Giving Good Critique - 12 tips

1. Check Expectations
Find out what your subject is looking for BEFORE you look at their work. If possible, agree a structure in advance. Do they expect a careful, balanced critique, or are they really just looking for praise?

2. Analyse your position
Are you being asked as someone with superior knowledge, or as a peer? It's even possible that you've been identified as a potential adoring fan! Be sensitive to your social position here - and don't agree to anything that you don't feel comfortable...