Good communication skills are essential for effective participation in group discussions. Such skills allow one to clearly express their ideas, actively listen to others, exchange perspectives, and avoid misunderstandings. When participating, individuals should listen carefully, contribute their thoughts concisely a few times while allowing others to speak, and politely agree or disagree without arguing. They should avoid dominating the discussion, speaking irrelevantly, or making others uncomfortable. Proper communication is key to productive group problem solving and decision making.

1. GROUP DISCUSSION

2. • A discussion group is a group of individuals with similar interest
who gather either formally or informally to bring up ideas, solve
problems or give comments.

3. IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION
SKILLS IN A GROUP DISCUSSION
• Communication skills are extremely essential in today’s competitive environment. A good
communicator should be able to receive information as sent.
• Good communication skills in a group discussion can show you are an active listener.
• It helps to clearly express your ideas.
• Good communication skills help to exchange ideas.
• Good communication skills avoid professional glitches in a team discussion.
• Good communication skills help to avoid misunderstandings.
• It helps to negotiate on various issues in a group discussion.
• It adds a lot of value in a presentation in a group discussion.
• Good communication skills can grab attention of evaluators.
• It can show that you are stable, level headed, confident and quite well aware of the arguments.
Communication skill is not just about speaking fluently in English. It’s about being confident and the
right attitude.

4. DOS OF PARTICIPATING IN A 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 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.

5. DON’TS OF PARTICIPATING IN A GROUP
DISCUSSION
• 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.

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