How to give constructive feedback
Give honest, kind feedback someone can act on.
Free to start. Works on Android, in Chrome and on the web.
- Praise
- Improvement
- Both
- Gentle
- Balanced
- Direct
- Message
- Talking points
How it works
Describe what happened
Specific moments help, like two missed standups and late demo slides.
Choose type and directness
Praise, improvement or both, from gentle to direct. Send it as a message, an email or talking points.
Deliver it
Make it kinder, more direct or more specific, or add a question, then copy it.
An example
jo missed two standups this week demo slides were late usually great work both, balanced
Hi Jo, I wanted to talk about this week. You missed two standups, and the demo slides came in late. That stood out because your work is usually great. Is something getting in the way? I'd like to help sort it out so next week goes more smoothly.
Then make it yours
- Kinder
- More direct
- More specific
- Add a question
- Shorter
- Try again
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- Work emailWrite a clear work email that gets a reply.
Questions, answered
Is it free?
Yes. The free plan gives you AI help every day, and Pro gives you about 10,000 AI actions a month. You sign in with Google or a code we email you, so your work follows you to every device.
Will it sound like AI?
It stays on the specific things you describe and doesn't add complaints or praise you didn't mention. The wording is calm and direct, the way a fair manager would say it.
Can I use it on my phone?
Yes. Install the Preener keyboard for Android and open Give feedback from the keyboard in any app. Your account also works in Chrome and on the web.