presentation on group discussion
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Communication SkillsGroup Discussion- Methodology
Subject: Communication Skills
Teacher: Ms Shweta Sharma
Presented By: Sheetal Malhotra, Kriti Sundriyal, Jayati Yaksh, Aahna Sharma and Rohit Joshi.
Course: MJMC-1, Sem II, 2012-14
What is a 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.
Why a Group Discussion?
The reason why institutes put the candidates 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.
The Group discussion tests how you function as a part of a team.
What is tested?
1. Ability to work in a team2. Communication skills3. Reasoning ability4. Leadership skills5. Initiative6. Assertiveness7. Flexibility8. Creativity9. Ability to think on ones feet
What To Do?
1. Take leadership responsibilities
2. Keep an open mind
3. Maintain a moderate tone of voice
4. Don’t get emotional
5. Sit upright and concentrate on your body language
6. Be a good listener
What Not To Do
1. Avoid constant objections to other people’s arguments
2. Say no to a pessimistic approach
3. Don’t insult other people, criticize in a decent manner
4. Dump your jealousy or animosity
5. No irrelevant stories/personal experiences
6. Don’t be an attention seeker
KEY TO SUCCESS
The GD is to check how you (i) behave, participate and contribute in a group, (ii) how much importance do you give to the group objective as well as your own, (iii) how well do you listen to viewpoints of others and; (iv) how open-minded you are in accepting views contrary to your own.
The aspects which make up a GD are verbal communication, non-verbal behavior, conformation to norms, decision-making ability and cooperation. You should try to be as true as possible to these aspects.