When you give a one-minute speech of praise, you spend the first 30 seconds letting the person know the specific thing they did right, along with how good you feel about it and why. You then pause for a moment to allow the person to feel good about what they’ve done. Then, you spend the next 25 seconds encouraging them to do more of the same and reminding them that you have confidence in them to succeed.
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