46 Uses of a GD 1. To express important points about a given topic.
2. Telling facts about
the topic with justification 3. To develop oratory skills
4. To drive fear away
5. To share opinions
6. To arrive
at a positive conclusion The main areas of a GD are 1. Subject knowledge about current affairs, politics,
social issues, economic issues, scientific and environmental problems.
2. Analysis will help to discard unimportant and irrelevant points
3. GD develops communication skills such as listening,
language, expression, articulation and pronunciation, verbal and nonverbal.
4. It develops leadership skills like initiation,
assertiveness, self confidence, persuasiveness, patience, body language and motivation.
5. Team management
skills include adaptability, positive thinking, cooperation, coordination and correcting attitudinal lapses.
Dynamics of GD 1. The opening of a GD should be attractive and direct the course of discussion.
2. Reasoning ability plays an important role.
3. Plan a strategy
4. The motivator or the leader of a
group should roll the topic on, avoiding pauses.
5. The leader should see that bitter arguments and personal criticism are avoided
6. Understanding the topic from all possible angles
7. Summing up is very important fora good GD
8. Proper body language and eye contact makes a GD effective.
9.
Use position, reason, example and position formula
