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Group Discussion Group Discussion
What is Group Discussion
Types of GD
Initiation
Importance of GD
Body Language
GD process
Skills evaluated in GD
Do’s & Don’ts
Tips
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What is Group Discussion ?
•A GD is a methodology used by an organization to gauge whether the candidate has certain personality traits and/or skills that it desires in its members.
•In this methodology, the group of candidates is given a topic or a situation, given a few minutes to think about the same, and then asked to discuss the it among themselves for 15-20 minutes.
What is Group Discussion ?
•Group Discussion is a modern method of assessing students personality.
•It is both a technique and an art and a comprehensive tool to judge the worthiness of the student and his appropriateness for the job.
What is Group Discussion ?
•The term suggests a discussion among a group of persons.
•It is used as reliable, testing device - mainly as a tool to assess all the candidates in a group at one go -in order to select the best in comparative perspective.
The Group discussion tests how you function as a part of a team.
The reason why institutes put you through a Group discussion and an interview, after testing your technical and conceptual skills in an exam, is to get to know you as a person and gauge how well you will fit in their institute.
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Why is GD important?
As a manager, you will always be working in teams, as a member or as a leader. Therefore how you interact in a team becomes an important criterion for your selection.
Group Discussion improves your ability to think critically.
In interviews day by day eliminating of candidates through group discussion is increasing.
4 5 6The aspects which make up a GD are verbal communication, non-verbal behavior, conformation to norms, decision-making ability and cooperation.
Why is GD important?
The GD is to check how you behave, participate and contribute in a group, how much importance do you give to the group objective as well as your own, how well do you listen to viewpoints of others and how open-minded are you in accepting views contrary to your own.
Companies conduct group discussion after the written test so as to check on your interactive skills and how good you are at communicating with other people.
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Why is GD important?
Factual Topics
Controversial Topics
Abstract Topics
GDs can be topic-based or case-based.
Topic based Gds can be classified into three types :-
Types of GD
Factual topics are about practical
things, which an ordinary person is
aware of in his day-to-day life.
Typically these are about socio-
economic topics. These can be
current, i.e. they may have been in the news lately, or could be unbound
by time.
A factual topic for discussion gives a
candidate a chance to prove that he is
aware of and sensitive to his environment.
Factual Topics
The education policy of India
Tourism in India
State of the aged in the nation.
Factual Topics
Examples:-
Controversial topics are the ones that are argumentative in nature. They are meant to generate controversy.
In GDs where these topics are given for
discussion, the noise level is
usually high, there may be tempers
flying.
The idea behind giving a topic like this is to see
how much maturity the candidate is displaying by
keeping his temper in check, by rationally and
logically arguing his point of view without getting
personal and emotional.
Controversial Topics
Reservations should be removed
Women make better
managers
Is Sex Education
Necessary in Schools ?
Examples:-
Controversial Topics
Abstract topics are about intangible things.
These topics are not given often for
discussion, but their possibility cannot be ruled
out.
These topics test your lateral thinking
and creativity.
Abstract Topics
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Twinkle Twinkle little
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The number 10
Examples:-
Abstract Topics
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1 Initiation/ Introduction
Body of the group discussion
Summarization/ Conclusion
GD process
i. Initiation/ Introduction
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ii. Body of the group discussion
Every Group Discussion is summarized. You can summarize what the group has discussed in the Group Discussion in a nutshell.
iii. Summarization/ Conclusion
GD process
1. Quotes2. Definition3. Questions
4. Shock statement5. Facts, figures and statistics
6. Short story7. General statement
When you initiate a Group Discussion, you not only If you can make a favorable first impression with your content and communication skills after you initiate a Group Discussion, it will help you sail through the discussion.
GD process
When you initiate a GD, you not only grab the opportunity to speak, you also grab the attention of the examiner and your fellow candidates.
Initiation Initiating a GD is a high profit-high loss strategy.
If you can make a favourable first impression with your content and communication skills after you initiate a GD, it will help you sail through the discussion.
But if you initiate a GD and stammer/ stutter/ quote wrong facts and figures, the damage might be irreparable.
If you initiate a GD impeccably but don't speak much after that, it gives the impression that you started the GD for the sake of starting it or getting those
initial kitty of points earmarked for an initiator!
When you start a GD, you are responsible for putting it into the right perspective or framework. So initiate one only if you have in-depth knowledge about the topic at
hand.
Initiation Initiating a GD is a high profit-high loss strategy.
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One of the most important elements of communication is body language. Our gestures, hand movements, facial expressions etc come under body language.
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When we communicate, it is very essential for us to have the correct body language to avoid offence to anyone.
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In a group discussion, Positive body gestures are a sign of confidence and security.
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Confidence and security are a sign of active participation and leave a good impression.
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Positive gestures include Walking upright, Shaking hands confidently etc.
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Body language can show you are energetic in a group discussion.
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When communicating, it is important for us to have positive body gestures. Direct and steady eye contact is the most important of them.
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Often body language conveys a lot of messages that words may not.
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Shoulders should be square and drooping indicates low self esteem or unsure feeling.
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Eye brows need to be relaxed, quizzical looks and raised eye brows are dramatic and can be interpreted in the wrong manner.
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A positive body language increases an impact on others. Body language helps to control aggression and conflicts.
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Do not cross your arms or your legs. Stop tap dancing or pulling your cheek. Another gesture is doodling with your pen or sticking it constantly all over your face especially the chin and cheek.
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The biggest problem is what to do with your hands and toes.
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Drumming the hand rest or picking for treasures on the chair is disgusting.
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Leadership skills :
• Ability to take leadership roles and ability to lead, inspire and carry the team along to help them achieve group’s objectives.
Interpersonal skills
• It is reflected in the ability of the individual to interact with other members of the group in a brief situation. Emotional maturity and balance promotes good interpersonal relationships.
Persuasive skills
• Ability to analyze and persuade others to see the problem from multiple perspectives without hurting the group members.
Skills evaluated in GD
Problem solving skills
• Ability to come out with divergent and offbeat solutions and use one’s own creativity.
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• While thinking of solutions, don’t be afraid to think of novel solutions. This is a high-risk high-return strategy.
Conceptualizing skills
• The ability to grasp the situation, take it from the day to day mundane problem level and apply it to a macro level.
Skills evaluated in GD
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Be as natural as possible. Do not try and be someone you are not. Be yourself.
Take time to organize your thoughts. Think of what you are going to say.
Do’s
Opening the discussion is not the only way of gaining attention and recognition. If you do not give valuable insights during the discussion, all your efforts of initiating the discussion will be in vain.
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Do’s
Work out various strategies to help you make an entry: initiate the discussion or agree with someone else's point and then move onto express your views.
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Do’s
Always be polite: Try to avoid using extreme phrases .
Listen to others. It is not necessary to initiate a Group Discussion.
Back your points with Facts and Figures.
Summarize the discussion if the group has not reached a conclusion.
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Do’s
Intervene if the discussion is turning out to be hostile. It reflects your leadership
Disagree politely and agree with what is right.
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Don’ts…
Do not be loud or aggressive.
Do not interrupt other speakers.
Do not change your opinions.
Do not speak first if you are unfamiliar with the topic. Grab the opportunity to speak, you also grab the attention of the examiner and your fellow candidates.
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Don’ts…
Do not get nervous if the previous speakers have presented their points in a better way.
Do not exhibit your emotions.
Do not stop abruptly.
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Don’ts…
Don’t over speak, intervene and snatch other’s chance to speak.
Don’t argue and shout during the GD
Don’t display low self confidence with shaky voice and trembling hands.
Don’t try to dominate the discussion
Don’t put others in an embarrassing situation by asking them to speak if they don’t want.
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Don’ts…
Don’t look at the evaluators or a particular group member
Don’t pose negative body gestures like touching the nose, leaning back on the chair, knocking the table with a pen etc.
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Always be the initiator and concluder of the Group Discussion then being a participant.
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But if you are participant always try to be the most key participant.
Put points firmly and always try to get others support too.
If you find that the discussion is going off the track then never loose an opportunity to bring it back to stream this is the best point to score max.
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Try to keep latest information on the topic .
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Be very polite , people may try to provoke you to get more points but try to keep cool.
Put points firmly and always try to get others support too.
Most important, don’t wait for your turn to speak when discussion is on. Interrupt politely if you want to put forward your points.
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Last but not the least keep a tab on the time given for discussion.
Score points by wrapping up the discussion if you feel that the discussion is heating but the time is going to be over.
During conclusion, do end with the conclusion note. That shows your leadership quality.
Tips
1 The Internet chains have come on the wings of science and technology but are no less restrictive for all that.
2 Secularism has become a tool to justify the wrongs done by the minorities.
3 Media is a mixed blessing/How ethical is media?
4 To fight AIDs, stop being coy about sex education.
5 What should India strive for- Westernization or modernization?
Example:
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