SUBMITTED TO :- MS.

ABHA MORDIYA

PRESENTED BY : VISHAL JIVANI

 INTRODUCTION
The Group Discussion is a Personality test
most popular with Public/Private sector
undertaking, government departments,
commercial firms, Aims, universities, and
other educational organization to screen
candidates, after the Written Test.
WHAT DOES A GROUP
DISCUSSION EVALUATED?
1. A Group Discussion primarily evaluates
your ability to interact in a Group given

2.Your Group behavior means so much

for your success as a manager

3.The Gd evaluator, therefore, focus on

group dynamic rather than the content
of your views.
 TECHNIQUE

1. Consists of 8 To 10 candidates.
2. No one is nominated as leader,
coordinator or chairman to conduct the
discussion.
3. 20 to 30 minutes.
4. Each candidates is indicated by his/her
roll number.
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5.For easy recognition, prominently
displayed on the candidate’s front and
back.
6.The seating is arranged in a circle
the
7.According to the ascending order of
roll numbers.
EMERGING
LEADERSHIP
1. Starts without a leader.
2. It is free and equal chance for all candidates to express their views on the topic.
3. attempt is self-defeating, as in group discussion all are equal as participants.
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4. No one is officially chosen as leader.

5. How to join?
NORMS TO BE OBSERVED
 Sir/Madam - Too Formal

 Mr./Ms - Colloquial

 Excuse Me - (A Bit Rude)

 First Name - Ideal

 STRATEGY
 To Gain entire group’s attention
1. To begin, speak to the person sitting
diagonally opposite you.
2. Begin speaking to the person who has just
finished talking.
3. Make friends by speaking to those who
have been keeping ignored by the rest of
the group
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 Should you invite some-body who
has been keeping quite, to
participate?
1. No unless you have formal authority
to do so.
2. Everybody is equal in a group
discussion.
 YOUR OBJECTIVE OF
LANGUAGE

1. Formal

2. Simple, correct spoken English

3. Not colloquial

4. Not literary English

YOUR OBJECTIVE OF DRESS

1. Formal

2. Men in business suits

3. Ladies in sarees / formal salwar kameez

BODY LANGUAGE

 Posture

1.Formal(straight back; hands together In The

Front/On The Edge Of The Table.)

2.Must reflect enthusiasm.

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 Gesture and body movement

1.Shouldn’t be threatening or restricting other

members.

2. Avoid excessive use of hands.

3. Be natural.
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 Eye Contact

1.Establish eye contact with as many as

you can while speaking.
POINTS TO REMEMBER
 Don’t Attempt To Be A Leader By
Trying To Sum Up Or Conclude When
The Group Has Not Clearly Reached
Any Conclusion, Yet.

 Remember That A Gd Is To Assess

Your Ability To Interact In A Group
Effectively.
DISCUSSION TECHNIQUES
 How To Join In The Discussion

1. I Had Like To Raise The Subject…

2. What I Think Is…
3. I Think It’s Important To Consider
The Question Of…
4. If I Could Say A Word About…
5. May I Make A Point About…
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 To Support What Some Other Participant
Has Said

1. I Had Like To Support Miss Renuka’s

Point Of View About…
2. That Is Just What I Also Think.
3. I Agree Fully With What Rahul Has Just
Said.
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 To Support Disagreement

1. Remember That You Are Opposed To The

Ideas, And Not The Person Who Holds It.
2. Please Allow Me To Differ- I Would Like To
Differ.
3. I Think Differently On This Issue.
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 To Make A Point Very Strongly

1. I Am Convinced That…
2. You Can’t Deny Them…
3. Anybody Can See That…
4. It Is Quite Clear To Me That…
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 To Bring A Discussion Back To The Point
1. That’s Very Interesting, But I Don’t
Think Is Indeed To The Point.
2. Perhaps, We Could Go Back To The
Point.
3. Could We Stick To The Subject, Please?
4. I Am Afraid We Are Drifting From The
Point
LISTENING
1. Gd Listening Too Is A Participative
Act.
2. Listen To Know What Others Have
To Say.
3. Don’t Listen With The Desire To
Contradict Or Refute.
4. Listen To Assimilate And Analyze.
5. Then Speak To Express Your
Thoughts
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Do Not Interrupt. But Try To Join In
The Discussion Tactfully.
Finally, If You Really Want To Stand
Out, Don’t Try To Dominate By
Demolishing Other Participants.