. From my years of helping leaders create a culture of accountability, I have found that the ability to ...

Providing feedback to students is one of the most interpersonal activities in any writing course (online or face-to- face), and therefore is one of the most impactful ways to develop your presence in ...

Giving feedback sounds, at first blush, like it should be relatively simple. You have expertise, and you share. Job done. But a host of research suggests that providing feedback that’s both useful and ...

Chances are, if you thought the presentation was boring, you said, “great job” with a flat tone. If you thought it was actually great, you said, “great job!” with an enthusiastic tone. After all, ...

“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all” is polite advice, but not always practical when giving feedback. Not all feedback is positive to give or easy to receive. But skipping ...

If you’re driving a car too fast, there are multiple indicators to warn you to slow down. You might realize you’re speeding because you’re passing every car on the road, for example—or because, when ...

Think through and outline what you’re going to say Gather facts and data to support your points Don’t be judgmental or make assumptions Listen to the recipient’s response and allow time to digest But ...