What is Group Discussion?
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| ADVANTAGES OF GROUP DISCUSSIONS |
| TYPES OF GROUP DISCUSSION TOPICS |
| REQUIRED SKILLS FOR GD |
| DO’S OF GROUP DISCUSSION |
- Speak politely and happily
- Respect each member in the group
- Be confident till the end
- Keep yourself well-prepared
- Speak point to point
- Take care of body language
- Be formal, friendly and kind
- Listen to other participants
- Keep your voice loud and clear
- Try to convince others
| DON’TS OF GROUP DISCUSSION |
- Don’t be harsh to other members
- Don’t interrupt while others are speaking
- Don’t argue with participants
- Don’t talk much about personal experiences
- Don’t be aggressive
- Do not loose confidence and patience
- Do not speak slowly, do not shout loudly
- Do not present wrong information
- Avoid finger pointing and table thumping
| KEY PHRASES/EXPRESSIONS FOR GD |
| HOW TO INTRODUCE Let’s begin with…. Let’s start with…. Let’s go ahead with…. I would like to begin by saying that…. I would like to introduce the point that… |
| HOW TO AGREE You’re right…. Exactly Definitely Absolutely You could be right |
| HOW TO DISAGREE I don’t agree at all I don’t think so I’m sorry… I can’t go along with you That’s wrong…. |
| HOW TO EXPRESS OPINION I think…. Let me make a point…. According to me…. My view is that…. Excuse me…. |
| HOW TO ASK FOR OPINION Why do you think so….? What do you feel about….? How do you look at….? Let us know about… Could you tell…? |
| HOW TO INTERRUPT I’m sorry to interrupt, but…. Sorry to disturb, but…. Just a minute, let me tell one thing…. That’s right. Sorry, but…. May I quickly add something here? |
| HOW TO SUGGEST .The point I would like to make is that…. .It is suggested that we should…. ….It’s my personal suggestion that…. ….I would like to say that…. ….I recommend that… |
| HOW TO KEEP GOING Let’s proceed further Let’s come to the point Let’s get back to…. What were we talking about? Leave it. Just go ahead |
| HOW TO EXPLAIN I’m of the point that…. Let me explain my view…. Well, the reason is that…. After all, we should…. Try to understand…. |
| HOW TO ASK TO EXPLAIN What do you mean exactly? Could someone explain in detail….? Excuse me. Could someone tell….? Do you want to say something….? Let us know…. |
| HOW TO ASK TO CLARIFY What do you mean exactly? I haven’t understood…. What are your ideas regarding….? How will you look at….? Do you like say something….? |
| HOW TO CONCLUDE We reach at the conclusion that…. In conclusion…. Finally I conclude that…. Let’s have a final look at…. After all, it is…. |
| In written form of Group Discussion, we need to write dialogues properly. A set of dialogue consisting of 4-5 participants is to be prepared using proper dialogue format. Tenses and punctuation should be used appropriately. |
EXAMPLE 1
Imagine, you have recently witnessed a Group Discussion on ‘Online Education‘. Write the same Group Discussion in the form of dialogues. Write suitable dialogues for each participant regarding their opinion on the given topic.
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