Group discussion is a methodology used by organizations to evaluate candidates' personality traits and skills. In a group discussion, candidates are given a topic and have 15-20 minutes to discuss it among themselves. There are two categories of group discussions - organizational discussions to solve problems, and discussions as part of a selection process to assess candidates. Successful group discussion requires skills like communication, reasoning, leadership, and flexibility as well as the ability to join a discussion, support others' views, make points strongly, and refocus discussions.

2. A GD is a methodology used by an
organization to gauge whether the
candidate has certain personality traits 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 it among themselves for
15-20 minutes.
What is Group Discussion

3. TWO CATEGORIES OF GROUP
DISCUSSION
Organizational Group Discussions
Group Discussions as a part of a Selection
Process

4. DISCUSSION TECHNIQUES
• How to join the discussion.
• To support what some other participant has
said.
• To support disagreement.
• To make a point very strongly.
• To bring a discussion back to the point.

5. TYPES OF GROUP DISCUSSION
FACTUAL TOPICS
CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS
ABSTRACT TOPICS

6. PERSONALITY TRAITS
FOR GD
• Ability to work in a team
• Communication skills
• Reasoning ability
• Leadership skills
• Initiative
• Assertiveness
• Flexibility
• Creativity

7. HOW TO FACE GD?
• Communication skills.
• Knowledge & ideas regarding a given subject.
• Capability to co-ordinate & lead.
• Exchange of thoughts.
• Addressing the group as the whole.
• Through preparations.

8. ORGANIZATIONAL GROUP
DISCUSSIONS
• Brainstorming
• Nominal Group Technique
• Delphi Technique

9. Group Communication
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