Shouting or dominating
Keep you emotions under control. Do not try to dominate the group or let your
emotions rule you. Sometimes it might happen that a group member might say
something which hurts your emotions for example a comment on your race or
religion, make sure that you do not get into an argument. Your focus should be
to effectively meet the goals of GD topic.
Show off
You have to put across your knowledge on the subject during the GD but you have
to be very careful about the thin demarcation between showing off and knowledge
sharing. For e.g. Using statistics and facts during the GD is a good thing to
do but you must not over do it to nauseate the group members.
Low Self Confidence or Insecurities
As we have seen earlier, one of the traits evaluated during GD is your self
confidence. Do not hesitate to speak confidently. You might be short of ideas
or knowledge on the subject. Listen to others and put across your thoughts in a
clear and audible voice. Make sure that you make eye contact with all the group
members.
Slang and negative gestures
GD is a formal discussion. Avoid informal words and negative gestures. For e.g.
avoid words like gonna, wanna, ya etc. Similarly avoid gestures like pointing
fingers, knocking the desk with the pen.
If you ensure that you do not commit these mistakes during the GD, you will not
have to worry about the negative marks and your chances of getting through it
also become bright.
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