When we listen to others one of our responsibilities is to provide feedback. Tell us some basic ways we provide feedback in class, at practice, at home, and with friends. Also explain how you can make sure that your feedback is constructive.
Haley Thomas
2/15/2011 01:56:04 am
Well, in my own opinion, providing feedback is very important. I think that's one of the reasons I am so shy. Because I look at peoples faces when I talk to see if I’ve said something to make myself sound stupid, something that offended them, or something they just plain don’t understand. I think we need to pay attention to what faces we give people when we talk, because that is a lot of what people look at when talking to each other. And sometimes, people don’t mean to give a certain facial expression and give the sender the wrong impression, which, isn’t a very good thing. Some basic ways to provide feedback in class is ask questions, ask the teacher what is going on if you don’t understand and if you do, help the person next to you if they don’t and the teacher is busy. I know in our English class there are 5 of us that if one of us doesn’t understand we have a friend that will. At least one, usually more then just one of them come to the rescue(: And we are all friends so usually it’s pretty easy to understand what they are saying because everyone has their own way of saying things, and if your friends with whoever your talking to, your probably pretty used to how they talk and understand what they are saying. At practice, you can again ask questions and make sure you are doing things right, ask your coach to come and watch you for a minute. Make sure you have whatever it is your working on, down. And if you don’t, ask what you can improve. After all, that’s the whole point of practice right? At home, you can again use facial expressions and body language. If you are facing away from the person and looking around in a completely different direction, that probably means, your not interested, at all. And your parents, of all people, should understand what facial expressions mean what. They should know you are confused, angry, sad, etc. Same goes with friends. Your friends probably know you better then your parents, because your around them more and aren’t afraid to talk to them about what’s going on in your life. But, for some of us, (myself included) our parents could be like one of our friends and easy for us to talk to. When providing feedback, we need to make sure that our facial expressions aren’t giving off the wrong vibe to the sender. As a lot of you know, I space out a lot, and sometimes when you’re talking to me, mainly if I’m tired. My friends know that I’m listening, but someone that doesn’t know me, or talk to me a lot, probably would think I’m being rude. So, I have to make sure to tell them “sorry, I spaced out.” Which is something I try not to do, but occasionally happens anyways. I think that’s a good example of a mistaken feedback. If you give them a look that says your angry or something and they start trying to say it better or differently, you might want to tell them how you feel and that you didn’t mean to give them that kind of feeling, that you were listening and what they are saying does interest you and you want to hear more, or whatever your facial expression said to them that wasn’t correct, you might want to make sure they understand. That’s my opinion on feedback, ways to do it, and why it’s important.
Shelby R. Fuchs
2/15/2011 01:57:09 am
Some basic ways to provide feedback in class is to answer questions the teacher is asking. For example the teacher might be teaching something and wants to know if the message is getting through or not. At practice you could be asked to say what the coach just said just said would be done for practice. At home your parents might ask if you heard or not. You could also comment on something they did to the house. For example say your mom bought a new chair for the living room. You could say how you like it or if it should go. But remember to say it in a nice way. With friends say your friend got a haircut. Just like the chair you could tell your friend if it looks good and if it doesn’t say something positive about it. Constructive feedback can be some advice for the person
Katlyn McClain
2/15/2011 09:25:56 am
There are many ways to provide feedback. Some are by body language, talking, showing the right facial expressions, and many more. This is a very important skill that you will need it the workplace, home, school, and everywhere you go. I’m not always good at my feedback skills. Like I sometimes will space out when people are talking to me and then I feel bad cause then they have to repeat what they had just said. It also really sucks when your shy and you look at the floor or somewhere else instead of at the person talking to you. I do that when I get shy or nervous when talking to someone I’ll look somewhere else then at the persons face. It’s another one of the many communicating skills that I really need to work on. I always try to listen and give feedback though so that they know that I understand what has been said to me. I would hate to upset someone by not giving feedback to what they said to me. Those are my thoughts on feedback and why it’s so important.
Katlyn McClain
2/15/2011 09:26:29 am
Haley- I completely agree with you on everything. Your friends should know your way or talking and facial expressions and so should your parents since they know you the best. =) It’s always good to be friends with everyone so that they can help you out with what you don’t understand. I try to do that but I get shy so sometimes I don’t and that’s not very good to do. I loved everything you said it’s exactly what I wanted to but I couldn’t sum it up as well as you did. =)
Katlyn McClain
2/15/2011 09:26:54 am
Shelby- I loved your examples of the situations you gave when people are talking to you and that they would like some kind of feedback. I also agree that its always best to give constructive feedback than a negative one cause then the person could be upset and you would feel bad.
Max Ruchert
2/16/2011 01:10:14 am
I think that providing feedback is a great way to communicate at work and at home. Here of some examples of feedback that I came up with. When you say somebody’s name and they either say yes or just raise their eyebrows and make eye contact with you. Another way is when you are having a conversation with someone and they agree with something you said by just simply nodding their head or just saying yes or I agree. Some more examples of feedback are when a person introduces him or herself and shakes your hand and then starts a conversation with you. Here are some ways I would provide feedback and make sure it is constructive. One way I would do this is by asking the person if they heard me or understood what I was saying. Another way to just continue on with the conversation and see if they can keep up or if they know what’s going on in the conversation. Finally my last example is when a person is interrupting you to agree or disagree with what you just said. I would hope that some of these examples help other people understand good feedback and what it can do to make your work place more in tune and less of a hassle.
Katie Bohler
2/16/2011 01:11:47 am
Haley, I do the exact same thing. Whenever I open my mouth to speak I'm scared I sound stupid or offensive and so I end up rambling on and on trying to say I didn't mean to offend any body. I hate coming across to people like I'm mean or vapid. And people who know me that when I get really quiet it usually means I'm trying to come up with something nice to say. I do everything I can not to lie but also to not be mean. Many people I know would rather lie to be nice than honest. Also I too get really spacey. Like when I'm just having a really bad day that's when i get spacey the most. But since I'm new here most people think I'm just ignoring everyone. And I truly am sorry if i have come across that way to some people. I really am. I'm trying everything to make myself not be so spacey. But sadly today... I am. So Sorry in advance!!
Haley Thomas
2/16/2011 01:33:20 am
Max- I love how you noted when people say your name some people just raise their eyebrows and make eye contact. That is a very good example that i never would have thought of(: and that is very true, some people do that and the other person doesn't understand if they are listening or not, so i say good job on that :D
Haley Thomas
2/16/2011 01:39:13 am
Katie M- First off, thank you(: and second of all, I love how you said you look away because you get shy, because I do that too. I get so nervous to see peoples reactions/facial expression and don't always like to be looked at all the time. I don't like being looked at constantly so when I'm talking to someone, I will look at them, but not the whole time I will look around and look at them when I think I need to, but I don't constantly sit there and stare at the person when I'm talking or they're talking. This occurs more with me when I'm talking more then when they are. When they are talking I'm not as nervous to look at them because usually I watch their lips to make sure i hear them correctly because, I don't have the best hearing. Due to too loud music (: Anyways. I completely agree with your entire thing. I think it is a very true statement. So I give you a good job too :D
Taylor Lewis
2/16/2011 03:34:39 am
Some ways we provide feedback in school or class is when we do what the teacher has asked us or told us to do. At practice for a sport one way is for do what the coach has asked us t do or give a response back. Also if you are practicing for a class by studying and you do well on the test that is sending feedback to the teacher that you know what you are doing in that class. Then friends or at home the feedback is close to the same as the others. Give a response back to the parent or friend by talking to them or simply just doing it. I think a good feedback is just doing what is asked. This way it is constructive and you get the job done.
Taylor Lewis
2/16/2011 03:35:00 am
Katlyn M.-I agree with your statement that said this is an important skill to have. I also think that because with out that skill not a lot would get done.
Taylor Lewis
2/16/2011 03:35:14 am
Shelby-I agree with you when you said a way you can give feedback is when you answer a question in class. That happens a lot to me and other students. So I think it is important to give feedback to the teachers by answering them because then they do not know If you get the subject or not. The teacher can also help with the subject if you give them that feedback.
David Kittrell
2/16/2011 04:26:34 am
Providing feedback is very important for conversations. If you do not provide feedback then the other person doesn’t know if you’re listening. If you do not provide feedback then the other person may not want to talk to you. Likewise, if the person you are talking to is not listening then your message will not come across the way you want it to. For all you know the person could just be standing there not hearing you at all. Even if they are listening then they are probably distracted. In the real world to provide feedback could be nodding, answering questions, or just saying “yeah”. It is important to make sure you acknowledge the person you are listening to because they could get mad.
David Kittrell
2/16/2011 04:26:52 am
Taylor Lewis- I agree with you 100%. When we answer the questions in class or do what the teacher says then we are providing feedback. When the coach asks you to do something if you don’t do it then usually you will have to run. Which is not enjoyable.
Esther Scoggin
2/16/2011 04:30:47 am
Feedback, one of the most important skills of communication, and it is undervalued. We as teenagers talk all the time, girls are more prone to talk, but boys do it too. However that’s not really feedback, feedback is when you tell someone that you got their message. In class we can provide feedback by asking questions, answering questions, explaning the topic. At practice we provide feedback by again asking and answering questions, but also by demonstrating that we understand by showing. We can do things right and that is feedback, or doing it wrong shows that we didn’t get what we’re doing. At home we show we understood what we heard by doing it, also by agreeing. No, “OK mom, wait, what did you tell me to do?” doesn’t count. With friends we give feedback by making a comment, or texting back. To make our feedback constructive we need to have a pleasant tone and tell what we think or know on the subject.
Esther Scoggin
2/16/2011 04:31:03 am
Hailey, I do the same thing. I want to make sure that I made myself very clear, and when people don’t give feedback, even when it is a nod, I get upset.
Esther Scoggin
2/16/2011 04:31:21 am
Taylor L. you’re right in saying that doing what you’re told is feedback. Doing what you’re told is a great way to provide feedback.
Mrs. Miller
2/16/2011 04:36:18 am
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Wyatt Hyer
2/16/2011 06:56:26 am
There are many ways we can provide feedback to others. We provide feedback at home school with friends and in sports. Some of the ways are in class we communicate with other students to find out a problem. Another way we communicate is the teacher teaches us stuff we can ask questions if we don’t get it. We communicate at home at the dinner table, watching t.v. , or doing chores about various things. With friends we can communicate by helping each other or mostly just talking back when people ask a question. This is how we communicate with friends. When you give feedback you should be loud and clear. This is what I know and think about providing feedback.
Wyatt Hyer
2/16/2011 06:56:50 am
Taylor Lewis- I agree with you… out of experience though. I guarantee that if Randy Mulrony asked me to do something and I did not do it I would have to run
Wyatt Hyer
2/16/2011 06:57:04 am
Haley Thomas- wow Haley good job! I agree with the ton of stuff you had to say and can tell that you put a lot of effort into it.
Riley Bott
2/16/2011 07:24:50 am
Every day we provide feedback whether its in class or at home. Providing feedback usually lets the speaker know that you are paying attention. During class ways that you can provide feedback would be asking questions, so if Mrs. Miller gives us specific instructions such as a chapter work, throughout work we simply ask questions that will provide constructive feedback. At home ways to provide feedback would be like if you dad asks you to go and prune the apple tree a very simple way would be to do as you were told and go do what he said. In practice again you can ask questions such as am I doing this right or ask your coach to come watch you to make sure that you are doing something right. With friends a lot of the feedback we give to each other is facial expressions. When giving feedback to the sender we need to make sure that our facial expressions are not giving the sender a different meaning like around my friends there is usually a lot of sarcasm and we all no when some one is being sarcastic but someone we don’t normally talk to may take are sarcasm seriously and may be offend.
Riley Bott
2/16/2011 07:25:14 am
Shelby- I totally agree with you. Asking questions for feedback and asking the receiver if they heard you, good advice.
Riley Bott
2/16/2011 07:25:28 am
Katlyn- I agree with you about the whole spacing out part and such. As well as good ways to provide feedback such as body language, talking, showing the right facial expressions.
Alex Sanders
2/16/2011 07:45:26 am
I personally think that feedback is very important no matter who you are. I know I make sure to look at peoples facial expressions when I am talking to them to make sure they understand what I am talking about. Facial feedback is key when talking to someone because it shows them you either respect them or not. So in class when a teacher is talking to you and you have this confused look on your face the teacher can see that she needs to explain more or in a different way. In that case its really important to be looking at your teacher you any other person when they are talking, so they can see if you understand or not. Also at practice, its pretty much the same thing, a lot of people know what to do just from facial and body language. If your coach is explaining a play and your listening but not giving feedback and not understanding what he or she is talking about then he or she wont know whether or not you understand, so therefore you need to be looking at people when they are talking or explaining things. At home I know its definitely a respect thing, if I’m not looking at my mom when she is talking to me I'm not giving her any respect at all. Another good reason for feedback is so the other person knows if you are listening. I know if I look at a person and they have blank look on their face I can tell they aren’t listening to me. In able to make your feedback constructive you should give positive feedback, like a nod or something to let the person know you are listening, don’t understand or do understand. So to me feedback is really important.
Mackie Monahan
2/16/2011 10:02:25 am
Everyday we talk to people don’t we? Well in everyway what you say, or even don’t say is feedback. Everyday we provide feedback in different ways, to different people who need to hear things in different ways.
Mackie Monahan
2/16/2011 10:06:29 am
Haley- I am so glad that I read your post before writing mine. You had so many good points. I agree with all of what you said. You are a great writer. Thanks Love.
Mackie Monahan
2/16/2011 10:09:56 am
Katlyn- your point on body language and facial expressions was great. Your post is really good. Thanks for the tips.
Max Ruchert
2/16/2011 10:43:31 am
Mackie- I totally agree with the statement you just said. We don't know if we are communicating or not, sometimes we just need to pay attention to what we are saying. I would hope that I am paying attention to what i'm saying.
Max Ruchert
2/16/2011 10:45:54 am
Alex- I agree, we need to except the fact that feedback is important in our everyday lives. Even if our future job does not require much. But we need to concentrate on making feedback no matter what.
Carol Entrup
2/17/2011 01:23:07 am
There are many ways we provide feedback. Our body language is a big one. We smile, frown, or yawn. These gestures show our interest level and how important the thing being said is to us. Yawning can demonstrate boredom. Smiling or laughing at the right times can demonstrate that the person is listening and getting what is being said. Another is responding to what is said. Such as, if the person is being asked to do something that they actually do it. That shows they listened and understood. Some people respond and comment on what you said. This blog has feedback every time someone comments on another persons response. There are many ways to make constructive feedback. If you have a question ask it immediately. If you wait you will be preoccupied or forget. If disagreeing with what is being said say it in the most polite way possible. Do not belittle the person or be rude. Those are some ways to make feedback constructive.
Carol Entrup
2/17/2011 01:41:42 am
Katlyn-
Shelby Fuchs
2/17/2011 01:42:49 am
Mackie- I love your statement about how we talk to our friends compared to out parents. I agree that being on the same page is important to.
Shebly Fuchs
2/17/2011 01:43:08 am
Esther- I like it when you said that saying “what did you tell me to do?” I admit I do that all the time and most of the time my parents get kind of annoyed with it.
Carol Entrup
2/17/2011 01:43:51 am
Mackie-
Torrie Koller
2/17/2011 01:58:38 am
Feedback is a huge part of communicating with others. Sometimes when you don’t give feedback others can think you weren’t listening or think what you said was very rude. A few basic ways to provide feedback that is constructive is to think about what you going to say before you say it this way your not hurting the other persons feelings at all. Another way is to get as many details as you can so you understand the subject better and can give better feedback. Feedback in class might be different then feedback with friends, class feedback is usually serious and should be handled with much thought. Friend feedback is usually thought of as joking or kidding around however this is not always a good thing. It’s perfectly fine to joke around with your friends but when they are serious and need your opinion its time to give good serious feedback.
Torrie Koller
2/17/2011 01:59:24 am
Taylor Lewis- I like how you just gave direct information and cut to the chase about giving feedback, im going to consider everything you said in your reply and try to use those helpful steps in practice with friends ect. Thankyou very much!
Torrie Koller
2/17/2011 01:59:50 am
Mackie- Wow I could not agree more! People always here things in different ways and it can really affect friendships and how people look at you as a person. Speaking is definitely a great way to provide feedback I agree on that to. You took the words right out of my mouth on the different language with your friends. Friends are so much different then you teachers so we obviously provide feedback differently.
Cody LaMunyan
2/17/2011 02:00:37 am
I think providing feedback in class, at home, at practice, and with friends can be very helpful. In class when we ask a question that’s providing feedback to the teacher, and when the students ask questions amongst themselves then they are providing feedback to the teacher that they probably didn’t explain that well. At home we can provide feedback by telling your parents how dinner was. If they ask you a question about school you can respond to them with positive feedback. At practice we provide feedback by asking questions about what the coach is teaching us. We also provide feedback to the other teammates by answering questions that they might have. With friends we can provide feedback by laughing at something funny they said, or help them through problems they had. To make sure the feedback is constructive is to try not to be rude about it. Another way to make sure the feedback is constructive is to avoid sarcasm. Make sure that you don’t put the other person down when you give them feedback, or they will take it the wrong way.
Mckenzie Uto
2/17/2011 02:02:52 am
Feedback is very important when communicating. I find it very rude when your talking to someone and they won’t make eye contact with you, it shows that they aren’t listening, or they are but they aren’t providing you with the attention you should have when communicating. I think eye contact is important just so you know that you have their attention and they ARE listening. Body language is also important. If your standing slumped then it displays to others that your not very attentive, and you might be getting bored with the conversation, if the speaker is watching for body language they will very easily be able to realize that they are either boring you or you are simply not alert. You can also have a defensive stance if the conversation is making you some what defensive, this can tell the person delivering the message that either their conversation is getting to be to personal and their offending the other person, or they are getting good feedback because the person is forming their own opinions. Facial expressions are also something that can defiantly give you a lot of feedback. Some people can’t mask their emotions very well, feedback can be displayed quite easily in their facial expressions, if your getting a sad face when you should be getting a smiling face, something might have gone wrong with your communication. Part of communicating isn’t just knowing what your trying to say, but also making sure the other person knows what you were trying to say. Reading their feedback will really help you be a better communicator.
Cody LaMunyan
2/17/2011 04:03:40 am
McKenzie- That was interesting post. I agree with you about the body language. That can tell you if the other person would want to listen. Great Post!
Cody LaMunyan
2/17/2011 04:04:04 am
Riley- I strongly agree with you. I think asking questions are an important part in positive feedback. Great post!
David Kittrell
2/17/2011 04:59:59 am
Cody- I agree with you. When at practice asking a question would be considered feedback. If you don't understand something then asking could be the difference between knowing what to do and running. Thank you for the input.
Dustin Roosevelt
2/17/2011 06:42:28 am
To show you are providing feedback.
Dustin Roosevelt
2/17/2011 06:42:59 am
Dustin Roosevelt
2/17/2011 07:24:09 am
Esther Scoggin- Your point about girls liking to talk more than boys providing a question or answering a question is good points about feedback.
Kelcey
2/17/2011 10:55:22 am
I think that feedback is one of the most important ways of communicating. Without it, we would have no way of knowing that we had just said something that offended someone, or that we had just made that person’s day with the compliment that we had just given them. My favorite way of giving and receiving feedback is through facial expressions. I love watching my friend’s faces when I tell them something funny. Another way of giving feedback is through body language. Actions speak louder than words. There are different kinds of feedback, some of which can be positive and the other negative. I think that positive feedback is very important to a student especially because if a student doesn’t get any feedback, then they will not know if what they did was right, or they may feel discouraged at the lack of feedback. A teacher provides feedback to her students to encourage them and teach them, which in turn encourages them to keep trying or to try harder. Too much negative feedback can leave some discouraged and feeling badly. I think that having this forum is great because we all have a chance to positively encourage each other, and it shouldn’t be just because we would get a failing grade for being negative, but because we can come together as a class and support one another.
Taylor R. Prince
2/17/2011 01:14:51 pm
We provide feedback all the time, whether we intend to or not. Feedback can be shown in various ways. One of these ways is by our body language. For instance, keeping your arms crossed in front of you can communicate that you’re not really interested or that you disagree with what you’re hearing. Your facial expression can also provide feedback. For example, your expression can say, “I’m confused”, or “I don’t understand”. You can also communicate, “I like what I’m hearing, tell me more” by your facial expression. We provide verbal feedback during class, to our friends, and to our teammates. Sometimes our feedback is meant as encouragement and sometimes it’s meant to provide constructive criticism. To be sure that our feedback is really constructive, we need to really understand the person we are talking to. Some of us are more sensitive and we need to be sure not to speak too harshly. With others, we can be more blunt in our comments. I think our feedback will be better received if we seem approachable and welcome feedback ourselves.
Maria Meyers
2/17/2011 01:21:15 pm
Feedback is a pretty important part of communication. Not all converstaions are one-way. When somebody is communicating with you, they expect feedback. Feedback can be something as simple as a nod, or something like a long answer.
Maria Meyers
2/17/2011 01:23:49 pm
Taylor- You have a good point on the body language thing. I never really thought of putting that into mine. We can communicate so much without saying a word by using body language.
Taylor R. Prince
2/17/2011 01:27:15 pm
Torrie-
Maria Meyers
2/17/2011 01:29:23 pm
Riley- I liked your point about sarcasm. Yeah, people are sarcastic a lot in a joking way, and it really could hurt somebody. I try not to use sarcasm because I don't like being rude to people, even if I am just joking.
Taylor R. Prince
2/17/2011 01:33:53 pm
Wyatt-
Evan Wolf
2/18/2011 04:17:21 am
When I listen to other I try to always give them feedback. Some of the things I say like to my coach at practice are yes coach or no coach if not it is disrespectful to them. With my friend there are tons of different kinds of feed back that I give my friend it just depends on what mood im in or it depends on what were talking about. Like at home I give feed back to my parent like simple things like yes, or no it really just depends on what were talking about. I the classroom we ask questions more then likely and they give use feedback but when we are having a discussion about something the teachers usually want feedback from the students. When I give feedback I don’t leave things out I try to give them the full Feedback also try to answer there question with my full attention.
Kayla Beale
2/18/2011 05:02:16 am
I think feedback is very important because if you don’t pay attention to the expressions people give you when you talk you could get them really confused. For example if you were trying to give directions and they don’t understand you could just go on and on about something they don’t know how to do. Which could get you into a lot of complications in the near future. You look at everyone in a different way, from siblings to your grandma, and if you have notice you speak and act different to all of them. It also depends on your relationship with the person. When I talk to my mom I’m usually talking about stuff that happen at that moment or sometimes even memories. With my friends we usually talk about things that make us laugh or things that trouble us. These are some ways we provide feedback.
Tyler McGreevy
2/18/2011 05:56:10 am
I as a person think we should provide feedback every day. I have trouble listening to someone that is giving certain instructions. When I give feedback to someone I make sure I knew what I said because I would say something that I was not thinking of. Feedback is an important thing in our lives. When someone communicates with you they expect feedback, its like when someone reaches there hand out to you, and there expecting you to give them a handshake. Sometimes you would not know if you should give feedback to someone because you don’t know if their being sarcastic.
Tyler McGreevy
2/18/2011 05:56:32 am
Evan- I agree with you about it depends what kind of mood your in.
Tyler McGreevy
2/18/2011 05:56:54 am
Maria- I agree with you about the teacher thing, they do expect us if we understand what were learning.
Kelcey
2/18/2011 09:56:49 am
I get what you are saying Kayla. If you are talking to someone, and they have a blank look on their face, they most likely have no idea what you are talking about. I have been in that position before.
Kelcey
2/18/2011 10:04:44 am
McKenzie, I think that your point about body language was a good one. If your sighing, rolling your eyes, shifting your weight, and avoiding eye contact,the other person is going to know that you are not paying attention to them, and be offended. Great job Uto!
Consuelo Arteaga
2/18/2011 01:10:33 pm
Haley- Wow!! It looks like you put a lot of time and effort on your answer. I would have to agree on a lot of your points. I agree fully on the face expressions one. I sometimes have to make sure the person I'm talking to is listening by looking at there face expression. Good Job Haley!
Tori Sullivan
2/18/2011 01:14:17 pm
First, what is feedback? Feedback is a response to a object or outcome. Okay, well why do we need to provide feedback? Providing feedback is critical because it ensures evenness, improves communication and it adds value to the conversation.
Tori Sullivan
2/18/2011 01:20:43 pm
Mackie Monahan,
Consuelo Arteaga
2/18/2011 01:22:20 pm
There are so many ways you can provide feed back. When you are at home you provide feedback by listening to your parents or siblings and responding in a positive manner. When you are at school you provide the most feed back because teachers ask you to listen to directions and you have to follow then as ordered. There are also many ways you can let the person know if you care listening or not. You can look at them and ask questions whenever you don't understand something. Smiling or laughing can be a way to show the person that you are listening and getting what they are saying. Rolling your eyes or yawning are ways to show that you are bored, and that can hurt the person that is speaking at that time. Feedback is very important in communication.
Consuelo Arteaga
2/18/2011 01:26:42 pm
Evan- I totally agree with you and the communicating back part. I also think that it is very important to communicate back to the person that is speaking to you. Good Job Evan!
Tori Sullivan
2/18/2011 01:36:02 pm
Alex Sanders,
Emma Woodland
2/18/2011 02:14:40 pm
It is very important responsibility to provide feedback when we listen to others. There are lots of ways to feedback in class. For instance you provide feedback by answering the questions. And also by participating in discussions. And try to volunteer information instead of just going off everyone else’s answers. And I am not trying to point fingers at all because I know I do that really bad and need to work on getting better. Also another place to provide feedback is at practice. Like for instance if the coach wants you to do a new play or something like that you need to provide feedback that you understand or if you have questions about it. You need to communicate that because if you don’t provide feedback the coach might think everyone understands. At home is another good place to provide feedback. Like say if your parents are talking to you and waiting for you to provide feedback but you are not really listening then you look a little silly. And with your friends you also want to provide feedback. It would be good to provide feedback to your friends so that they can know if you are really listening. Because if they are trying to talk to you but you are thinking about something else. Or you say something that doesn’t relate at all that gives your friends the chance to correct it before it gets too far. It is also really useful if your feedback is constructive.
Emma Woodland
2/18/2011 02:15:23 pm
Emma Woodland
2/18/2011 02:16:05 pm
Riley – I agree that providing feedback usually lets the speaker know that you’re paying attention to what they are actually saying. And also using facial expressions says what the person is trying to say.
McKenzie Uto
2/18/2011 02:25:21 pm
Along with Conny, I also really agree with Evan! Giving feed back to the person talking to you is very important and with out it you may be found rude.
McKenzie Uto
2/18/2011 02:28:22 pm
Shelby, I really agree with you on the providing feed back in school and how we mostly do it by answering or asking questions from teachers. Reading your post has made me kind of think about how I should probably use different ways to provide feed back instead of the day to day, normal asking or answering questions to show that I am engaged in what is going on in class. You post was very good Shelby! :)
Harley Diener
2/18/2011 03:22:28 pm
When a teacher is lecturing, if they ask you a question, you repeat some of the information in your answer. Or if you’re doing an essay then you could trade with another student and compare yours with theirs. Giving proper feedback is to tell them the parts they did well on or the parts they need to improve. You can’t just go and say, “Wow that sucked.” You have to give reasoning with your comments or they can’t improve on them. If you’re on a team, it’s good to tell your teammates what they could do better on, or give them little pointers. You would want that as well, especially if you wanted to do better in your game. When you give feedback, it should be constructive. Not plain mean, like telling them everything was terrible. Give them little compliments like, “That was really good, I liked this part, but I think it would be easier if you did it this way.” The whole point is to help them, as well as yourself. It isn’t going to help them if you just say that it was good. You have to go into detail. Like if you tell someone that their shot missed the basket because they did it wrong, you would want to know what you were doing.
Harley Diener
2/18/2011 03:23:15 pm
I think your right Haley. If you have a weird expression on your face when someone’s talking, they probably will think that they said something wrong. It’s important to keep an appropriate expression when someone is talking.
Harley Diener
2/18/2011 03:24:38 pm
:O Esther! You are so right! Some people give such mixed signals that you don’t know if their trying to tell you something without saying it or what. :3 I would be the type of person to say that I agreed then asked, “Wait, what were we talking about?” Comments are closed.
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