I’ve been hearing so much of the word “suggestions”. One very senior General Evaluator last week used the word at least every minute during their evaluation.
- “If I could make a suggestion…”
- “One suggestion that I would have…”
- “Now onto some suggestions…”
A well-used signpost becomes a distraction for the audience and a crutch for the speaker.
Let’s stop wasting time talking about it and instead use that time to give relevant, targeted, and useful suggestions.
As an evaluator, emphasise what the speaker did well that audience can learn from, and areas that the speaker could improve that would also help the audience.
Leave your personal comments for a private conversation with the speaker and perhaps in the written evaluation.
