The Art of Self-Evaluation
Nov 09
The second guest blog post, this time from long time Toastmaster friend and Career Strategist, Jennifer Anderson:
As a long-time member of Toastmasters, I am often referred to as “seasoned.” Sometimes I picture myself on a grill with salt, pepper and garlic powder being liberally applied…
It’s been a long time since I was “grilled” by a thorough evaluator, though!
More often than not, my evaluators will start off by saying that it’s difficult to evaluate someone with my level of experience. Next they will point out things that I did well. After that, they struggle to find something to help me grow my skills.
If it sounds like I’m extolling my talent as a speaker – I’m really not! I know that I have a lot to work on to continue my path to mastery. And here’s the thing – if when you are my evaluator, you ask me what I’m trying to improve, I will tell you! Then you’ll have all the charcoal you need to light a big fire under me!
Excellent Jen. It is also good to prompt your evaluator to give you one or two items to work on improving from their point of view.