Communication: Basically divided in 2 parts:1. Body Language- Includes body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements.

2. Verbal Communication- Expression of knowledge, tone.

Group Discussion: In a GD you are given a topic in a group of 8-10 people and everyone is required to put forward their own views. This helps to judge the candidate on the basis of his/her knowledge, communication skills, convincing capability etc.

Seeing the growing importance of group discussions I would like to share some of the important points that should be kept in mind while you are appearing for a GD:

Sit in a proper manner. Your posture determines your personality. It may happen that you have little or no knowledge about the given topic. Showing a sign of tension on your face leaves a bad impression about you. Just stay calm and let others start, get an idea from others and then proceed. Speak in an audible and clear voice. Your speech should be devoid of grammatical error. Fluent and correct language always proves to be an asset for you. Always exemplify your statements. Give examples, remember the examples should be valid and not have the base of your personal experience. Try to convince people in a calm way. Becoming aggressive is a bad option. Be a good listener, Speak and let speak. Never waste time in irrelevant discussion be specific. Always try to reach to a conclusion. A discussion without a conclusion is of no use. Do not: Use some words like: o o o o I would like to, Agree!!, Dont Agree, Yes, No, Accept

Also a group discussion should not be converted into a debate. An example: What is the fate of the Euro? You may start saying that: It is bound to fail or it may not fail completely etc. This leads to a debate.

Instead if you start this way: The fate of Euro depends on the greater good that it does to the member countries and to the world economy. The greater good that it does is........etc This is discussion.

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