In episode five of the Prof Talk Pod, we discuss course evaluations, outlining their significance and offering strategies for improving student response rates and quality. We cover the importance of shifting our perspectives on evaluations and viewing student evaluations as formative feedback rather than judgments. We also give practical tips for handling evaluations positively, maintaining authentic teaching styles, and using mid-term evaluations for feedback. This episode aims to help educators reduce adversarial feelings towards evaluations and use them to enhance their teaching.