Feedback: What works for you?

I personally feel that giving or receiving feedback orally rather than just reading it typed out is better. This way social skills are promoted in addition to the ideas and suggestions being given. I think that too many people today are only comfortable with sharing typed ideas because they are afraid of speaking to others or feel that others will be mad at them for their feedback. As long as the feedback is delivered positively then the person on the receiving end should be grateful instead of angry. I believe that many social opportunities are lost due to the ease of communicating online. Another benefit is that if someone had a question about why the person delivering the feedback felt a certain way then they could directly ask them rather than going back and forth through e-mail, which can get confusing. Although speaking aloud is important, I think that it could also be typed so that you could refer back to it and remember what you could work on. Feedback in general is really great so that you can get an idea of how you are doing.