Slides from my lightning talk at SPA: Software in Practice 2018

1. Feedback:
the greatest gift

2. It’s review season...

3. Every 1:1 I give feedback

4. ...and get feedback

5. One thing I’ve done well

6. One thing that could be better

7. Feedback is a gift

8. Particularly constructive feedback

9. We are too British

10. We expect people to ‘just know’

11. It’s a gift of your time and thought
to help others improve

12. ...and you get better colleagues!

13. Be kind

14. It’s nice to let people know they’ve done well

15. Constructive feedback is the real gift

16. Give it when you genuinely want to
give them a chance to improve

17. Be specific

18. Give an example

19. Say how it could have been different

20. The best time to give it is close to the event

21. Be discerning

22. When receiving feedback, you can disregard it

23. Feedback is a gift

24. Fill in the session
feedback forms

25. Give me feedback
on this talk!