Some GD tips.....
CAT results are out and I have been receiving a number of mails regarding GD/PI prepn in these days. Since it is not possible to send a individual reply, i thought i would put a post on the blog regarding the same.Following are some of the tips for GD from my experience:
* GD is usually not an elimination procedure. The evaluator evaluates you on skills like communication in group, leadership, assertiveness and most importantly listening. Remember you have one mouth and two years. So the communication should also be on similar pattern. A group discussion is your chance to be more vocal. The evaluator wants to hear you speak. So you do not have to sit quitely and hope that someone would give you a chance to speak up. Stand up for your opinion.
* Regarding the content- TIME told us a strategy which I found very useful for every topic -SPELT. Think about a topic from five different prespectives -Social, Political, Economic, Legal And Technological, u wud be able to generate a number of good points.
* Take time to organize your thoughts. Think of what you are going to say.
* Don't start speaking until you have clearly understood and analyzed the subject. Seek clarification if you have any doubts regarding the subject.
* Work out various strategies to help you make an entry: initiate the discussion or agree with someone else's point and then move onto express your views.
* Opening the discussion is not the only way of gaining attention and recognition. It is a high risk, high return strategy. The move can backfire badly if you make any goof up. I personally preferred being second or third speaker.
* Your body language says a lot about you - your gestures and mannerisms are more likely to reflect your attitude than what you say. Gestures like pointing a finger or pen, sitting cross legged, playing with pen, tapping with feet needs to be avoided. Maintaining an eye contact, smiling faces are always welcomed.
* Try to know as many as people before the GD. This helps as familiar faces may not interrupt you as you speak.
* Language skills are important only to the effect as to how you get your points across clearly and fluently.
* Be assertive not dominating; try to maintain a balanced tone in your discussion and analysis. Don't lose your cool if anyone says anything you object to. The key is to stay objective: Don't take the discussion personally.
* Always be polite: Try to avoid using extreme phrases like: `I strongly object' or `I disagree'. Instead try phrases like: `I would like to share my views on;' or `One difference between your point and mine' or "I beg to differ with you"
* In case of a ‘Fish market situation’, first and foremost- make sure that you don’t contribute to the mayhem. If the group is too disorderly wait for the right opportunity to make your point. Also a valuable tip - If a GD/Case study is more than 15 mins duration, it would not turn into a fish market. So act accordingly. IIMA case studies do not turn into fish market. There is a lot of time and people are really hesitant to create fish market kind of situation.
* Brush up on your leadership skills; motivate the other members of the team to speak, and listen to their views. Be receptive to others' opinions and do not be abrasive or aggressive.
* Read a lot for generating content. Go thru newspapers like Hindu, mags like Businessworld etc to get a familiarity with current topics.
* Modulate the various aspects of your voice viz. volume, pitch and tone so as to suit the nature of the point you are making. Make sure you don’t sound rude or arrogant.
Apart from the above points, the panel will also judge candidates for theiralertness and presence of mind, problem-solving abilities, ability to work as a team without alienating certain members, and creativity. An old cliched but valid adage says -'Practice makes a man perfect'..... n GD is one of the places where it is most apt.
posted by amit @ 2:26 PM
27 Comments:
me planning to give CAT again reading these tips ;) anyways nice strategies....chalo desh ka koi to bhala kar raha hai :P
Arre wa...GD strategies free mein? Kya baat hai? Koi kafi social service ke mood mein lag raha hai! :) Nice blog you've got here...:)
ur post is really helpful.
keep up the good work dude.
wow!! tu to tie up karle kissi insti se ya apna insti khol le,
yeh waise by any chance copy paste to nahi tha na.. seemed too professional !!
@ ships : achha u too r giving CAT next year.... gud, i wud hv one more addition to 'gyan giving club'...:D.
and where is ur pic..... mujhe to kahin nazar nahin aayi
@ uptown girl : arre yaar, last year maine bhi junta ka bahut dimaag khaaya tha CAT ke liye..... so is baar socha ki mein gyan deta hoon
@ ritesh : chalo achha hai... these strategies helped me a lot... hope tumhare bhi kaam aaye.... do tell me about ur interviews... i went to ur blog n it seems tht is another place where u can find a lot of GD related info
@ anonymous : bhai tarreef ke liye shukriya... apna naam to chod diya karo
@ freakzoid : nahin yaar copy paste nahin tha... hota to tu ab tak pakad chuka hota...:D. vaise bade dino baad tu mujhe is blog par nazar aaya...
thanks dude!
really helpful (and comforting ;) )
so whens the PI tips post scheduled for release? :)
Bhai, 4-5 baar MBA karne ka mera koi iraada nahin..ek baar already kar chuki hoon :) but gyaan kabhi bhi baant sakti hoon ;)
and yeh kya, Aj ke blog per kya likha? u searching a gal 4 urself :P yeh chhup chhup kar kyun likh rahe ho ki u need a wife...daro mat..tumhaari mummy tumhara blog nahin padhti hongi ;)
padhlo pehle..nahin to tumhara matrimonial profile mein likhna padega..ladka berozgaar hai and u wont get proper dowry :))
@ anonymous : thanx yaar, but as usual, i tell all 'gumnaam' readers to leave their 'naam' here
@ ships : achha i never knew tht u hv done an mba, i thought u r already planning to become one...:)
arre yaar chup chup ke likhna padta hai. meri mummy to kab se keh rahi hai shaadi karne ke liye. agar unhone mere blog par ajay wala comment pad liya to kal hi bula kar shaadi kara degi...:)
berozgar hun, isiliye to abhi pad kar ek achhi naukri ki fight maroonga taki dowry achhi mile...:)
@ ships : i too got my spy behind u.... wud furnish me about ur details in a day or two.... keep watching....
yes i have already done mba some 2 yrs back..but still younger to u...meri blog se meri umar ka pata he nahin chalta..he he
Oh My God!!!! Spy behind me!!!! galati hui babuji aage se nahin panga loongi ;) and yeh kya yaar spy and all jo poochna tha mujhe se directly pooch lete..itna sharmaane ki kya baat thi ;)ek baar mail kar ke toh dekhte...yeh naacheez aap ke har sawaal ka jawab de deti :P
aur in sab ku-karm se uper utho..duniya bahoot badi hai vats..;)
@ ships : wah khud info nikalti ho to spying aur hum koshish karein to kukarm :p. yeh baat theek nahin hai...
aur haan do give me ur mail id, otherwise tumhare baarein mein jo bhi khabar aayegi woh mein tumhe kaise bataunga. i think its not a gud idea to post a girl's info on a public place like this :)
wht one's mom can teach one...
even though i m still 2 yrs away frm tht dreaded exam CAT..... still thnks.
ur junior frm NSIT.
So what did ur spy tell u abt me ;)
I guess u hired a wrong person :P
@ ships : arre yaar spy nalayak nahin hai, thoda sa dheela aur sust hai. He is taking time to get the info.
btw did u get a mail, mujhe jo khabar mili maine tumhe bata di. aur info ke liye thodi prateeksha kijiye...:)
amitji,y dont u plan to take some classes...kisi ka to bhal ho hi jayega!!!
wah, ustad,wah!!
i'll be riting CAT this year....saare ke saare tips tumhare kaam ayenge :)
great work!
Nice wrk amit!
BTW,visit my latest maha long post :)
u may like it..
wah bhai !
Sahi Gyaan bata ja rha hai
Gud work!
ur post was really useful.can u explain how a case study wud be? i have no idea wat it is.
Gyaan ka Saagar was that post....Amazed u still remember all those fundas.
@ rohan : yaar abhi CAT ka load mat lena. chill maro engg ke mazze lo... NSIT is a real gud plce to be in. all play n no work still u get a rocking placement :p
@ ruchi : achha CAT ka ek aur shikaar... badia hai....:p
@ anonymous : bhai apna naam to chod diya karo.... gumnaam hai koi....
sab copy paste hai :(
ganesh_a
THANX....dude
it is really help ful......
keep it up........
Nice article friend. really useful.
sujatha k
http://coromendalqueen.blogspot.com/2010/01/some-facts-behind-group-discussion.html
thanks for this information it will help a lot to me. thank u very much.
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