The tutorial stated that the feedback receiver should discover specific things that one needs to change. Is it fair to extrapolate from that, then, that it is the feedback giver's responsibility to assist the receiver in discovering those specifics?

What if the manager giving the constructive critisism does not have the right facts, and you are being mis judged, how can I approach this situation?

One little point really stood out in my reading, and that is that good listening really DOES take energy. We have to focus and respond.

I work as a tutor for several classes at the 2-4 year college where I work. When I work with a student I prefer to use the elaborative style of feedback. I feel it helps the student to not only to receive a positive or negative feed back but helps to explain why that answer is so which provide details that may help for future memory. Sometimes when I use this type of feedback with incorrect answers, the students will understand the mistake from the helpful information I try to provide and evetually are able to determine the correct answer on their own. What type of feedback do you prefer to use with students?

This is the one way to bring all people in a unit into the fold and make them feel a part of the organization.

I'm an instructor at a two year technical college and was motivated by the tutorial to do research on the finer details of feedback. One item I found that was helpful was the five types of feedback listed by Fleming and Levie in their textbook [ISBN 0877782539]. You can find more information in the Feedback listing of Wikipedia.org

Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep a class focused in a particuoar subject?

How often have we opted to say nothing since the look said it all?

V-. Tutorial well taken . If groups of more than 15 make a conference can our meetings of 60 persons truelly yeild results?

Written communication is one of the most important forms of communication. Effective writing skills are vital to a business.

The biggest problem I found is describing certain parts of a truck tractor and the student doesn't know what I am talking about.Resourse material or examples are avalilible but don't show a good example.We have truck tractors but they are not always here at the school. They are either on the road or being used on the range far training. We are a truck driving school.

I teach online and grade a lot of assignments each week. Any suggestions for encouraging words to use in my feedback? I seem to be using the same words over and over such as great, excellent, etc.

I found this to be fun and informative. Straight forward.

This was a good topic, but it could have been longer.

In my opinion, this is the number one and most important issue. We must have each member of the team 'buy' into whatever it is we are about. It may take all of the rest of this to get there, but we must get 'there'.

I am an instructor in a commericial driver license truck driving school and I find that with positive feedback on how well a student is doing when learning the necessary skills needed for this course the students learn from it.

It has been my experience through the 17 years that I have been in Admissions, that the "Listening" skill is one of 2 primary skills that an Admissions Rep must utilize daily if they are to become great Admissions Reps. The other primary skill is to ask "Smart" questions in order to utilize the "listening" skill properly. When a rep practices theses 2 skills effectively, they will find repeated success in what they do for a career.

I often hold multiple rooms for the students to communicate per week.

What is the sandwich method of providing feedback and when is it appropriate to use. Give an example of its proper use.

I am presently working on a Strat Plan for our organization. Identifing the key areas is crucial to overall success. Ensure that the goals are presnted so that everyone understands them and get the buy-in from your audience sooner than later.