“Nothing in life is more important than the ability to communicate effectively.” As the quote tells us, communication is an important aspect of life. Without communication, it is very difficult to
understand others and their points of view. One of the most common forms of communication is Public Speaking.
Public Speaking is not something that can be taught within a few days. To be successful in any
activity, practice is the key element. For example, if one person is playing basketball and is good at it, the person will keep practicing to become a better player. Public speaking is similar to that. One needs to practice to become the best public speaker one can be. Public speaking has many benefits such as it allows us to communicate with confidence and ease. It helps us to be comfortable with our surroundings and to use our surroundings to the fullest. One can be a great public speaker only if they put their mind to it.
Public speaking is a skill that can’t be taught via a book. It can only be taught by understanding the topic. It includes various components such as stage movement, hand gestures, voice modulation, and much more that can only be taught by knowledge and practice. There are many components to public speaking and one of the components is providing effective feedback.
Feedback is very essential as it provides us with aspects we excel at and aspects we need to improve on. It helps us understand places where we are supposed to focus on in the future to become great public speakers. Feedback is a subject that can be used everywhere and can be very helpful to those who are willing to improve. As providing feedback is a component of public speaking, it also requires a lot of practice. Here are a few tips and tricks to being a great feedback provider.
Be honest and approach with positivity. While providing feedback, it is very important, to be honest with the speaker. The speaker should be encouraged by their honest feedback. If we do not provide honest feedback, then the speaker will never know places they need to pay more attention and places they excel at.
Be specific with the evaluation. If your feedback is general or unclear, your message can be
misinterpreted. As a result, the message may be ignored and no improvement will occur. Offer
specific details to the speaker-related to hand gestures, voice modulation, eye contact.
Use the “I” technique. Instead of saying “you” talk about things that you, as the evaluator, would
have enjoyed seeing. For example - I would have preferred some more eye contact to stay more
focused.
Mainly, use the CRCS approach. It is also called the sandwich technique. This approach allows the evaluator to provide the speaker with positive comments and recommendations. CRCS stands for:
C - Commend
R - Recommend
C - Commend
S - Summary
We should begin our evaluation by praising the speaker and talk about the things they did well in
their speech. Next, we should move on to the things they could have improved on. After that again talk about the good things in their speech and end by summarizing the evaluation. It is important to always end on a positive note to motivate the speaker. This process is very helpful as it provides concise and effective feedback.
Providing feedback is necessary to improve and become better public speakers. It will help the
speaker to improve on their performance in the future. Remember that to be good public speakers, the evaluation also needs to be mastered. “We all need people who will give us feedback. That’s how we improve.” – Bill Gates
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