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Boris Hristov: The Type of Feedback That Really Helps

Fri, 13 May 2016 14:00:00 +0300 by Oscar 10 Comments

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Boris Hristov. 356labsBoris Hristov is a speaker, trainer and author from Bulgaria. He is Co-Founder and the Operations Head of 356labs. Boris was rated numerous times as the top speaker at events across 20+ countries and has delivered an insane number of trainings, workshops, seminars, webinars, you name it. His only mission is to help you achieve more with your presentations and make you part of that 1% of presenters who make a difference.

The type of feedback that really helps

Boris has been conducting “Train the Trainer” courses for years. From this experience, he knows that feedback is the most crucial thing, especially when you are beginning. You have to always be asking for feedback. It’s the only way you are going to improve. He believes that the type of feedback that really helps is real, honest feedback. In these “Train the Trainer” sessions, the participants give feedback to each other, and they are encouraged to accept feedback.

Some type of feedback is pointless too

After one event, Boris asked a colleague to give him honest feedback. Some of the feedback he received was right. However, this colleague told Boris that in the session (which was in Bulgarian) he used too many English words that he should have translated into Bulgarian. When you become a presenter you will have your own style and you don’t want to change them. In these cases, think about: is this something I really have to change? Is this something crucial? or is this just part of your style?

The use of feedback forms

Feedback forms are always a reference. The best feedback forms have a text box in which the participant can write down honest feedback, in sentences. Instead, feedback forms that just allow participants to mark “3 out of 5” are less useful. What can I do to improve if I know I am a “3 out of 5”?

The best way to give effective feedback

To Boris, the best way to give effective feedback is:

  1. Be honest with the speaker
  2. If possible, talk in person

Newest trends to give feedback

Boris is a tech-savvy person, and he recommends to use new platforms such as Zeetings.Com to give feedback as well. Zeetings allows users to comment and discuss any of your slides from their mobile phones.

Related: PlusPlus feedback and other rhetorical adventures

Favorite quotation

“Don’t talk. Execute.”

Recommended book

Presentation Zen Design by Garr Reynolds

Routine to Shine

Learn new things every day. Try if they work. Then, what has worked for you, go share with the people around you. Make them better, shorten their path to success.

Links

Boris Hristov’s Blog

356labs.com

 


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Comments

  1. Slav Petkov says

    Fri, 13 May 2016 17:37:07 +0300 at 5:37 pm

    Always inspiring to hear people talking from their own experience. This talk was very inspiring for me and gave me a lot of food for thought!

    Thank you, Boris for sharing this with us and Oscar for making this possible!

    Reply
    • Oscar says

      Sat, 14 May 2016 10:19:59 +0300 at 10:19 am

      Thank you Slav for your kind comments. Indeed it was great to hear Boris sharing his fascinating story!

      Reply
    • Boris Hristov says

      Mon, 16 May 2016 15:41:51 +0300 at 3:41 pm

      @Slav Petkov, as always – my pleasure! 🙂

      Reply

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