While you may not see yourself as a great teacher my writing has improved vastly from this blog alone. The insight you share and the way you cover things have saved me countless google searches. Was also an eye-opener when I share content with my "beta readers" because "what do you think of this?" is way too broad of question when I should be asking "does this flow?", "Is this too out there?", or my favorite "I want to show it off, but I am too nervous to share it, as it is not complete. Is it interesting or making sense at least?"
My favorite method of critiquing myself when asked to do so is to use the Oreo method. Start with a compliment/s about the piece including likes. Followed up by my criticism of if it's got flow issues, small typos that are still words, and other random stuff. Then I like to end it with what I enjoyed most about the pieces, and what really stood out and shined. That way I can be positive while critiquing, as it can easily build up or tear down the morale of a project depending on how you word it.
While you may not see yourself as a great teacher my writing has improved vastly from this blog alone. The insight you share and the way you cover things have saved me countless google searches. Was also an eye-opener when I share content with my "beta readers" because "what do you think of this?" is way too broad of question when I should be asking "does this flow?", "Is this too out there?", or my favorite "I want to show it off, but I am too nervous to share it, as it is not complete. Is it interesting or making sense at least?"
My favorite method of critiquing myself when asked to do so is to use the Oreo method. Start with a compliment/s about the piece including likes. Followed up by my criticism of if it's got flow issues, small typos that are still words, and other random stuff. Then I like to end it with what I enjoyed most about the pieces, and what really stood out and shined. That way I can be positive while critiquing, as it can easily build up or tear down the morale of a project depending on how you word it.
Now I want to know if beta readers came from software development or if they stole it from another field