Breaking the fourth wall

We are quick to provide feedback but far slower to absorb it.

The downside to being more aware

The key to accepting feedback in a constructive way is to trust that when someone provides you with feedback, they’re doing so because they want you to improve.

If there’s one thing I think that I’ve got covered, it would be public speaking. So naturally, I harbour an aversion towards people advising me on presenting.

I thought the same thing 2 years ago. And yet, looking back on the first drafts of some of my speeches back then, if my parents had not changed them, they would have been incredibly sub-par.

Initially, you may take the advice in resentment but when you look back, you’ll realise it might have been the crucial change you needed.

Feedback is a determining factor of improvement. You’ll constantly be analysing yourself but listening to others is a secondary viewpoint that is primary to change.

So break the fourth wall, look at your audience and ask them how you’re doing, just make sure you don’t break character.