Giving criticism
Featured in the The Assertiveness Skills Pack training manual
By Joanna Gutmann
Category: Communication Skills
Credit price: 3 download credits (Single user)
Criticism given in the wrong way is almost certainly going to make the situation worse. Unlike the planned approach of appraisal, criticism is generally ‘on the spot’, and specific to one particular situation or type of behaviour. There are various factors which might lead a person to criticise aggressively, non-assertively or in other ways which will not produce the desired outcome. The rights and responsibilities of all parties involved in criticism must be considered and understood, and there are ‘rules’ which increase the likelihood of assertive, hence effective, criticism.
Participants consider and practise the skills of giving criticism.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to enable participants to give criticism in an assertive manner, as criticism given in the wrong way is almost certainly going to make the situation worse.
- Themes:
- Assertive behaviour,
- Giving criticism.,
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 12 |
| Typical Duration: | 02:20:00 |
| No of Pages: | 11 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers with all staff who wish to improve their assertiveness skills. All participants should have completed, ‘Rights in assertiveness’, and must have taken part in, ‘Behaviour styles’, or have undergone basic assertiveness training, to provide them with the background information and understanding to support this activity.
Download the training activity, Giving criticism as featured in the Fenman training manual; The Assertiveness Skills Pack