Is it your turn to submit writing? Do yo want to get high-quality feedback? 

Ask for it!

Often it’s not enough (or very strategic!) to just send a colleague a draft text and ask them what they think. 
To help your readers, and get the most useful feedback on your writing, it’s a good idea to: 

• Provide the reader with some info on the text, specifically:

                               * Purpose of this text
                                *What is this text (e.g. this is a journal article or a thesis chapter..etc).
                             

• Specify what you want feedback on, e.g:

                               *Level of writing (macro/micro level):
                                         Text level: flow of ideas, organization
                                         Paragraph level: cohesion (transitions, flow), level of detail.
                                         Sentence level: grammar, vocabulary items, punctuation, formatting
                               *Specific language issue that you have been told you need to work on
                               *Usage conventions (discipline/journal etc.)

Some examples of asking for feedback:

Other tips:

• Specify what you don’t need comments on, eg your referencing, your grammar/spelling. 
  

           This will save your readers time, so they can focus on what you really want!

• While it may make you look good, try not to circulate extracts that you’re happy with or that have been worked on by your supervisor or a copy-editor. 

          Circulate an extract that you’re struggling with, so you can get useful feedback.

Is it your turn to provide feedback? Here are some tips on how to do it!