Debates and G.

Ds

-The path to pursueThis presentation is a part of the VJC Pre-placement training modules. Unauthorized usage, copying or adaptation either in part or whole without the written permission of the copyrights holder will can attract legal action.- Vj Communications

GD/Debate could be:

An evaluation tool of your personality A quick check of your confidence levels Your ability to respond to challenges Your empathy skills quotient Your crisis management skills Your team building skills How street smart are you Out-of-the box, innovation dimension

GD/Debate could be
Your stress handling ability Flair for Current affairs EQ levels Attitude and time management skills Impact and business sense that candidate possess.

G.D v/s Debate

GD: The number of participants usually varies from six to ten. You dont have to take any side Less aggression's involved A GD usually aims at coming to a common conclusion Debate: One-on-one format or two-on-one format You have to take sides essentially The level of aggression is greater There is no common conclusion in this case

G.D v/s Debate

Time allotted for a GD is more than that of time allotted for a debate The focus could be diluted and diverted easily because of the multitude of opinions Time allotted is lesser The focus will not be diluted or diverted easily

Group Discussion
Its the process of exchange of ideas in a group for coming to a common conclusion You should not be too aggressive in your attitude A GD will not go on forever

Essentials of GD
Wait for your chance When two people clash, a pause follows immediately, thats your chance Speak with determination Initiation or conclusion will be a bonus

Essentials of a GD
Take others opinion into consideration Be emphatic, connect, appeal and convince At any point of time, dont be frustrated/

Essentials of a debate
Its not a war, its just an event You have to win over the judges and the audience not the person with whom you are debating Give strong and valid points Numbers, facts and figures are detrimental

Essentials of a debate
Vary your tone to the maximum extent possible Ask rhetoric questions Involve everyone Think and respond, dont merely react You have to win minds, remember!

Skills development path

Reading at least two biz mags One leading daily national-TOI/IE View sharing/Peer teams Mock debates/GDs

Skills development path

Thesaurus General reading Review/Evaluation 360 degree way Ensure you dont get over confident along the way

Path ahead
Watch n learn-the big fight,NDTV Think big-Do big Participate to the maximum extent possible Learn-Unlearn;Relearn!!

Whom to watch-Iconic examples

Navjot Singh Sidhu- On cricket being given more prominence Rajdeep Sardesai-CNN IBN Barkha Dutt-We the people Barack Obama-HOPE! Rahul Bose/Aamir Khan-Narmada Bachao Andolan Rajeev Bajaj-Chetak to Pulasr

And then,
Adapt whats good Dont imitate-You loose your originality Subtle observation Make notes/Keep reminders See that you evaluate/measure every adaptation/new step youre taking like a change in the accent/ change in the pace of speaking

Con-Current
Use and misuse of social networking sites Youth and Politics-Clean or Dirty Is creating new states the path to development-Read Telangana Organized retail v/s Unorganized retailWhere are we heading? Using recession as a key to exploit human resources

Con-Current-2
Pride n Gay- Are we really liberal How many Satyams really exist? Will we ever know Fortune at the bottom of the pyramid. Brand Loyalty-Is it slowly ceasing to exist The changing face of bollywood, the changing phase of bollywood. Indians still dont love, love marriages

Thank You

Questions PLzz.