If you're a beginner casing someone more advanced, how do you provide good feedback?

For me the key rules in giving feedback is that it should be honest, actionable, and mindful. Linking that to your situation, I would definitely recommend you to provide clear feedback to beginners that there is still a lot of room to improve rather than trying to brush it off with a ‘good job’. Often, beginners are not super aware of the ‘desired’ end product so being able to explain that to them and shed some light on what you think they’d focus on to get them closer to that end product can go a long way. For me, the most important thing of providing feedback is not to shy away from giving constructive criticism but it’s rather about framing it in a productive way ‘it’s be better if you’d do Y in the future’ instead of a ‘you did X wrong’.

Hey there!

Great question! Even as a beginner, you can give useful feedback if you listen actively and focus on clear, observable points. You can mention things like: “Your structure was really clear and easy to follow” or “You were super quick with the math, I’d love to know how you trained that.” You can also ask curious questions like “How did you come up with that framework?” or “Why did you pick that hypothesis first?” That alone can help the other person reflect, and it makes it more of a two-way conversation.

Let me know if you want help framing feedback during a session!

Best,
Alessa 

Hi there,

That's a tough one. 

First of all, make them aware that you're a beginner and that you'll do your best. 

Second of all, pay close attention and focus during their delivery. if you cannot give them feedback on their technique, then try to give feedback on the delivery or body language. 

I strongly believe that as long as you actively listen to this person during the case, even if they are significantly more experienced, you will be able to see a couple of things that they could be doing better.

Best,
Cristian