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GD Guidelines 1. Body language is important a. Be calm. Avoid shaking your legs, fidgeting with the pen, etc. b. While speaking, make eye contact with the entire group. If you have just 1 person sitting to your right or left, ensure you don’t ignore him/her. Never look at the moderators. c. When someone else is speaking, it’s fine to make notes, but don’t look down/away the entire time. d. Don’t move your hands beyond your chair – ensure you don’t encroach on the next person’s space. 2. Follow a structure as far as possible - if someone proposes a structure that makes sense, sticking to the structure will be helpful for the entire group. While it is good to quote case details to strengthen your point, merely stating case facts is not enough. 3. Interruptions a. Don’t interrupt a person who has just started talking and hasn’t made his/her point yet. b. If you are interrupted while talking, avoid showing your frustration. 4. Listening is a huge plus point - if you actually carry someone’s relevant points forward constructively, it will count in your favour. Don’t be in a hurry to put all your points on the table without context. 5. Be aware of time a. You may be given general pointers like “Take 2 minutes to think about the topic”. This doesn’t necessarily mean there’ll be a signal after 2 minutes. Be aware of the time. b. During the last minute or so, work as a group to reach a consensus (if required)/effectively summarise. Don’t be caught up with smaller points then. This is especially important if you are specifically reminded about the time by the moderator. For Chairman GDs 1. Address everyone as Sir/Ma’am.

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GD Guidelines1. Body language is importanta. Be calm. Avoid shaking your legs, fidgeting with the pen, etc.b. While speaking, make eye contact with the entire group. If you have just 1 person sitting to your right or left, ensure you dont ignore him/her. Never look at the moderators. c. When someone else is speaking, its fine to make notes, but dont look down/away the entire time.d. Dont move your hands beyond your chair ensure you dont encroach on the next persons space.2. Follow a structure as far as possible - if someone proposes a structure that makes sense, sticking to the structure will be helpful for the entire group. While it is good to quote case details to strengthen your point, merely stating case facts is not enough.3. Interruptionsa. Dont interrupt a person who has just started talking and hasnt made his/her point yet.b. If you are interrupted while talking, avoid showing your frustration.4. Listening is a huge plus point - if you actually carry someones relevant points forward constructively, it will count in your favour. Dont be in a hurry to put all your points on the table without context.5. Be aware of timea. You may be given general pointers like Take 2 minutes to think about the topic. This doesnt necessarily mean therell be a signal after 2 minutes. Be aware of the time.b. During the last minute or so, work as a group to reach a consensus (if required)/effectively summarise. Dont be caught up with smaller points then. This is especially important if you are specifically reminded about the time by the moderator.For Chairman GDs1. Address everyone as Sir/Maam. 2. Address the entire group and not just the Chairman.3. When the Chairman is reading his/her case, be mindful of your body language. Dont discuss the previous case with your neighbour.4. When youre the Chairman, you can take a few seconds to note down important case details before explaining the case to your group if you feel itll help.