After a masterclass, one person said the presentation lacked energy while another praised its authenticity. The speaker realized feedback reflects the audience's needs, not a judgment of the presenter. Adapt your style to your audience, not to every opinion.
I recently had an incident where I got weird feedback. You see, I was doing a masterclass and I had many participants, and when I reached out for feedback, one of the participants said, you know, Haritosh Srivastav, I did not like your presentation. The energy was too low and you were not making the theatrics. I said, okay. I got to know she teaches kids and that requires high energy. A couple of days later, I reached out to another participant and she said, you know, Haritosh Srivastav, I loved your presentation because it felt real and authentic. I know a lot of storytellers who keep on a lot of drama and dramatics, but I don't connect to them. I was the same, but two people had a completely different feedback. What's the problem? Well, there's no problem. It's about the lens with which you take the perception. For a person who's dealing with kids, she needs high energy, and I totally get that. And for a person who's trying to build authentic connection, she doesn't need a lot of energy, she needs real connection. So it's typically not you that determines the feedback, it's the audience and what they're going through that determines feedback. And if this video can serve as a reminder, don't take any feedback to your heart.
