Most people know what to do when they are criticized.
They either accept the criticism and promise to do better, or they strike back with an attack of their own. I always kid my daughter about this because she tends to bypass addressing the suggestion itself and goes straight for the person doing the suggesting:
“It doesn’t make any sense for you to do it that way.”
“You don’t make sense!”
It’s evolved into a game between us and it’s good for some laughs. Thankfully, I don’t think that she uses this technique in real life.
I’d guess that a lot of us aren’t as thick-skinned as we’d like to be about being criticized. But how do we handle compliments – especially those given in public?
We hem and haw, smile uncomfortably, stammer, and blush. Generally, we are embarrassed by the attention.
It’s awkward.
I belong to a community of vloggers at a site called Let’s Vlog. It’s a small video site with about 70 members, but it’s a drama-free zone for people who enjoy sharing vlogs.
I participated in their “Hug Tag” whereby someone sends an Email in which they express what they like about you. In response, the recipient is supposed to turn on the camera and read what was written about them.
Simply reading compliments about me seemed like an awkward thing to do, so I took a tongue in cheek approach when producing this video.
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Ray Colon has written 136 posts on Ray's Blog.
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Great video. That was pretty cool. Criticism and compliments are definitely awkward. Sometimes for both the giver and receiver.
Thanks, Tristan.
I had fun making this video.
Yes, you’re right, it can be just as awkward for the giver. How did I miss that angle?
Ray