Comments on: Some thoughts on how to be a great evaluator http://chinaadvancedtoastmasters.com/2008/12/some-thoughts-on-how-to-be-a-great-evaluator/ The home of advanced speaking in China... Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:16:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Daniel Smith, DTM (EVP) http://chinaadvancedtoastmasters.com/2008/12/some-thoughts-on-how-to-be-a-great-evaluator/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Daniel Smith, DTM (EVP) Sat, 02 May 2009 02:24:06 +0000 http://chinaadvancedtoastmasters.com/?p=135#comment-114 Thanks Delphy - many people get the first person/ third person wrong. It's easy to do... English is a confusing language. I'm more interested in how I believe things would be better. To me, it doesn't make sense to address the evaluation to the speaker - unless you're having a conversation directly to the speaker. As the meeting is to invest a few minutes in the evaluation, that time should be spent on something that is generally applicable rather than just being personal comments. BTW if you look in "Evaluate to Motivate" I think you'll find that there is a standard answer. Thanks Delphy – many people get the first person/ third person wrong. It’s easy to do… English is a confusing language.

I’m more interested in how I believe things would be better. To me, it doesn’t make sense to address the evaluation to the speaker – unless you’re having a conversation directly to the speaker. As the meeting is to invest a few minutes in the evaluation, that time should be spent on something that is generally applicable rather than just being personal comments.

BTW if you look in “Evaluate to Motivate” I think you’ll find that there is a standard answer.

]]> By: Delphy http://chinaadvancedtoastmasters.com/2008/12/some-thoughts-on-how-to-be-a-great-evaluator/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Delphy Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:01:13 +0000 http://chinaadvancedtoastmasters.com/?p=135#comment-62 It’s been several times that I heard some experts in Toastmasters coaching us that we have to ” Speak in the first person rather than in the third person when we do evaluations.” Indeed, there are some experts who prefer speaking in the third person. There are some who prefer speaking in the first person. Maybe there’s not a standard answer to this question. It’s been several times that I heard some experts in Toastmasters coaching us that we have to ” Speak in the first person rather than in the third person when we do evaluations.” Indeed, there are some experts who prefer speaking in the third person. There are some who prefer speaking in the first person. Maybe there’s not a standard answer to this question.

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