Overcoming challenges of verbal feedback

At this point, it's fair to mention that you may need to overcome some challenges with verbal feedback.

1. Don’t overthink it: Remember, you're providing feedback to help your students or colleagues, and they're not expecting this to be a podcast-quality performance. They want to hear a sincere perspective, and we know Mote will help you demonstrate that sincerity well.
2. Find a reasonably quiet space: Your recording space doesn't have to be completely quiet. The Team at Mote recently added a background noise reduction tool that will help if you're in a moderately noisy environment. However, even with this new feature, ensure you’re away from loud televisions or music playing nearby.
3. Set expectations for student engagement: One of Mote’s benefits is that users can see when others have listened to their feedback. What will you do if a student does not listen? Will you give students time in class to listen? Will you ask them to reflect and respond? We’ve included an excellent resource below that offers ideas, but you should ultimately design how your feedback loop functions in your specific environment.

🎙️ Verbal Feedback resource from the Mote Learning Zone

Now that you’ve explored strategies for creating impactful verbal feedback, it’s time to dive deeper into making feedback resonate with students by encouraging meaningful engagement. This article outlines excellent ways to use Mote to close the “feedback loop” and ensure your audio messages drive growth and reflection. There’s also a fantastic feedback template available in this post for helping students develop agency and comprehension skills!