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Basic Skills Required For GD: Group Discussion Basic Tips

The document discusses the basic skills required for group discussions, which are used by many companies during their recruitment process to evaluate candidates. It identifies key skills like communication, interpersonal skills, leadership, analytical thinking, problem solving, listening and presentation abilities. Effective communication is emphasized as particularly important for clearly expressing ideas, avoiding misunderstandings, negotiating, and showing one is an active listener. Interpersonal skills help candidates interact well with others, while leadership skills involve taking initiative and guiding discussions. Analytical skills allow seeing issues from multiple perspectives without conflict. Strong listening and presentation skills are also vital for group discussions.

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Basic Skills Required For GD: Group Discussion Basic Tips

The document discusses the basic skills required for group discussions, which are used by many companies during their recruitment process to evaluate candidates. It identifies key skills like communication, interpersonal skills, leadership, analytical thinking, problem solving, listening and presentation abilities. Effective communication is emphasized as particularly important for clearly expressing ideas, avoiding misunderstandings, negotiating, and showing one is an active listener. Interpersonal skills help candidates interact well with others, while leadership skills involve taking initiative and guiding discussions. Analytical skills allow seeing issues from multiple perspectives without conflict. Strong listening and presentation skills are also vital for group discussions.

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Basic skills required for GD

Group Discussion Basic Tips


Many companies conduct group discussion after the written test so as to check
on your interactive skills and how good you are at communicating with other
people. The GD is to check how you behave, participate and contribute in a
group, how much importance do you give to the group objective as well as your
own, how well do you listen to viewpoints of others and how open-minded are
you in accepting views contrary to your own. The aspects which make up a GD
are verbal communication, non-verbal behaviour, and conformation to norms,
decision-making ability and cooperation. You should try to be as true as possible
to these aspects.

Basic skills required in GD

♦ Communication Skills

♦ Interpersonal Skills

♦ Leadership Skills

♦ Motivational Skills

♦ Team Building Skills

♦ Tolerance

♦ Clarity over Ambiguity

♦ Divergent Thinking

♦ Listening skills

♦ Presentation Skills

♦ Analytical / Logical skills


Importance of communication skills in GD
The participating candidates will be assessed in terms of clarity of thought,
expression and aptness of language. One key aspect is listening. It indicates a
willingness to accommodate others views.
Example: To be able to use simple language and explain concepts clearly so that
it is easily understood by all. You actually get negative marks for using esoteric
jargons in an attempt to show-off your knowledge.
Communication skills are extremely essential in today’s competitive
environment. A good communicator should be able to receive information as
sent.
Good Communication skills help to:
 Clearly express and exchange your ideas
 Avoid misunderstandings, can grab attention of evaluators
 Negotiate on various issues in a group discussion
 Avoid professional glitches in a team discussion
 Show you are an active listener.
 Show that you are stable, level headed, confident and quite well aware of
the arguments.
Communication skill is not just about speaking fluently in English. It’s about
being confident and the right attitude.

Importance of Interpersonal skills in GD


Interpersonal Skills reflect the ability of the individual to interact with other
members of the group in a brief situation. Emotional maturity and balance
promotes good interpersonal relationships. The person has to be more people
centric and less self-centred.
Example: To remain cool even when someone provokes you with personal
comment, ability to remain objective, ability to empathize, non-threatening and
more of a team player.
Importance of Leadership skill in GD
Ability to take leadership roles and ability to lead, inspire and carry the team
along to help them achieve group's objectives.
Example: To be able to initiate the group discussion, or to be able to guide the
group especially when the discussion begins losing relevance or try to encourage
all members to participate in the discussion.

Importance of Analytical skill in GD


Ability to analyze and persuade others to see the problem from multiple
perspectives without hurting the group members.
Example: While appreciating someone else's point of view, you should be able
to effectively communicate your view without overtly hurting the other person.

Importance of Problem solving skill in GD


Ability to come out with divergent and offbeat solutions and use one's own
creativity.
Example: While thinking of solutions, don't be afraid to think of novel solutions.
This is a high- risk high-return strategy.

Importance of listening skill in GD


Hearing does not involve any understanding.
Active listening is an essential skill for a presenter. Active listening is acquired
with attention and understanding ideas and facts.
Active listening:
• Helps to generate new ideas.
• Helps not to jump to conclusions.
• Helps avoid aggression because you know what the other person says.
• Helps learn something new.
• Helps to comprehend what the other team member speaks even if the topic
is not well known.
• Keeps you aware and alert.
• Prompts other team mates to listen

Importance of Presentation skill in GD


• Presentation is an effective way to communicate to large number of people at
the same skill
• So it is no just about communicating information, but more importantly, to
have presentation skill you should be able to create interest and excitement in
your subject with trust and enthusiasm in you.
Source: placement.freshersworld.com/basic-skills-required-for-gd/33121993

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