Group Discussion

Group Discussion
 Communication skills
 Teamwork
 Leadership
 Creative thinking
 Confidence
 Listening skills
 Knowledge
Group Vs Team
 A group is a collection of individuals who coordinate their
individual efforts
 Ex. trade unions, friendship circles, airline flight crew, etc.
 Team is a group of people who share a
common team purpose and a number of challenging goals
 Ex.Cricket team, team for accomplishing a project, team of
doctors, management team 
Tips for GD
 Make a non speaker talk
 Take a neutral stand
 Work towards common conclusion
 Analyze both positives and negatives
Leadership
 Makes others speak
 Gives direction – Make a GD productive
 Brings speaker back to the track if they deviate from a topic
Approaches
 Stakeholder Approach
 “Road Accident”
 Driver
 Traffic rules
 PWD
 Road Contractors
 RTO
 Ambulance services
Approaches
 SPELT Approach
S- Social
P – Political
E- Economic
L – Legal
T –Technological
Approaches
Keyword Approach

“Hunger in India”
 Unemployment
 Illiteracy
 Agricultural Practices
 Over population
 Corruption
 Golbal warming
 Hoarding of food
Body language
 Posture
 Eye contact
Do’s and Don’ts
 Initiate the GD
 Allow others to Speak
  Speak Clearly
 Make sure to Bring the Discussion on Track
 Positive Attitude
 Speak Sensibly
 Listen Carefully to Others
  Formal Dressing
Thanks