EFE learning modules / Giving & Receiving Feedback

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Scenario Context

"In a corporate office, Sarah, a Senior Project Manager, provides a performance review to Mark, a Junior Marketing Analyst, regarding his recent client presentation."

Speakers
S

Sarah

An experienced and empathetic manager who uses diplomatic language and softeners to guide her team.

M

Mark

A dedicated junior analyst who is learning to accept professional feedback and improve his communication skills.

The Dialogue

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Sarah
Hi Mark, do you have a moment to chat about yesterday's presentation?
Mark
Sure, Sarah. I was actually hoping to get your thoughts on it.
Sarah
Overall, I think you did a great job with the data analysis.
Mark
Thank you! I spent a lot of time on those spreadsheets.
Sarah
It definitely showed. However, I have a few suggestions to help you polish your delivery.
Mark
I'm all ears. I really want to improve.
Sarah
To be honest, some of the slides felt a little bit .
Mark
I see. I thought including more information would be helpful for the client.
Sarah
I appreciate the effort, but it might be better to the content.
Mark
That makes sense. Should I focus more on visuals then?
Sarah
Exactly. Perhaps you could use more charts instead of long bullet points?
Mark
I see your point. I will try to visualize the data more next time.
Sarah
Another thing is that you seemed to be rushing through the final section.
Mark
I was quite nervous about the time limit, to be honest.
Sarah
I understand. It might be helpful to practice your beforehand.
Mark
I will definitely do that. Do you think a rehearsal would help?
Sarah
Absolutely. It’s always a good idea to do a .
Mark
I'll make sure to schedule one for the next project.
Sarah
Also, I felt the conclusion was slightly .
Mark
I agree. I wasn't quite sure how to wrap everything up.
Sarah
Just a suggestion: try to summarize the key at the end.
Mark
Thank you for the . I'll that into my next draft.
Sarah
You're very welcome. I'm just here to help you grow.
Mark
I appreciate you taking the time to give me this feedback.
Sarah
Of course. How do you feel about the feedback so far?
Mark
I find it very useful. It gives me a clear direction on what to work on.
Sarah
I'm glad to hear that. You're making great progress, Mark.
Mark
That's encouraging to hear. I'll work on these points immediately.
Sarah
Is there anything you need from me to support these changes?
Mark
Could you perhaps look at my revised slide template tomorrow?
Sarah
Sure, just send it over whenever you're ready.
Mark
Great, I'll send it by noon. Thanks again!
Sarah
No problem! Keep up the good work.

Scene Vocabulary

Practice vocabulary words & meanings.

Softeners

/ሶፍተነርስ/

ንግግርን ለማለስለስ የሚረዱ ቃላት

Words or phrases used to make a statement less direct or harsh.

አንድን ንግግር ቀጥተኛ ያልሆነ ወይም ለስላሳ ለማድረግ የሚያገለግሉ ቃላት።

Constructive criticism

/ኮንስትራክቲቭ ክሪቲሲዝም/

ገንቢ ሂስ/አስተያየት

Feedback intended to help someone improve rather than just pointing out flaws.

ጉድለቶችን ከመጠቆም ባለፈ አንድ ሰው እንዲሻሻል የሚሰጥ አስተያየት።

Streamline

/ስትሪምላይን/

ማቀላጠፍ ወይም ማቅለል

To make a process or organization more efficient and effective.

አንድን ሂደት ይበልጥ ቀልጣፋ እና ውጤታማ ማድረግ።

Takeaways

/ቴክአዌይስ/

ዋና ዋና ነጥቦች

Key facts or ideas to be remembered from a discussion or meeting.

ከውይይት ወይም ከስብሰባ መታወስ ያለባቸው ዋና ዋና እውነታዎች ወይም ሃሳቦች።

Abrupt

/አብራፕት/

ድንገተኛ/ያልታሰበ

Sudden and unexpected, often in a rude or unpleasant way.

ድንገተኛ እና ያልተጠበቀ፣ ብዙ ጊዜ ደስ በማያሰኝ መልኩ የሚከሰት።

Incorporate

/ኢንኮርፖሬት/

ማካተት/ማዋሃድ

To include something as part of a whole.

አንድን ነገር እንደ አንድ ክፍል ማካተት።

Polished

/ፖሊሽድ/

የተስተካከለ/የጠራ

Elegant and confident, or showing a high degree of skill.

የተዋበ እና በራስ መተማመን የሚታይበት፣ ወይም ከፍተኛ ብቃትን የሚያሳይ።

Wordy

/ወርዲ/

ቃላት የበዙበት

Using too many words, especially in a way that is boring.

በጣም ብዙ ቃላትን መጠቀም፣ በተለይም አሰልቺ በሆነ መልኩ።

Dry run

/ድራይ ረን/

የሙከራ ልምምድ

A rehearsal or practice session before the real event.

ከእውነተኛው ክስተት በፊት የሚደረግ የሙከራ ልምምድ።

Pacing

/ፔይሲንግ/

የፍጥነት ቁጥጥር

The speed at which something happens or is done.

አንድ ነገር የሚከናወንበት ወይም የሚከሰትበት ፍጥነት።