Spoken English: Group Discussion Tips and Tricks
Group Discussion
A group discussion is a modern method of assessing a
candidate’s personality. It is both a technique and an art and very
comprehensive tool to judge the worthiness of a candidate and appropriateness
for the job in issue. It is a democratic method to judge suitability of a
candidate in regard to a particular vacancy or a course of studies. In a group
discussion comparatively there is a more relaxed atmosphere where participants
feel at ease, comfortable, cheerful, free and friendly to one another. It is
conducted by the participants themselves without any outside control and
interference. The participants’ art more or less of the same age,
qualifications, experience, social and family background. They sit closely
round a big table to discuss among themselves some current topic, a problem of
common interest or a subject of common concern.
Some factors to be successful in Group
Discussion
1.
Planning and
preparation
2.
Be calm,
friendly and cool
3.
The power of speech
4.
Self confidence
5.
Knowing the
subject
6.
Be brief
7.
Personal
appearance
No-1: Gentlemen, I seek your permission to speak
first and open the discussion not because that I am No-1. Nor does it imply
that we should follow the clockwise system of 1, 2, 3 etc. It also does not
imply that I presume to be superior to all of you in any way not that I want to
become a coordinator or chairman to conduct the group discussion.
Actually we need none. I have volunteered to speak first only because I feel
doing so. The topic “what is wrong with Indian Cinema?” is complex,
controversial and yet very interesting and absorbing.
No-5: Yes, my friend No-1. We understand and
appreciate your sentiments and thank you for to volunteering to take the floor
first and open the discussion, yet may please proceed further with your speech
and discussion.
No-1: Thank you No-5 and the rest of my friends
and fellow contestants for allowing me to begin the discussion. Indian cinema
is now over one hundred years old and during this period it has made many peaks
and troughs. There have been moments of triumph and glory and also times of
slump and gloom. It began as a new instrument of entertainment in a silent
form. Then there were produced soundless and dumb short films. The first
indigenous film was made in 1993 by D.G Phalkey and it was titled Raja
Harischandra. Gradually film production turned into an organized industry and
with the production of Alam Ara in 1931 by Ardeshir Irani dawaned a new era of
Indian cinema and many film companies and studios were established. Alam Ara
was the first talkie film. During those days many regional talkie films were
also produced. Every regional cinema had its own actors, actress and directors.
Then films, multi stars big budget films, short documentary type films and new
wave cinema films. Many of Indian films suffer from a number of defects and
shortcomings. There is too much emphasis of entertainment, songs, dances,
bizarre scenes and characters are typecast. The stories are often repetitions and so dull
and boring. There is a lack of credible characters and they suffer from unpredictability
of human behavior. Consequently, they do not create confidence in the viewers. It
does not mean that there are no bright. Glorious and praise worthy films. There
they are but their number is few and far between. They can be easily counted
and remembered.
No-6: There is often a controversy on whether a
film is for entertainment and not for education. Some believe that films and
cinema are meant only for entertainment and not for education. Some believe
that films and cinema in India began only as an instrument of entertainment. People
went and still go to cinema and theatres only to entertain themselves and
forget stress, strain and worries. It provided them a release and escapes from
a routine and burdensome life and still does so. They feel that a cinema house
or a theatre should not be turned into a school or a college. They believe in
art for art’s sake and not for life or any other purpose. They believe that it
is a cheap and interesting form of entertainment and pastime and as such. It has
nothing to do with reformation, renaissance, patriotism, social morals,
education and improvement of the society ethically. They believe that it is an
art form meant only for amusement and entertainment having the elements of an
interesting story, dance, song, excitement, comedy and melody and drama etc.
ΓΌ Topics for discussion(Conversation,
Presentation and Group Discussion)
1. Discussion
about pollution.
2. Discuss
on fashion and modernity.
3. Discuss
on food scarcity and hunger death.
4. Economic
factors and growth.
5. Organic
farming vs. inorganic farming.
6. Discussion
regarding drainage system in city and village.
7. Conversation
about forest, hill and plain lands.
8. Conversation
about animal, birds and reptiles.
9. City
life and village life.
10. Love affair
and its side effect.
11. Electricity
and its impact.
12. Natural calamity.
13. Tribal life
style.
14. Earth and
universe.
15. Public
press.
16. Great
man or woman of India and world.
17. Medicine.
18. Modernity
versus tradition
19. Should
bandhs and rallies be banned?
20. Terrorism.
21. Indian
democracy.
22. Is
India a soft state?
23. Environmental
conservation and industrial development should go together
24. Global
warming.
25. Indian
cinema.
26. Movie
world.
27. Child labour.
28. Mahatma
Gandhi.
29. India
and Olympic
30. India
and Cricket
31. Impact
of advertisement
32. Live
in relationship.
33. Is
Indian culture dying?
34. Travel
and tourism
35. Indian
novel winner.
36. Present
fuel v/s future fuel
37. Population
explosion
38. Love
marriage v/s arrange marriage
39. Should
capital punishment be banned?
40. E-waste
management
41. WWF
:world wild life found
42. Entrepreneurship
43. Spiritual
movements in India
44. Black
magic v/s medical science
45. Food
adulteration
46. Election
in India
47. 100.
Plastic money.
48. 101.
Science.
49. 102.
Co-Education.
50. 103.
Demonetization.
51. 104.
Atomic and Nuclear power.
52. 105.
Online Marketing.
53. 106.
Pen is mightier than sword.
54. 107.
Water scarcity; Ground water problem.
55. 108.
Evolution of Human.
56. 109.
Difficulties of Middle class family.
57. 110.
Inflation.
58. 111.
Plastic- a threat to environment
59. 112.
Kashmir the pride of India.
60. 113.
Online games.
61. 114. India before freedom
.115. Black money.
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