Course Evaluation forms are a tricky proposition for many people.
These of course are the forms that an instructor typically hands out at the end of a seminar or training event in an effort to gain some form of feedback.
The actual goal of the form is different though for different trainers or speakers. Most of them ask for honest feedback so they can figure out what to tweak, change, remove, or add to a presentation which is great.
Some just want testimonials so they can add them to a web page or other marketing materials and don't really care to change up their presentation.
Others do it in an effort to simply gain a form of contact information so they can broaden their "network."
Then of course, there are the folks that do a combo of all scenarios.
The kicker is this. Most people fill these forms out in a very polite manner for fear of insulting the presenter. They will write nice things and leave out much of the improvement type feedback altogether.
There is of course, always the few that will totally light you up with negative feedback which also doesn't always help.
The real trick is getting people to submit honest and constructive feedback. That is the only way to really improve a presentation. The ALL positive stuff or ALL negative stuff is not really very helpful.
Next time you fill out one of these forms, be honest in an effort to allow the presenter to grow and improve, but also and perhaps more importantly, so the next presentation that person gives the audience will also benefit.
Curt Fletcher aka The Likeability Guy, is a Real Estate Professional, Business Development Strategist, Published Author of the book, "How To Sell More Homes and Increase Your Income," Sales Trainer, and Professional Speaker that focuses on improving your Likeability to increase your Opportunities for Success!
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