The first thing you need to take into consideration when preparing to reveal the results of the employee’s evaluation is how much time it will take. You will want to give the employee as well as yourself an hour before the evaluation meeting to prepare, and one hour for the actual meeting. When you schedule the meeting you will want to have it located in a room or office that is neutral in order to avoid intimidating the employee and avoid putting them on the defensive. You will also want to give the employee a self-evaluation form when you schedule the meeting that they will need to complete before you meet. When preparing for the meeting you will want to go over all of the results of the evaluation and make notes of your impressions of their overall performance as well as specific areas that need improvement or that they excel in. Always start with the good and then go to discussion on where they need improvement. Give specific examples of good and bad things. With these notes in hand you are ready for your meeting.