How to Leave Follow-Up Feedback
After a meeting or event, leaving good feedback is a courteous way to help a person understand what he did well and where he may need improvement. Before submitting any follow-up feedback, you should be sure that your opinion is needed or appropriate. For example, you may not want to follow up with feedback on a job interview if you're the applicant. Giving good feedback requires keen observational skills and a gift for explanations.
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Write down notes during the event, presentation or meeting to follow up on with feedback. The best observations are made while you're observing what you're going to write about and while things are fresh in your mind.
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Explain what you're trying to do when you're giving feedback. Make your intentions clear, whether it's to give advice for next time, congratulate someone on a job well done or suggest areas that need improvement immediately. Provide the feedback within a week of the event, meeting or presentation.
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Start on a positive note by identifying something done well. You should temper your feedback with positive comments wherever you can; people respond well to praise and are more open to your criticisms.
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Provide a goal or a suggestion for improvement with each critical remark. Telling someone she did poorly isn't as helpful as explaining that she was short of her sales quota and needs to attempt to increase it by 10 percent in the next month. Measurable, achievable goals are the keys to good feedback.
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Write all your observations and comments down in a friendly letter with non-aggressive wording. It's more effective than delivering feedback verbally because the person can take the time to digest your comments. Send it to the person or organization you're giving feedback to and invite him to follow up with you if he has any questions.
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