Games Testing
Hello and welcome back to my blog, in today’s entry we will be
discussing how to give good constructive criticism/feedback and what not to do.
When giving constrictive criticism it can be hard because more so
than often we let our feelings get involved and rather than being honest with
someone and giving them feedback that would help them we more or less too often
will just tell them what we think they want to hear because we don't want to
hurt their feelings or we don't have the ability to be in any sort of
confrontation or to cause a fuss so this is why we need to use good
constructive criticism.
So can giving criticism be a good thing? yes I believe it can,
provided that you using constructive criticism, if done right you can give them
vital information they need in order to improve on whatever the task is that
they are doing, which in turn can help them avoid making mistakes or avoid
falling into a back situation themselves, also if done right it will give you a
reputation for helping others and this may land you in a good spot to help more
who will come looking for help after having heard from someone else you helped,
if done right being constructive with you criticism can also stop people’s
feelings getting hurt and it won’t feel like an insult to them if done
properly.
so how do you give good constructive criticism? truth is you need
to be unbiased and give valid feedback, you can't put yourself in the feedback,
it has to come from a place where both sides feel welcomed but not personally
attacked, also try to avoid giving any constructive criticism that will benefit
yourself in the long run because you’re giving them feedback to help them and
not yourself.
also be careful what your criticizing because sometimes some
people just don’t want to be criticized at all even if you think they need the
help, sometimes they just want to figure it out themselves and if they need
your help they will ask, so if you want to give good constructive
criticism then make sure you focus on valid feedback and be unbiased and make
sure you clear, understandable and giving relevant feedback.
bad ways to give constructive criticism would be just telling them
that it sucks or that you "personally" hate this or that, or even
just saying something but not even saying how to fix it.
a good way would be saying so that text looks great, but have you
thought about maybe using this font instead so it's more legible for all
readers?
in closing
everyone has a different way of giving constructive criticism so don’t
be too pushy and remember everyone does things differently, so don’t take it
personal if they don't like your feedback because everyone is different, just
remember that you don’t want to push someone if they just don’t want to do it
so just be careful you’re not pushing into the bad criticism zone and just make
sure the feedback you did give was unbiased and valid so maybe at a later point
they might consider your words.
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