This presentation was prepared for a selected group of 3rd year engineering students to demonstrate the meaning of and methods and approach to Group Discussion, during placements. Please, feel free to share your feedback.

1. Group Discussion
Mushtaq Ahmed

2. HOW?
Why? What?

3. Purpose of GDs
• Spot the “X Factor”
• Extract the skilled and competent
prospects
• Detect Attitude and Personality
• Find Leaders and Managers
• Collect Data

4. TYPES
Topic Based
• Knowledge
(Information)
• Abstract (Creativity)
• Controversial
(Maturity)
• Opinion Seeking
(Leadership and
Presentation)
Case Study Based
• Involves a discussion
around a situation or
a scenario provided
to you (missing link
and the solution)

5. Group Discussion
A Group Discussion is a purposeful and
systematic organization of people with similar
interest, to exchange ideas, provide insights or
share opinions on a given topic, through oral
communication.

6. How to Prepare?
• Practice from the range of topics
• Be calm, confident and comfortable
• Dress like the person you want to be
• Be thoroughly updated about current
issues

7. How to Deliver? (Formulae)
L-S-L
• Gives you time to gather your thoughts
• Helps you borrow expertise if you don’t
know the subject
• Helps you notice flaws
• Helps you influence the group

8. How to Crack?
• Spend a few minutes to
organize your thoughts.
• Speak politely and
pleasantly.
• Facts, figures and examples
• Short contribution of 25-30
seconds 3-4 times.
• Meaningful and logical
contribution.
• Assertive yet humble.
• Reception of thoughts and
opinions.
• Easy to understand
language.
• Initiate if no sufficient
knowledge.
• Pose negative body
gestures.
• Bluff erratic statistics.
• Interrupt when others are
speaking.
• Dominate other candidates.
• Repeat points and ideas.
• Object without a solid
reason.
• Take anything personally.
• Use a dominating tone.
DOS DON’TS

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