Just got some interesting feedback that I’m not really sure what to do with. It was that I need to be less awkward”, but they gave me no concrete points about what makes me awkward! I have a bit of a stutter, maybe that’s it’s but I can’t control that! Really unhelpful and a bit hurtful!

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That’s not feedback, it’s an insult. Sorry that happened to you

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Agree. That’s crap. Setup some time with them to go over it and give constructive feedback with examples. I have a feeling that conversation will be more ‘awkward’ for them then you

Dumb feedback. But whatever, just start talking to more people. This is solved with practice

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Yeah, feedback that can't be acted upon because they didn't provide a concrete example or next steps shouldn't be taken too seriously.

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If you don’t get specific examples and how you can adjust, that’s not constructive feedback

And an acknowledgement that ‘awkward’ is a statement about the interaction, not a characteristic of one person. It takes two to have an interaction and it sounds like OP has a lot more self awareness than this tool

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Agree with others here - feedback needs to be specific, related to an observable impact, and paired with a suggestion for improvement.

For example (plz don’t be harsh, just shooting from the hip here)
When we are in meetings with client X and the client asks you a question, sometimes you take a really long time to acknowledge their question and respond. This in turn makes our project team feel awkward and occasionally frustrates the client. Something you might try is to acknowledge their questions in meetings faster.

Best you can do with that feedback is either forget it. Or you can share the feedback you received with friends or trusted co workers. From there ask them if they think it is valid and if so, to provide you with specifics

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