Turn criticism into constructive feedback

Show with your entire body language that you welcome feedbackSince giving feedback is challenging for most people, it’s very important that you actively encourage the person who is giving you feedback. You can encourage someone by just thinking about your body language, facial expression and tone of voice. If someone asks if they can give you feedback and you take a step back, frown and say “yes” in a questioning, dragging tone of voice, whether you mean to or not, you are sending a very defensive signal which does not welcome feedback. Instead, if someone asks you if they can give you feedback, smile, lean towards the person as if you...

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Preparing a successful presentation

Being able to give good presentations is a key element in a business professional’s career. There is no such thing as a naturally good presenter, some people might be more natural speaking in front of other people, but presenting well takes time and effort. No one can deliver a successful presentation ill prepared. 1. Start early with collecting information The first rule is to start preparing for the presentation early. Don’t wait until the night before the presentation and then put together some PowerPoint slides in the last minute. You’re wasting your time creating slides if you don’t have relevant data. As soon as you find out that you...

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