uos and uon'Ls of Cu

1 8e as naLural as posslble uo noL Lry and be someone you are

noL 8e yourself
2 A group dlscusslon ls your chance Lo be more vocal 1he
evaluaLor wanLs Lo hear you speak
3 1ake Llme Lo organlze your LhoughLs 1hlnk of whaL you are
golng Lo say
4 Seek clarlflcaLlon lf you have any doubLs regardlng Lhe
sub[ecL
3 uonL sLarL speaklng unLll you have clearly undersLood and
analyzed Lhe sub[ecL
6 Work ouL varlous sLraLegles Lo help you make an enLry
lnlLlaLe Lhe dlscusslon or agree wlLh someone elses polnL and
Lhen moveonLo express your vlews
7 Cpenlng Lhe dlscusslon ls noL Lhe only way of galnlng
aLLenLlon and recognlLlon lf you do noL glve valuable lnslghLs
durlng Lhe dlscusslon all your efforLs of lnlLlaLlng Lhe dlscusslon
wlll be ln valn
8 ?our body language says a loL abouL you your gesLures and
mannerlsms are more llkely Lo reflecL your aLLlLude Lhan whaL
you say
Language skllls are lmporLanL only Lo Lhe effecL as Lo how
you geL your polnLs across clearly and fluenLly
10 8e asserLlve noL domlnaLlng Lry Lo malnLaln a balanced
Lone ln your dlscusslon and analysls
11 uonL lose your cool lf anyone says anyLhlng you ob[ecL Lo
1he key ls Lo sLay ob[ecLlve uonL Lake Lhe dlscusslon
personally
12 Always be pollLe 1ry Lo avold uslng exLreme phrases llke `l
sLrongly ob[ecL or `l dlsagree lnsLead Lry phrases llke `l would
llke Lo share my vlews on or `Cne dlfference beLween your
polnL and mlne or l beg Lo dlffer wlLh you
13 8rush up on your leadershlp skllls moLlvaLe Lhe oLher
members of Lhe Leam Lo speak (Lhls surely does noL mean LhaL
Lhe onlyLhlng LhaL you do ln Lhe Cu ls Lo say leL us hear whaL
Lhe young lady wlLh Lhe blue scarf has Lo say or 8aghu leL us
hear your
vlews LssenLlally be subLle) and llsLen Lo Lhelr vlews 8e
recepLlve Lo oLhers oplnlons and do noL be abraslve or
aggresslve
14 lf you have a group of llkemlnded frlends you can have a
mock group dlscusslon where you can learn from each oLher
Lhrough glvlng and recelvlng feedback
13 AparL from Lhe above polnLs Lhe panel wlll also [udge Leam
members for Lhelr alerLness and presence of mlnd problem
solvlng ablllLles ablllLy Lo work as a Leam wlLhouL allenaLlng
cerLaln members and creaLlvlLy