IN THE 2 MINUTES
GIVEN BEFORE DISCUSSION STARTS
Write down these
point on the paper given to you and fill in accordingly
- Rural vs urban India
- Government allocation of money/funds
- Medicinal use (grass is yellow : marijuana: treatment of cancer)
- Stakeholders (customers, villages, students, teenagers)
- HISTORICAL CONTEXT
- EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT
- TECHNOLOGY
- DEMOGRAPHICAL
- ECONOMIC ISSUES
GD is never a debate
MIDWAY CONCLUSION:
After 6-7 minutes,
give a small conclusion as to what has been done till now. You can say "We
have discussed positive points like <> and downside like <> . Let
us now discuss the solutions of this problem. I suggest…. " <put up a
point>
This way you speak
in general for 10 seconds when everyone shuts down and then you can control the
group and say a point that everyone notices
Be a combination of
professor (preach your points and get everyone to agree) and butcher (use the
"I agree, but" technique) . You should get people to agree with you
as well as say your points well.
You have to be
persuasive as well as aggressive. People skills as well as a firm hand is what
the company is looking for.
Modulate your voice.
High tone when saying something important and softness and politeness with
general words. Your statements should always end politely.
"My friends, we
are deviating from our discussion topic. <put up your point>"
If you feel someone
is saying fake data, "I think we should check the authenticity of the
figures you are putting up but according to <some trusted
newspaper/stats>" or "I think the data you are quoting is not from
a reliable source"
When someone
interjects you in middle of a point, say "Please let me finish my point
dear friend"
When you conclude at
the end, say "according to us" and sum up all the points nicely.
NEVER add a new
point in conclusion. You can say "The solutions and suggestions that have
come up are <>"
When you start a GD,
define the scope of the topic 1st
Never point at
someone , not even through a pen. Use the whole palm to gesture. "My
respected colleague /friend "
You can give a
chance to the people agreeing with your point. This shows that you are a team
player. "I think my colleague would like to add something, lets give him a
chance to put forth his point"
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Wars are like
volcanos, they destroy what is, yet create what is not
Nod along. Do not
cross legs, don’t play with pen or point at someone. The hand should not be too
far away from body
- Do not focus on metaphor more. If your point is invalid after 2 minutes, let it go. Don’t stick to it
- Continue discussion forward. Agree and repeat what other person said and then add more
- Raise voice when no-one is listening and keep speaking continuously
- Summary in between always helps
- Look at people who are speaking the point, don’t sway away from topic
- "we have discussed foreign examples, lets discuss Indian examples and experiences"
- "we have discussed old wars and history, lets focus on current scenario/present"
Summary
:
- We had a fruitful discussion
- Repeat topic
- Diplomacy
- Look at the person who made a specific point
Conclusion:
Summary + own opinion
SAMPLE
GD TOPICS
Tie vs hammer : blue
collar jobs vs executives(white collar)
It was engineering a
mistake? (seems like a pi has been slashed through)
A ship where you can
save 3 out of 10 people or none. You always have to stick to the fact that you
save all people.
Sources for more topics:
http://www.gdtopics.com/
Sources for more topics:
http://www.gdtopics.com/
