2. Why is this round held ?
•How good you are at communication with others.
•How you behave and interact with group.
•How open minded are you.
•Your listening skill.
•How you put forward your views.
•Your leadership and decision making skills.
•Your analysis skill and subject knowledge.
•Problem solving and critical thinking skill.
•Your attitude and confidence.
3. Purpose of a Group Discussion
• Not to establish you as a winner and others as losers.
• To help you come across as a person with
sound
logical reasoning
the ability to respect and accept another's viewpoint.
4. It is Discussion not a Debate
•A discussion is evolutionary;
•participants have the opportunity to refine their
views
Every member needs to contribute substantially,
add to the existing knowledge base instead of pulling
each other down.
5. Why do GD’s happen?
• To prepare you for the future and make you well informed.
• To make you listen and talk in a mature and logical manner.
• If you need to disagree, then doing so in a graceful manner.
• Attacking issues not people.
• Carefully listen to other people's points and try to refine your
own by using other people's inputs on the subject.
6. Types of group discussions
o
Knowledge Based Topics
o
Abstract Topics
o Controversial Topics
o Opinion Seeking Topics
o Case study based
