Post-Performance Reviews - Preparing for the next time...
Performances do not typically take place in isolation. If you prepared well and delivered a performance that your audience benefited from, it is likely that you will be asked to perform again and again.
Where this is the case, you can learn from each performance to improve your next one by conducting post-performance reviews.
You can do a lot of this on your own; however, you are likely to get more acute insights into future improvements if you review your performance with a coach, with the buyer of your services, or with a respected member of your audience. Not only will external feedback have an objectivity that can be difficult to achieve on one’s own, you will also get both the perspective of the audience and the benefit of the other person’s wisdom and experience.
The precise format for the review will depend on the type of performance; however, at minimum, it should cover:
* The preparation for the event;
* The handling of any problems which occurred before and during the event;
* Any negative thoughts or distractions that occurred at any stage and the effectiveness of your handling of these; and
* Anything that you noticed could be done to improve your performance and increase the value you deliver to your audience, including acquisition of additional equipment, improvement of skills, improvement of preparation, and so on.
Feed the learning points from this performance back into your Performance Plan for the next performance, and take action on any skills improvement points as soon as possible.
The final stage is to review the things that went well, and to congratulate yourself for these things. This is important for building your self-confidence.
Performances do not typically take place in isolation. If you prepared well and delivered a performance that your audience benefited from, it is likely that you will be asked to perform again and again.
Where this is the case, you can learn from each performance to improve your next one by conducting post-performance reviews.
You can do a lot of this on your own; however, you are likely to get more acute insights into future improvements if you review your performance with a coach, with the buyer of your services, or with a respected member of your audience. Not only will external feedback have an objectivity that can be difficult to achieve on one’s own, you will also get both the perspective of the audience and the benefit of the other person’s wisdom and experience.
The precise format for the review will depend on the type of performance; however, at minimum, it should cover:
* The preparation for the event;
* The handling of any problems which occurred before and during the event;
* Any negative thoughts or distractions that occurred at any stage and the effectiveness of your handling of these; and
* Anything that you noticed could be done to improve your performance and increase the value you deliver to your audience, including acquisition of additional equipment, improvement of skills, improvement of preparation, and so on.
Feed the learning points from this performance back into your Performance Plan for the next performance, and take action on any skills improvement points as soon as possible.
The final stage is to review the things that went well, and to congratulate yourself for these things. This is important for building your self-confidence.
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