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Talaera 300+ Performance Review Phrases Every Manager Should Know

Description:

Talaera 300+ Performance Review Phrases Every Manager Should Know gathers 323 performance review phrases on Talaera's business English site, grouped by the skill they describe. Every group is split in two, one half for an employee who meets or exceeds expectations and one for an employee who needs improvement, after an opening on what makes a review phrase specific and behavior-based.

100% Free (unlimited): The whole guide is open on the page, all 323 phrases, with no account and no payment. Talaera also sells business English training, and the phrases and the advice can be read from start to finish without it.

Access: 100% Free Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) & Advanced (C1-C2) Format: Article / Reference Written for: Business English (ESL) English Variant: US

How It Helps Your Business English

What this resource offers:

The page explains what makes a review phrase work, then gives phrase banks by skill: communication and collaboration, teamwork, time management and organization, quality of work, problem-solving, leadership and initiative, adaptability, accountability and professionalism. Each skill has phrases for meeting or exceeding expectations and phrases for needing improvement.

How to use this resource:

You go to the skill you have to write about and read both halves of its list, then pick the two or three phrases that match what you actually saw. Replace the general words with your own example and a figure where you have one. Reading the needs-improvement half also shows you how your own review is likely to be worded.

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Last verified — Oct. 20, 2026