When Receiving Evaluation: Clarify Consequences and Expectations It’s not easy to clarify advice, and it can be even tougher to clarify the consequences and expectations that follow from an evaluation. Why? Because we’re still vibrating from the impact of the evaluation itself. Whether we are delighted or devastated, we’re not in a curious state of mind. Yet it’s particularly important to understand the forward-looking part of feedback when it’s evaluation. What does this mean for me? What will happen next, what is expected of me? Given where I stand, what should I do now?