Practice giving and receiving feedback at work
Feedback fails in two directions. When you're giving it, you either pad it until it disappears, or sharpen it until it bruises. When you're getting it, you either fold or fight.
TalkCraft drills both sides. Short, specific scenarios — missed deadlines, tone issues, performance reviews — with a coach note on every choice.
Conversations this covers
- A missed deadline you need to name without making it personal
- A tone issue in Slack that's starting to grate
- A performance review you're not looking forward to
- Feedback from a peer that stung more than it should have
- A direct report who goes defensive every time
- A boss whose feedback feels vague and moving
What the app actually does
- Dedicated courses: Difficult Conversations at Work and Receiving Feedback Without Defensiveness.
- Multiple-choice responses grounded in real work situations.
- Coach notes explain why a reply sounds warm, sharp, vague, or defensive.
- Short sessions — honest enough for your walk to the coffee machine.
Direct is not harsh — vague is
'Sloppy' is a personality verdict. 'Three numbers don't match the source' is a fact. Good feedback is specific, short, and ends with a concrete next step — the app gives you dozens of reps at writing exactly that.
Receiving feedback is a skill too
Most people treat feedback like an attack. That's a defensive reflex, not a personality trait. The 'Receiving Feedback Without Defensiveness' course trains the pause that keeps you from arguing with your own performance review.
The three mistakes that make feedback bounce
Feedback sandwiches — the bread makes the meat inaudible. 'Kind of' and 'maybe' hedging, which signals that even you aren't sure the issue is real. And saving it for the quarterly review, by which point the specific incident is too old to act on. The drills punish these patterns — not by scolding you, but by showing what the other person is likely to hear, and what they're likely to do next.
Scripts you'll actually use
Opening a hard feedback conversation: 'I want to flag something from the Tuesday standup so we can handle it while it's fresh.' Correcting without escalating: 'That came across differently than I think you meant — can I show you what I heard?' Receiving feedback without folding: 'I want to make sure I understood — can you give me the specific example?' Short lines that hold their shape when you're flustered, which is what matters.
Courses inside the app
- Difficult Conversations at Work
Handle tension, feedback, and accountability with clarity and calm under pressure.
- Receiving Feedback Without Defensiveness
Hear criticism, coaching, and evaluation with calm, curiosity, and clarity.
- Leadership Conversations
Coach, delegate, set expectations, and lead with trust and accountability.
Practise before the real one
Free to start. No account. Nothing leaves your phone.