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GD checks certain personality traits in you:

Team Skills - Communication

skills

Convincing Skills - Leadership skills

Initiative - Assertiveness Flexibility - Creativity

Listening Skills - Awareness

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Panelists assess you on:

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills Persuasive Skills

And the most important TEAM SKILLS

GD is a test of your ability to think, youranalytical capabilities and your ability to

make your point in a team-basedenvironment.

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- Wait for LULL periods.

- Be ready with your point.

- Be firm and crisp.

- Make a short but strong point.

Remember: Its not about the AIRTIME

you get. Its about the VALUE ADDITIONyou do to the discussion.

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Initiator - Information seeker Information giver - Procedure facilitator Opinion seeker - Opinion giver

Clarifier - Social Supporter Harmonizer - Tension Reliever Energizer - Compromiser Gatekeeper - Summarizer

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Disgruntled non-participant

Attacker

Dominator

Patronizer

Clown

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Initiation Techniques

- KWA Approach

Body of the group discussion- Build Structure of GD before starting.

Summarization/ Conclusion

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GDs can be topic-based orcase-based.1. Factual TopicsE.g. The education policy of any country, Tourism, State of the aged in thenation.

2. Controversial TopicsE.g. Reservations should be removed, Women make bettermanagers

3. Abstract TopicsE.g. Red is Red, Green is Green.

Case-based GDThe case study tries to simulate a real-lifesituation.

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Observe How do other students make critical comments?

How do they ask questions?

How do they disagree with or support arguments?

What special phrases do they use to show politeness evenwhen they are voicing disagreement?

How do they signal to interrupt, ask a question or make apoint?

Practice

Start practicing your discussion skills in an informal setting orwith a small group.

Participate Take every opportunity to take part in social/informal

discussions

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Speak pleasantly and politely . Respect the contribution of others.

Learn to disagree politely.

Think about your contribution before youspeak.

Be aware of your body language whenyou are speaking.

Agree with and acknowledge what youfind interesting.

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Lose your temper. Shout. Use a moderate tone and medium

pitch.

Use too many gestures when you speak.

Gestures like finger pointing and tablethumping can appear aggressive. Dominate the discussion.

Draw too much on personal experience or

anecdote. Interrupt. Wait for a speaker to finish what

they are saying before you speak.

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