Lesson 4: Feedback Skills — Using SAMS for Critique

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Why feedback matters

Feedback helps you see what you can’t see. But it must be structured and kind to be useful.

Learning goals

By the end of this lesson, you can:

• Give feedback that helps improve a video (not discourage people)
• Use SAMS to critique story and technical quality
• Receive feedback without defensiveness

The SAMS feedback method (simple and powerful)

Use SAMS in this order:

S — Strength

What is working well?

• “Your hook is strong.”
• “The close-ups made me feel the emotion.”

A — Ask (a question)

Ask to clarify what you didn’t understand.

• “Who is the main character?”
• “What do you want viewers to do after watching?”

M — Make a suggestion

Give one improvement idea.

• “Cut the first 5 seconds—start at the action.”
• “Add one wide shot to show where we are.”

S — Specific next step

A clear action they can take today.

• “Add a title explaining the issue.”
• “Lower music under voice and export again.”

✅ Best feedback is specific and doable.

How to do peer review this week

Each learner should:

1. Watch 2 classmates’ rough cuts
2. Give SAMS feedback for each (text)
3. Receive feedback on their own video
4. Create a revision plan

Peer Review Template (copy & paste)

Video Title: ________
Strength: ________
Ask: ________
Suggestion: ________
Specific next step: ________

Activity (20–40 minutes)

Use SAMS to review two videos (classmates). Save your feedback text—you will submit it.