A few days ago, I gave a pitch to a group of people. I was lavished with compliments. I felt like I did ok too.
But today, when the video was released, I saw it and winced.
I don't like how I talked. I forgot to introduce myself. I didn't say some of the things I wanted to. The whole pitch could have been so much better.
In a lot of the classes I take, the main thing that is taught is the need for practice. Even with toastmasters, they encourage recording yourself present so you can see how you look and work on things that need improvement. I feel like most people are just polite. You don't really get critical or 100% brutally honest feedback. Unless you specifically ask people what you should improve, most people don't offer any feedback.
So, I think it is up to me to do the things I want to improve on often, if possible record myself and see if I am improving from the last time.
But today, when the video was released, I saw it and winced.
I don't like how I talked. I forgot to introduce myself. I didn't say some of the things I wanted to. The whole pitch could have been so much better.
In a lot of the classes I take, the main thing that is taught is the need for practice. Even with toastmasters, they encourage recording yourself present so you can see how you look and work on things that need improvement. I feel like most people are just polite. You don't really get critical or 100% brutally honest feedback. Unless you specifically ask people what you should improve, most people don't offer any feedback.
So, I think it is up to me to do the things I want to improve on often, if possible record myself and see if I am improving from the last time.