Communication skill is a crucial factor than technical knowledge in any corporate environment in which Group Discussion plays an important role for Personality Development. A Group Discussion (GD) is a technique used by corporate companies, educational institutes, and other organizations to judge the communication skills of the participant. Communication and GD are two relevant soft skills that are a must for anyone looking for a job in the IT or other fields. In this ppt, you will learn about the importance of GD, Various skills required, different types of GD topics and Do's and Dont's during GD How To Start A Group Discussion? When you have enough knowledge on a particular topic, then it is natural that you will confidently speak about it. Initiate:---- The first and foremost step to come in light among the group is to be knowledgeable enough to initiate the discussion. It is not necessary to have a thorough knowledge of the topic with actual facts and figures but at least the basic information on the topic will be good enough to speak on it. In order to make your speech more interesting, you can start with a quote which is relevant to the topic or can start with a short and simple incident/story. Lead:-------- There could be a situation where you do not have enough information on the given topic. It’s wise to Wait, Watch and Listen to what the other candidates speak until you get a chance to glide into the discussion. Take charge and start your conversation forward. Once you take charge of the discussion, make sure that you speak to the point without dragging the topic for the sake of it. Always remember that less is more. The more you add to the speech, the more you may get prone to making mistakes. Hence, being precise and leading the discussion impactfully is the key. To Summarize:-----Just as initiating a Group Discussion helps to grab the attention of the GD evaluators. Similarly, summarization is an opportunity to turn heads of the evaluators. Putting together the whole discussion by highlighting the star points and concluding the results of the discussion is summarizing the discussion. The summary should be short and to the point and no new points should be added for further discussion. Make sure that the summary is not single-sided but an amalgamation of both sides of the discussion.

2.  What is Group Discussion (GD)?
 Importance of GD?
 Evaluation parameters of GD
 Types of GD
 Group Discussion skills
 How to start a Group Discussion
 Rules of GD
 Tips for GD

3. • Group Discussion is an invigorative discussion
where a topic is analyzed and discussed
Methodology:
• Number of participants.
• Topic given
• 1-2 minutes to think
• 10-15 minutes to speak/discuss
• Evaluation

4.  The Strainer to strain the right candidate.
 To judge your ability to deal and work with
groups, your presence of mind and your
articulation of thoughts.

5. • How good you are while communicating with others?
• How you behave and interact with a group?
• How open-minded are you?
• How you put forward your views?
• Your leadership and decision making skills.
• Your analysis skill and subject knowledge.
• Your listening skills.
• Your problem solving and critical thinking skill.
• Your attitude and confidence.

6.  Topic Based GD
Topics which are practical and real.
Example:
 Socio-Economic topics, Education related
e.g. : How plastic is affecting our Earth?
Is a college degree necessary to become an Entrepreneur ?
Factual GD
E.g. : Indian Economical
growth since 1947
Controversial GD
E.g.: Arrange marriage Vs
Love marriage
Abstract GD
E.g. : Humanity, Zero, Dot,
Red, Black, Success etc.

7.  Case-Based GD :
GD based on case studies which portray a real-life situation.
E.g.:
 A software engineer is hired as a trainee by a company that specializes in hardware. As the
end of his mandatory training period approaches, his job performance is found below par,
and he is informed that he must leave the company at the end of his training period. His
immediate superior, out of kindness, writes him a recommendation letter, which may help
him in getting the next job. However, this engineer uses the letter to take the company to
court and challenges his dismissal. How should the company resolve this situation?
 Article Based GD :
Based on fields like politics, sports, technology etc.
E.g.:
 Education should become a fundamental right

8.  Interpersonal Skills
 Leadership Quality
 Good Listener
 Convincing Power
 Knowledgeable

9. Initiate
Lead
Conclusion

10.  Appearance
 Eye Contact
 Avoid Dominance
 Avoid Interrupting
 Clarity of Speech and Thoughts
 Irrelevant Talk

11.  Listen to the subject carefully
 Put down your thoughts on a paper
 Initiate the discussion if you know the subject
well
 Listen to others if you don’t know the subject
 Support you point with some facts and figures
 Make short contribution of 25-30 seconds 3-4
times
 Give others a chance to speak
 Speak politely and pleasantly. Respect
contribution from other members.
 Disagree politely and agree with what is right.
 Summarize the discussion if the group has not
reached a conclusion
 Initiate the discussion if you do not have
sufficient knowledge about the given topic.
 Over speak, intervene and snatch other’s chance
to speak.
 Argue and shout during the GD
 Look at the evaluators or a particular group
member
 Talk irrelevant things and distract the discussion
 Pose negative body
 Mention erratic statistics.
 Display low self confidence with shaky voice and
trembling hands.
 Try to dominate the discussion
 Put others in an embarrassing situation by
asking them to speak if they don’t want