This document discusses assertiveness and its importance in evaluations. It defines assertiveness as respecting yourself and others while maintaining a win-win perspective. To be assertive in evaluations, one should:
1) Positively assess things done right and constructively advise on areas for improvement.
2) Respect yourself and the listener by thinking about how to help them improve, not lecture.
3) Trust your ability and that the listener wants to grow by giving advice and praise confidently.
The document provides examples of evaluations and asks how assertively they were delivered and how they could be improved. It teaches applying assertiveness principles in evaluations through respect, trust, thinking win-win, and being
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the Art of Evaluation
Matthew D. Ownby April 18th 2009
2. What is Assertiveness, anyway?
Why should I care?
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What does this got to do with
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things done right.
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thing that can be done better
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3. To get the listener
to accept it.
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36. Respect
Yourself
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2. The Listener
3 The Idea
3.
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3 The Audience
3.
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The Speaker Wants to Improve
2.
You Can Both Grow Together
3.
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Think About What Is Best
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Say What You Want to Say
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Do What You What Want to
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40. Start d E d ith Respect.
St t and End with R t
No Excuses, No Apologies
Be Constructive, not Critical
Confidently Give Advice and Praise
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Website reasonably up to date until
recently. S/he does what you want, but
no more. You wish him/her to be more
creative and active. How would you
evaluate?
45. How Assertive was the Evaluation?
H A ti th E l ti ?
Was is too Aggressive/Passive?
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What could be done to make it better?
46. You`ve b
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time. Recently while, over all the
meeting and speech quality is good, you
have some concerns over the overall
management of the club and the treat
member of guest and new members
members.
What would you say to the officers?
47. How Assertive was the Evaluation?
H A ti th E l ti ?
Was is too Aggressive/Passive?
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What could be done to make it better?
48. You A Assigned t E l t a speaker
Y Are A i d to Evaluate k
who you think has more experience and
talent in his little finger than you have
in your entire body. How would y
y y you
evaluate?
49. How Assertive was the Evaluation?
H A ti th E l ti ?
Was is too Aggressive/Passive?
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What could be done to make it better?
50. The
Th person in charge of PR does very
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excellent work creating flyers, setting up
a promotional website, etc. but tends
take a long time, and is very slow at
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actually promoting the contest to other
clubs.
clubs There are only two weeks left.
left
How would you Evaluate?
51. How Assertive was the Evaluation?
H A ti th E l ti ?
Was is too Aggressive/Passive?
gg
What could be done to make it better?
53. Learned what Assertiveness i
L d h tA ti is
Why it is important.
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What it has to do with Evaluations
How to apply in Evaluations
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