Fundamentals of group discussion

Group DiscussionGroup Discussion

Be Adhere to FundamentalsBe Adhere to Fundamentals

Rules of gameRules of game

Body languageBody language Eye contactEye contact SmileSmile Positive gesturePositive gesture


Be assertive ( Present Be assertive ( Present yourself with yourself with confidence and confidence and having power in having power in voice)voice)


Appear powerful (As if Appear powerful (As if you are one of most you are one of most key participant in the key participant in the discussion)discussion)


Use tone of voice Use tone of voice (according to need of (according to need of moment)moment)

EmphasizeEmphasize Slow down Slow down normalnormal


How you say it How you say it matter most rather matter most rather what you say (Be what you say (Be presentable and presentable and respectful all the respectful all the times)times)


Listen carefullyListen carefully

Don’t prepare for your Don’t prepare for your turn (You need not turn (You need not prepare because prepare because what you know you what you know you already know)already know)


Make your point Make your point assertively – don’t assertively – don’t argue (Argument can argue (Argument can kill your image)kill your image)


Concentrate on Concentrate on quality rather quantity quality rather quantity of what you say of what you say (Because if you say (Because if you say something extraneous something extraneous or out of topic people or out of topic people will immediately will immediately notice the same)notice the same)


WatchWatch

Big fight ( NDTV)Big fight ( NDTV) We the people We the people

(NDTV)(NDTV) Celebrity interviewCelebrity interview


If you don’t If you don’t understand the understand the person you are person you are speaking to – ask speaking to – ask him/her to repeat – him/her to repeat – don’t rush to make don’t rush to make your point without your point without getting questiongetting question


Responsibility of Responsibility of communicator communicator ( When you are ( When you are communicating you communicating you need to make sure need to make sure person before you person before you understand what you understand what you are saying or what are saying or what do you meando you mean


Keep it short, simple Keep it short, simple and to the pointand to the point


State your point with State your point with reasoning and reasoning and exampleexample


No matter who wins, No matter who wins, quality of argument quality of argument matter and need to matter and need to reach a consensus.reach a consensus.


To disagree get agree To disagree get agree firstfirst

E.g. I can see your E.g. I can see your point / that’s good point / that’s good point/ I got your point point/ I got your point butbut

Explain your point Explain your point with reasoningwith reasoning


Maintain respectMaintain respect

Never say you are Never say you are wrongwrong

I think your point …I think your point …say something about say something about point point


Be pleasant and Be pleasant and courteous; make your courteous; make your point assertively. This point assertively. This will create a powerful will create a powerful image.image.


Never derail the Never derail the discussiondiscussion


Agree with and Agree with and acknowledge what acknowledge what you find interestingyou find interesting

SummarySummary

Be polite, respectful Be polite, respectful and assertive;and assertive;

State your point with State your point with confidence and confidence and reasoning;reasoning;

Never argue, listen Never argue, listen carefully;carefully;

Know your content Know your content thoroughly…thoroughly…

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