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B.Tech.

II Year
(BELH 1004)
English For Professional Purposes II

Group Discussion

Type to enter
Content
• Group Discussion (GD) - Meaning

• GD- Purpose

• Essential sills required for GD

• Process and Tips for GD

• Etiquette and Mannerism for GD

• Dos and Don’ts of GD

• Positive & Negative task roles in GD

• Lexical Bundles used in GD

• Effective Intervention

• Interruption and Overlap


Definition-
Group
The term ‘Group discussion’ is used to
A number of people, gathered together or refer to a situation in which a small
classed together. number of persons meet to discuss a topic,
issue, or a problem to arrive at a
Discussion consensus.

derived from the Latin root ‘discutere’ The number of participants in a group
means to shake or strike. discussion may range from five to ten.

stands for an activity in which a


theme/subject-matter is thoroughly ,
inquired or examined to reach a conclusion
or decide upon a course of action.
Group Discussion: Purposes

• An instrument to judge the suitability of candidates for job.


• A method to develop one’s creative approaches to knowledge
• A process of reflective thinking.
• An effective tool to exchange information and views to solve
complicated problems.
• A platform for group learning
• A medium to test variety of skills.
Essentials skills for Group Discussion

• Team Spirit
• Communication skills
• Lateral Thinking
• Flexibility
• Reasoning
• Leadership and Assertiveness
• Presentation Skill
• Time Management
Ability to work in a team

• Group /team skills required : courteous, persuasion etc.


• Collaborative skills
• skills to build up team consensus.
• skills to turn around people with contrary views.
Communication Skills

• Being meaningful while communicating


• Taking the opportunity and convey valuable points
• Using appropriate voice modulation while seeking others’ special attention.
• Avoiding interrupting others when they are speaking
Communication Skills Cont...

• Should be an active listener.


• Use of simple words and phrases.
• Depth of vocabulary, proper grammar, correct accents, and
fluency of speech
Lateral Thinking

• Ability to view the topic or problem in a


new and unusual light.
• Creativity to bring a fresh string of
thoughts.
Flexibility

Organisations look for people who are


flexible in their approach and adjust for
the compelling reasons to do so
Reasoning

• Comprehending the gist of the given topic


• Putting forward a compelling argument

Reasoning
Leadership and Assertiveness
• Emerge as a leader by showing
leadership skills.
• Demonstrate empathy toward others
by listening patiently and resolving
conflict, if any.
• Come out of the deadlock due to
polarized opinion.
• Steer the discussion towards
consensus.
• Show assertiveness.
Presentation skill

effective arguments
Time Management

• Manage the given time effectively


• Respect others’ time.
• Save wastage of time due to improper
management.

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Group Discussion- Process

The process is divided into three parts


• Pre-session (Preparation phase)
• During Session (Delivery phase)
• Post-session (Evaluation phase)
Pre-session
Tips

• Read newspapers, a number of books, visit websites, links of sites number of


books, journals, magazines and publications
• Keep reading BBC.COM guardian
• Visit various websites.
• Prepare facts and figures and go through current affairs.
• Find out your strengths and weaknesses both at the personal and professional level
and try to overcome the weaknesses.
• Conduct mock GD with interested friends.
During Session
Tips
• Speak clearly, audibly and politely.
• Initiate the discussion if you’re confident of the topic, else wait for opportune
moment
• Content vs. language
• Don’t look at the moderator
• Never get sidetracked from the given topic
• Organise your ideas
• Demonstrate conceptual skills, interpersonal skills, critical skills, analytical
skills, hard skills and soft skills throughout the session
• Support and substantiate your views with facts and figures.
• Be open to the ideas of others.
Post Session

• Write down your experience.


• Look back where you have done well and where you have gone wrong.
• Do constructive and creative self analysis.
Etiquette and Mannerism for GD

• Be friendly and approachable.


• Encourage participation from co-participants.
• Show presence of mind, humility, tranquility, tolerance, and ability to adapt
and respond to impromptu situations.
• It is not desirable to overplay your emotions. Stay calm.
• Avoid crosstalks.
• Don’t try to convince anyone forcefully
Do’s of Group Discussion
• Be relaxed • If derailed, bring it back to right track
• Sit properly • Show Emotional Intelligence
• Dress formally • Connect to the ideas of others
• Keep track of time • Avoid Skirmishes and heated debates
• Speak at the earliest opportunity • Be alert at all times and listen attentively
• Share time fairly • Transcend personal choice
• Take mental notes
• Encourage the reticent ones
• Be polite
• Allow supporters to back your ideas
• Maintain eye contact
Don’ts of Group Discussion
• Be in hurry • Jump into on conclusion
• Dominate vocally /Physically • Provoke any conflict
• Lose your temper • Snub the participants
• Monopolize or hijack the discussion • Look at evaluators
• Interrupt the conversation • Speak fast
• Brag about your past experience or • Use slang
academic qualification
• Start GD with decisive, firm stand
• Talk loudly to draw attention
• Throw all ideas at one slot
• Be excessively expressive with gestures
Positive Task Roles

• Initiator
• Information Provider
• Procedure Facilitator
• Opinion Seeker
• Opinion Giver
• Clarifier
• Summarizer
Negative Roles to Avoid

• Non-Participant
• Attacker
• Dominator
• Clown
Lexical Bundles Used in Group Discussion

• Initiating :

Good morning/ afternoon friends. My name is ......... I take the privilege of initiating the group discussion
on the topic...................

• Motivating

This is a wonderful topic for discussion.

The topic is quite relevant for the current scenario.

• Inviting opinion

What do you think about ......Mr Sharma.

We would like to know the opinion of Mr. Sharma regarding this issue.
Lexical Bundles Used in Group Discussion
• Giving opinion
In my opinion,
As far as I am concerned,
I would like to add..
As per my belief....
• Agreeing

I totally agree with Mr Sharma,.....

Mr. Sharma made a wonderful point that.... but I would like to add.

The opinion of Mr. Sharma seems valid but we should also consider the other aspect....
Lexical Bundles Used in Group Discussion

• Disagreeing

I beg to differ from .....on the point.....

I have certain reservations regarding.......

I have a slightly different opinion....

I would like to present a completely different aspect of the issue....


• Praising

Mr. Sharma made a really wonderful point.

The opinion/suggestion of Mr. Sharma is valid and .....


• Adding

I would like to add that.....

My humble submission is that...

One more aspect needs to be considered....


Lexical Bundles Used in Group Discussion

• Seeking clarification

Can you please explain what you mean by.....

Do you mean to say........


• Bringing GD on track

Let us return to the centre of our topic....

Can we now talk about......

Let us return to the issue.....


• Summarizing

To sum up.........

Having considered various aspects, we can reach the conclusion that....

On the basis of this discussion, we can conclude that.....


Effective Intervention

• Reasons for Intervention

correction of error
Controlling reckless or unruly behaviour
Adding some details to the discussion
Asking questions for clarification
Effective Intervention

• Intervention should be very polite as it is not desirable.

• Use appropriate phrases

• Expressions such as-

 Excuse me
 Sorry to interrupt
 May I say something
 Can I add something
 Sorry to barge in

can be used.
Interruptions and Overlap

• During Group Discussion Speaker’s discourse has natural points for others to begin their turn. These points are called
transition relevance places or TRPs. Anyone can select a free TRP to speak.

• But there are interruptions also. When someone starts to talk in the middle of the speaker’s turn between TRP.

• Interruptions may happen because-

the interrupter has misjudged the location of TRP.

he has anticipated what the speaker will say

he wants to cut the speaker short

it may be that he is not listening

he may understand it free-for-all situation and enters into it

• This results in overlap. In an overlapped transition, the speaker talks simultaneously with the new speaker who taks the
subsequent turn.
Idea Generation Technique

1-Brainstorming

2-SPELT-(Social, Political ,Economical. Legal, Technical)

3-VPA (View Point of A Affected Parties)

4-KWA (Key Words Analysis

5- POPBEANS (People, Object, Places, Beliefs/Behaviour, Events, Actions, Nature, Social


Aspects)

6- 5Ws (Who,What’, Why, When, Where


Thank You

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