Group discussions are used by organizations to assess candidates' personality traits and skills. In a group discussion, candidates are given a topic to discuss in a group for 15-20 minutes. This allows them to think critically about the topic, understand it more deeply, and make decisions as a group. Effective techniques for group discussions include listening to others, supporting points factually, taking turns speaking, and disagreeing politely. Candidates should avoid dominating the discussion or being unprepared on the topic.

1. GROUP DISCUSSION
NAME :-PATEL NIKUNJ
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SUB. :-E.C.S.
TOPIC :-GROUP DISCUSSION

2. DEFINATION
 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.

3. Why do we have a GD?
 Understand a subject more deeply.
 Ability to think critically.
 Solving a particular problem.
 Group to make a particular decision.
 It gives you the chance to hear other students'
ideas.
 It improves your listening skills.
 It increases your confidence.
 It can change your attitudes.

4. DO’S IN GD
 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 points 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.

5. DON’TS IN GD
 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 gestures like touching the nose,
leaning back on the chair, knocking the table with a pen
etc.
 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.

6. SUMMARY
 It’s a personality test.
 It consists usually in 8-10 candidates in a
group.
 It held with a particular purpose in mind.
 We look for certain quality in a GD.
 There are certain techniques which is
followed.
 Listening attentively & with patience.

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