Often you may have little or no time to schedule a speechwriting response group. The next best thing is to get someone whose judgment you trust to edit the draft and sit down to discuss it with you. To get effective feedback and to minimize author defensiveness and anxiety, ask your critic to follow a simple formula: The P–Q–P System: Praise–Questions–Polish.
Have her begin by telling you what works well: praise. She should be specific with praise and not gratuitous. Forget those sweeping warm fuzzies that are meaningless, like, “I found the piece most enjoyable and interesting.” Rather, she should be specific, “I was impressed with the scientific data that you reported on page 6 concerning the impact of rain forests on the ...
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