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In today's blog I will be discussing the article, "Giving Criticism – the good, the bad, and the ugly! ". The article starts off with stating that most people don't know how to give good constructive criticism which, may be the case. It suggests that when giving constructive criticism most people will say that they 'like it!' when they are actually feeling completely indifferent on the inside.  Perhaps this is because people would rather be polite rather than be honest and give constructive feedback. 

 The article then goes on discussing what constructive feedback is and why it necessary.  It's necessary to give good quality constructive feedback to people because it enables them to know whats working and what isn't. If constructive feedback wasn't given then people could produce something that is completely wrong and in turn wastes a lot of time. The article states that "Constructive criticism can also keep feelings from being hurt by focusing on things that can be improved while avoiding personal attacks or insults". I would have to say that I would agree with this particular point. Here is a good blog that I found where it perfectly discusses how to give constructive feedback: Link to blog

 The article discusses how one would go about giving constructive feedback to someone. It suggests that the best way to do this, would be to focus on valid and unbiased feedback rather than making it too personal. The article brings up a good point and tip too. It offers advice on giving proper feedback. It says to keep your feedback clear, relevant and understandable. This is quite  simple and easy advice for everyone to follow. It's also good to be descriptive and detailed in your feedback because otherwise your not getting your point across fully and the person receiving the feedback may not be fully clear what you mean. 

If you want to give good constructive criticism:

1) focus on valid and unbiased feedback and…
2) make your criticism clear, understandable, and relevant.


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Comments

  1. Chloe ODonoghueDecember 5, 2018 at 9:10 PM

    Hi Isabelle!
    I really like this blog post and I think it is really interesting and worded very well! I think a lot of people do not know how to handle criticism me being one of them! I hope when people read this article it helped them on how to handle feedback! Would you be more comfortable giving criticism or receiving it?

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