“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”

—Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

There are three major categories to consider when a colleague asks you to review their work: content, organization, and presentation. Although there are many, many subcategories, the following is a roadmap on how you might begin.

Man has closed himself up, till he sees all things thro’ narrow chinks of his cavern.