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ETTIQUETTES FOR

GROUP DISCUSSION
By
Srinivas Prabhu
Process
1 – ANNOUNCEMENT
OF THE TOPIC

STEP 5 - SCORES 2 – PREP TIME

STEP 4 –
PAPARTICIPANTS
ARE ASKED TO 3 – DISCUSSION
SUMMARIZE BEGINS
(SPECIFIC OR IN
GROUP)
G.D. EVALUATION CRITERIAS

Individual Qualities Group Skills

 Clarity, Content and Confidence  Listening Skills


 Logic of ideas / Comments  Leadership & Collaboration
 Analytical skills (How & Why)  Body Language
 Reasoning Skills (Not just  Group Behaviour
arguments)
 Persuasion – Credibility, Sentiment
 Presence and Communication & teamwork
 Patience
Types of G.D.

Topical Case-Studies Abstract


 The matter for  In this student are  This kind of discussion
these types of given situations gives no outline of the
Group discussion is especially out of a topic, which means no
based on current business and will be one knows which
direction to take.
affairs or static judged on how they
matters. reach a solution to  The participants must
the problem. use innovative
strategies and ideas
 Students are to steer the
discussion.
advised to be  They will be
thorough with these required to analyse  The topic could be
and read the situation and one word or a
newspapers daily to give their views. sentence, but no one
be up to date. usually knows what to
say on that or what
the panel might like.
PREC TECHNIQUE FOR GD

Conclude
Example
Rationale
Point
Do’s & Don’t’s
Do’s Don’t’s
 Keep your body language relaxed  Do not arrive late to the GD test
and keep smiling.
 Avoid making outright negative
 Try to initiate comments.
 Pay attention to what others are  Do not interrupt the speaker only
speaking. Make notes, if you have because you disagree with their
other opinions. point.
 If you thought that other member’s  Do not sound dominating because
counterargument was valid, take it it is a discussion, not a debate.
gracefully.
 Do not point fingers at others or
 Stay calm even when someone ridicule them while you deliver
makes a personal attack or is your points.
openly aggressive
 Try to draw out quieter members,
this helps in achieving some
balance in the group and adds up
some new viewpoints
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