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8th September 2011, 07:49 PM
Dheraj Singh
 
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How can I improve my communication skills? How to prepare for the Bank Exam, Interviews, Placements and GD round?


helo sir,,am dng MCA........my communication skill is too weak..sir pls tell me how to improve communication skills.......and how to prepare bank examination..........interviews,placements and gd round.




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10th September 2011, 01:18 AM
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helo sir,,am dng MCA........my communication skill is too weak..sir pls tell me how to improve communication skills.......and how to prepare bank examination..........interviews,placements and gd round.
TIPS TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS



Communication skills is one of the key part which is much needed in most of the fields.... The only thing which you have to keep in mind to improve your communication skills is HARD WORK... if you can spend some 2 hrs of your valuable time for preparation then for sure you can improve.....

-> The first important thing to improve the communication skill is to know the basic English grammar... if you know the grammar well then you can easily frame the sentences which in turn you can put in words when you speak....

-> I have attached some of the e-books which help you to prepare English grammar and the usage in this post for your reference... just check it over...

-> Try to read English newspaper and speak in English whenever you get the chance.. at first the sentence which you frame and speak will be wrong but once you practice again and again you will surely see the improvement in yourself...

-> To prepare for Bank examinations you have to know the pattern of the exam and prepare for the questions accordingly...

-> To know the pattern of questions followed in the exam you must refer the previous year model papers of the bank exam....

-> I have attached some of the common bank exam model papers in this post for your reference.. just go through it...

-> Once you know the pattern you can very well prepare for the exam by referring some good books which helps you for bank exam preparation...

-> Some of the recommended books are as follows...


Bank Probationary Officer Exam
ISBN: 8178125013


Banks Probationary Officers Examination
ISBN: 8174821511


Guide To BANK PO & Specialist Officers Exam Guide
ISBN: 8183552870


BANK PO Practice Test Papers
ISBN: 9381362044


Previous Papers For Bank Clerk (Eng) Exam


Bank PO Planner
ISBN: 8192051706


Bank PO General English: Bank Probationary Officer Exams (140+ Solved Papers 1996-2010)
ISBN: 818348218X


-> To prepare for placements you have to do the same as preparing for bank exam, just refer the previous year papers of the particular company and prepare for the questions accordingly by referring some good books like R.S.Agarwal... it's one of the best book for aptitude preparation....

-> To prepare for aptitude test online CLICK HERE!!!

-> I have also attached some of the e-books which helps you to prepare for the interview for placements which is very much self - explanatory and you can easily understand and learn...

-> Also attached the Group Discussion tips in this post for your reference.. just go through and remember those points and follow it...

-> Group Discussion and Interview needs to important thing that is CONFIDENCE and GOOD COMMUNICATION.. so just try to improve in this and prepare for it....


hope the info. helps...

All the Best...
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10th September 2011, 01:48 AM
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helo sir,,am dng MCA........my communication skill is too weak..sir pls tell me how to improve communication skills.......and how to prepare bank examination..........interviews,placements and gd round.
Improving Communication Skills


The most important thing about improving communication skills is to be a patient listener and to learn from your mistakes..

start reading an english newspaper and start reading story books..
this will help you get into a flow of english..
the more you read..the more you will become aware of the grammatically correct sentences..the flow will let you know when you are going wrong..

when you think you have started improving..go on to the next level..
start reading novels and underline the difficult words in the newspaper and find out their meanings..watch a lot of english movies..

organize group discussions with your friends and talk in english among yourselves..choose those friends who are also having problem like you in communication skills..

and finally..practice a lot in front of the mirror..this will give you confidence as well as..it will let you know how you will react when you face others..

all the very best and i hope you improve soon enough..
all these things are practical and faster way of learning english..because reading cannot improve english..practice will..

~Hope this helps.. ~

With Warm Regards
"Nitz"
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10th September 2011, 02:31 AM
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FOR GD
Here are some of the most important personality traits that a candidate should possess to do
well at a Group Discussion:
1. Team Player
B-Schools lay great emphasis on this parameter because it is essential for managers to be
team players.
The reason: Managers always work in teams.
At the beginning of his career, a manager works as a team member. And, later, as a team
leader.
Management aspirants who lack team skills cannot be good managers.
2. Reasoning Ability
Reasoning ability plays an important role while expressing your opinions or ideas at a Group
Discussion.
For example, an opinion like 'Reduction in IIMs' fees will affect quality' can be better stated
by demonstrating your reasoning ability and completing the missing links between fees and
quality as:
'Reduction in IIMs' fees will result in less funds being invested on study material, student
exchange programmes, research, student development activities, etc.
'Moreover, it costs money to attract good faculty, create good infrastructure and upgrade
technology.
'With reduction in fees, less money will be available to perform these ,activities which will
lead to deterioration in the quality of IIMs.'
3. Leadership
There are three types of situations that can arise in a Group Discussion:
~ A Group Discussion where participants are unable to establish a proper rapport and do not
speak much.
~ A Group Discussion where participants get emotionally charged and the Group Discussion
gets chaotic.
~ A Group Discussion where participants discuss the topic assertively by touching on all its
nuances and try to reach the objective.
Here, a leader would be someone who facilitates the third situation at a Group Discussion.
A leader would have the following qualities:
~S/he shows direction to the group whenever group moves away from the topic.
~S/he coordinates the effort of the different team members in the Group Discussion.
~S/he contributes to the Group Discussion at regular intervals with valuable insights.
~S/he also inspires and motivates team members to express their views.
Caution: Being a mere coordinator in a Group Discussion does not help, because it is a
secondary role.
Contribute to the Group Discussion with your ideas and opinions, but also try and steer the
conversation towards a goal.
4. Flexibility
You must be open to other ideas as well as to the evaluation of your ideas: That is what
flexibility is all about.
But first, remember: Never ever start your Group Discussion with a stand or a conclusion.
Say the topic of a Group Discussion is, 'Should India go to war with Pakistan?'
Some participants tend to get emotionally attached to the topic and take a stand either in
favour or against the topic, ie 'Yes, India should', or, 'No, India should not'.
By taking a stand, you have already given your decision without discussing the topic at hand
or listening to the views of your team members.
Also, if you encounter an opposition with a very strong point at the 11th hour, you end up in
a typical catch-22 situation:
~If you change your stand, you are seen as a fickle-minded or a whimsical person.
~If you do not change your stand, you are seen as an inflexible, stubborn and obstinate
person.
5. Assertiveness
You must put forth your point to the group in a very emphatic, positive and confident
manner.
Participants often confuse assertiveness with aggressiveness.
Aggressiveness is all about forcing your point on the other person, and can be a threat to the
group. An aggressive person can also demonstrate negative body language, whereas an
assertive person displays positive body language.
6. Initiative
A general trend amongst students is to start a Group Discussion and get the initial kitty of
points earmarked for the initiator.
But that is a high risk-high return strategy.
Initiate a Group Discussion only if you are well versed with the topic. If you start and fail to
contribute at regular intervals, it gives the impression that you started the Group Discussion
just for the sake of the initial points.
Also, if you fumble, stammer or misquote facts, it may work against you.
Remember: You never ever get a second chance to create a first impression.
7. Creativity/ Out of the box thinking
An idea or a perspective which opens new horizons for discussion on the Group Discussion
topic is always highly appreciated.
When you put across a new idea convincingly, such that it is discussed at length by the group,
it can only be positive.
You will find yourself in the good books of the examiner.
8. Inspiring ability
A good group discussion should incorporate views of all the team members.
If some team members want to express their ideas but are not getting the opportunity to do so,
giving them an opportunity to express their ideas or opinions will be seen as a positive trait.
Caution: If a participant is not willing to speak, you need not necessarily go out of the way to
ask him to express his views. This may insult him and hamper the flow of the Group
Discussion.
9. Listening
Always try and strike a proper balance between expressing your ideas and imbibing ideas.
10. Awareness
You must be well versed with both the micro and macro environment.
Your awareness about your environment helps a lot in your Group Discussion content, which
carries maximum weightage.
Caution: The content or awareness generally constitutes 40 to 50 percent marks of your
Group Discussion.
Apart from these qualities, communication skills, confidence and the ability to think on one's
feet are also very important.
A group discussion can be categorically divided into three different phases:
i. Initiation/ Introduction
ii. Body of the group discussion
iii. Summarisation/ Conclusion
Let's stress on the initiation and summarisation:
Initiation Techniques
Initiating a Group Discussion is a high profit-high loss strategy.
When you initiate a Group Discussion, you not only grab the opportunity to speak, you also
grab the attention of the examiner and your fellow candidates.
If you can make a favourable first impression with your content and communication skills
after you initiate a Group Discussion, it will help you sail through the discussion.
But if you initiate a Group Discussion and stammer/ stutter/ quote wrong facts and figures,
the damage might be irreparable.
If you initiate a Group Discussion impeccably but don't speak much after that, it gives the
impression that you started the Group Discussion for the sake of starting it or getting those
initial kitty of points earmarked for an initiator!
When you start a Group Discussion, you are responsible for putting it into the right
perspective or framework. So initiate one only if you have indepth knowledge about the topic
at hand.
There are different techniques to initiate a Group Discussion and make a good first
impression:
i. Quotes
ii. Definition
iii. Question
iv. Shock statement
v. Facts, figures and statistics
vi. Short story
vii. General statement
~ Quotes
Quotes are an effective way of initiating a Group Discussion.
If the topic of a Group Discussion is: Should the Censor Board be abolished?, you could start
with a quote like, 'Hidden apples are always sweet'.
For a Group Discussion topic like, Customer is King, you could quote Sam (Wal-mart)
Walton's famous saying, 'There is only one boss: the customer. And he can fire everybody in
the company -- from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.'
~ Definition
Start a Group Discussion by defining the topic or an important term in the topic.
For example, if the topic of the Group Discussion is Advertising is a Diplomatic Way of
Telling a Lie, why not start the Group Discussion by defining advertising as, 'Any paid form
of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods or services through mass media
like newspapers, magazines, television or radio by an identified sponsor'?
For a topic like The Malthusian Economic Prophecy is no longer relevant, you could start by
explaining the definition of the Malthusian Economic Prophecy.
~ Question
Asking a question is an impactful way of starting a Group Discussion.
It does not signify asking a question to any of the candidates in a Group Discussion so as to
hamper the flow. It implies asking a question, and answering it yourself.
Any question that might hamper the flow of a Group Discussion or insult a participant or play
devil's advocate must be discouraged.
Questions that promote a flow of ideas are always appreciated.
For a topic like, Should India go to war with Pakistan, you could start by asking, 'What does
war bring to the people of a nation? We have had four clashes with Pakistan. The pertinent
question is: what have we achieved?'
~ Shock statement
Initiating a Group Discussion with a shocking statement is the best way to grab immediate
attention and put forth your point.
If a Group Discussion topic is, The Impact of Population on the Indian Economy, you could
start with, 'At the centre of the Indian capital stands a population clock that ticks away
relentlessly. It tracks 33 births a minute, 2,000 an hour, 48,000 a day. Which calculates to
about 12 million every year. That is roughly the size of Australia. As a current political
slogan puts it, 'Nothing's impossible when 1 billion Indians work together'.'
~ Facts, figures and statistics
If you decide to initiate your Group Discussion with facts, figure and statistics, make sure to
quote them accurately.
Approximation is allowed in macro level figures, but micro level figures need to be correct
and accurate.
For example, you can say, approximately 70 per cent of the Indian population stays in rural
areas (macro figures, approximation allowed).
But you cannot say 30 states of India instead of 28 (micro figures, no approximations).
Stating wrong facts works to your disadvantage.
For a Group Discussion topic like, China, a Rising Tiger, you could start with, 'In 1983, when
China was still in its initial stages of reform and opening up, China's real use of Foreign
Direct Investment only stood at $636 million. China actually utilised $60 billion of FDI in
2004, which is almost 100 times that of its 1983 statistics."
~ Short story
Use a short story in a Group Discussion topic like, Attitude is Everything.
This can be initiated with, 'A child once asked a balloon vendor, who was selling helium gasfilled
balloons, whether a blue-coloured balloon will go as high in the sky as a green-coloured
balloon. The balloon vendor told the child, it is not the colour of the balloon but what is
inside it that makes it go high.'
~ General statement
Use a general statement to put the Group Discussion in proper perspective.
For example, if the topic is, Should Sonia Gandhi be the prime minister of India?, you could
start by saying, 'Before jumping to conclusions like, 'Yes, Sonia Gandhi should be', or 'No,
Sonia Gandhi should not be', let's first find out the qualities one needs to be a a good prime
minister of India. Then we can compare these qualities with those that Mrs Gandhi possesses.
This will help us reach the conclusion in a more objective and effective manner.'
Summarisation Techniques
Most Group Discussions do not really have conclusions. A conclusion is where the whole
group decides in favour or against the topic.
But every Group Discussion is summarised. You can summarise what the group has
discussed in the Group Discussion in a nutshell.
Keep the following points in mind while summarising a discussion:
Avoid raising new points.
Avoid stating only your viewpoint.
Avoid dwelling only on one aspect of the Group Discussion.
Keep it brief and concise.
It must incorporate all the important points that came out during the Group Discussion.
If the examiner asks you to summarise a Group Discussion, it means the Group Discussion
has come to an end. Do not add anything once the Group Discussion has been summarised.
1. always be the initiator and concluder of the Group Discussion then being a participant.
2. But if you are particaipant always try to be the most vianl/key participant.
3. put points firmly and always try to get others support too.
4. if you find that the discussion os going offttrack then never loose an oppurtunity to bring it
back to straem this is the best point to score max.
5. try to keep latest information on the topic .
6. be very polite , people may try to provoke you to to get more points but try to keep cool.
7. most important don't wait for your turn to speak when discussion is on. inturrupt politely if
you want to put forward your points.
8. last but not the least keep atab on the time given for discussion. score points by wrapping
up the discussion if you feel that the discussion is heating but the time is going to be over.
9. during clonclusion, do end with the conclusion note. that shows your leadership quality.
Best scoring points are:
1. initiation of discussion,
2.always keeping/trying tokeep discussion on track
3. conclusion on time
4. your capability to keep your cool and listen as well as putting your points.
Group Discussion basically means searching your team player, leadership, communication
capability.
Here are some of the most important personality traits that a candidate should possess to do
well at a Group Discussion:
1. Team Player
B-Schools lay great emphasis on this parameter because it is essential for managers to be
team players.
The reason: Managers always work in teams.
At the beginning of his career, a manager works as a team member. And, later, as a team
leader.
Management aspirants who lack team skills cannot be good managers.
2. Reasoning Ability
Reasoning ability plays an important role while expressing your opinions or ideas at a Group
Discussion.
For example, an opinion like 'Reduction in IIMs' fees will affect quality' can be better stated
by demonstrating your reasoning ability and completing the missing links between fees and
quality as:
'Reduction in IIMs' fees will result in less funds being invested on study material, student
exchange programmes, research, student development activities, etc.
'Moreover, it costs money to attract good faculty, create good infrastructure and upgrade
technology.
'With reduction in fees, less money will be available to perform these ,activities which will
lead to deterioration in the quality of IIMs.'
3. Leadership
There are three types of situations that can arise in a Group Discussion:
~ A Group Discussion where participants are unable to establish a proper rapport and do not
speak much.
~ A Group Discussion where participants get emotionally charged and the Group Discussion
gets chaotic.
~ A Group Discussion where participants discuss the topic assertively by touching on all its
nuances and try to reach the objective.
Here, a leader would be someone who facilitates the third situation at a Group Discussion.
A leader would have the following qualities:
~S/he shows direction to the group whenever group moves away from the topic.
~S/he coordinates the effort of the different team members in the Group Discussion.
~S/he contributes to the Group Discussion at regular intervals with valuable insights.
~S/he also inspires and motivates team members to express their views.
Caution: Being a mere coordinator in a Group Discussion does not help, because it is a
secondary role.
Contribute to the Group Discussion with your ideas and opinions, but also try and steer the
conversation towards a goal.
4. Flexibility
You must be open to other ideas as well as to the evaluation of your ideas: That is what
flexibility is all about.
But first, remember: Never ever start your Group Discussion with a stand or a conclusion.
Say the topic of a Group Discussion is, 'Should India go to war with Pakistan?'
Some participants tend to get emotionally attached to the topic and take a stand either in
favour or against the topic, ie 'Yes, India should', or, 'No, India should not'.
By taking a stand, you have already given your decision without discussing the topic at hand
or listening to the views of your team members.
Also, if you encounter an opposition with a very strong point at the 11th hour, you end up in
a typical catch-22 situation:
~If you change your stand, you are seen as a fickle-minded or a whimsical person.
~If you do not change your stand, you are seen as an inflexible, stubborn and obstinate
person.
5. Assertiveness
You must put forth your point to the group in a very emphatic, positive and confident
manner.
Participants often confuse assertiveness with aggressiveness.
Aggressiveness is all about forcing your point on the other person, and can be a threat to the
group. An aggressive person can also demonstrate negative body language, whereas an
assertive person displays positive body language.
6. Initiative
A general trend amongst students is to start a Group Discussion and get the initial kitty of
points earmarked for the initiator.
But that is a high risk-high return strategy.
Initiate a Group Discussion only if you are well versed with the topic. If you start and fail to
contribute at regular intervals, it gives the impression that you started the Group Discussion
just for the sake of the initial points.
Also, if you fumble, stammer or misquote facts, it may work against you.
Remember: You never ever get a second chance to create a first impression.
7. Creativity/ Out of the box thinking
An idea or a perspective which opens new horizons for discussion on the Group Discussion
topic is always highly appreciated.
When you put across a new idea convincingly, such that it is discussed at length by the group,
it can only be positive.
You will find yourself in the good books of the examiner.
8. Inspiring ability
A good group discussion should incorporate views of all the team members.
If some team members want to express their ideas but are not getting the opportunity to do so,
giving them an opportunity to express their ideas or opinions will be seen as a positive trait.
Caution: If a participant is not willing to speak, you need not necessarily go out of the way to
ask him to express his views. This may insult him and hamper the flow of the Group
Discussion.
9. Listening
Always try and strike a proper balance between expressing your ideas and imbibing ideas.
10. Awareness
You must be well versed with both the micro and macro environment.
Your awareness about your environment helps a lot in your Group Discussion content, which
carries maximum weightage.
Caution: The content or awareness generally constitutes 40 to 50 percent marks of your
Group Discussion.
Apart from these qualities, communication skills, confidence and the ability to think on one's
feet are also very important.
A group discussion can be categorically divided into three different phases:
i. Initiation/ Introduction
ii. Body of the group discussion
iii. Summarisation/ Conclusion
Let's stress on the initiation and summarisation:
Initiation Techniques
Initiating a Group Discussion is a high profit-high loss strategy.
When you initiate a Group Discussion, you not only grab the opportunity to speak, you also
grab the attention of the examiner and your fellow candidates.
If you can make a favourable first impression with your content and communication skills
after you initiate a Group Discussion, it will help you sail through the discussion.
But if you initiate a Group Discussion and stammer/ stutter/ quote wrong facts and figures,
the damage might be irreparable.
If you initiate a Group Discussion impeccably but don't speak much after that, it gives the
impression that you started the Group Discussion for the sake of starting it or getting those
initial kitty of points earmarked for an initiator!
When you start a Group Discussion, you are responsible for putting it into the right
perspective or framework. So initiate one only if you have indepth knowledge about the topic
at hand.
There are different techniques to initiate a Group Discussion and make a good first
impression:
i. Quotes
ii. Definition
iii. Question
iv. Shock statement
v. Facts, figures and statistics
vi. Short story
vii. General statement
~ Quotes
Quotes are an effective way of initiating a Group Discussion.
If the topic of a Group Discussion is: Should the Censor Board be abolished?, you could start
with a quote like, 'Hidden apples are always sweet'.
For a Group Discussion topic like, Customer is King, you could quote Sam (Wal-mart)
Walton's famous saying, 'There is only one boss: the customer. And he can fire everybody in
the company -- from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.'
~ Definition
Start a Group Discussion by defining the topic or an important term in the topic.
For example, if the topic of the Group Discussion is Advertising is a Diplomatic Way of
Telling a Lie, why not start the Group Discussion by defining advertising as, 'Any paid form
of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods or services through mass media
like newspapers, magazines, television or radio by an identified sponsor'?
For a topic like The Malthusian Economic Prophecy is no longer relevant, you could start by
explaining the definition of the Malthusian Economic Prophecy.
~ Question
Asking a question is an impactful way of starting a Group Discussion.
It does not signify asking a question to any of the candidates in a Group Discussion so as to
hamper the flow. It implies asking a question, and answering it yourself.
Any question that might hamper the flow of a Group Discussion or insult a participant or play
devil's advocate must be discouraged.
Questions that promote a flow of ideas are always appreciated.
For a topic like, Should India go to war with Pakistan, you could start by asking, 'What does
war bring to the people of a nation? We have had four clashes with Pakistan. The pertinent
question is: what have we achieved?'
~ Shock statement
Initiating a Group Discussion with a shocking statement is the best way to grab immediate
attention and put forth your point.
If a Group Discussion topic is, The Impact of Population on the Indian Economy, you could
start with, 'At the centre of the Indian capital stands a population clock that ticks away
relentlessly. It tracks 33 births a minute, 2,000 an hour, 48,000 a day. Which calculates to
about 12 million every year. That is roughly the size of Australia. As a current political
slogan puts it, 'Nothing's impossible when 1 billion Indians work together'.'
~ Facts, figures and statistics
If you decide to initiate your Group Discussion with facts, figure and statistics, make sure to
quote them accurately.
Approximation is allowed in macro level figures, but micro level figures need to be correct
and accurate.
For example, you can say, approximately 70 per cent of the Indian population stays in rural
areas (macro figures, approximation allowed).
But you cannot say 30 states of India instead of 28 (micro figures, no approximations).
Stating wrong facts works to your disadvantage.
For a Group Discussion topic like, China, a Rising Tiger, you could start with, 'In 1983, when
China was still in its initial stages of reform and opening up, China's real use of Foreign
Direct Investment only stood at $636 million. China actually utilised $60 billion of FDI in
2004, which is almost 100 times that of its 1983 statistics."
~ Short story
Use a short story in a Group Discussion topic like, Attitude is Everything.
This can be initiated with, 'A child once asked a balloon vendor, who was selling helium gasfilled
balloons, whether a blue-coloured balloon will go as high in the sky as a green-coloured
balloon. The balloon vendor told the child, it is not the colour of the balloon but what is
inside it that makes it go high.'
~ General statement
Use a general statement to put the Group Discussion in proper perspective.
For example, if the topic is, Should Sonia Gandhi be the prime minister of India?, you could
start by saying, 'Before jumping to conclusions like, 'Yes, Sonia Gandhi should be', or 'No,
Sonia Gandhi should not be', let's first find out the qualities one needs to be a a good prime
minister of India. Then we can compare these qualities with those that Mrs Gandhi possesses.
This will help us reach the conclusion in a more objective and effective manner.'
Summarisation Techniques
Most Group Discussions do not really have conclusions. A conclusion is where the whole
group decides in favour or against the topic.
But every Group Discussion is summarised. You can summarise what the group has
discussed in the Group Discussion in a nutshell.
Keep the following points in mind while summarising a discussion:
Avoid raising new points.
Avoid stating only your viewpoint.
Avoid dwelling only on one aspect of the Group Discussion.
Keep it brief and concise.
It must incorporate all the important points that came out during the Group Discussion.
If the examiner asks you to summarise a Group Discussion, it means the Group Discussion
has come to an end. Do not add anything once the Group Discussion has been summarised.
1. always be the initiator and concluder of the Group Discussion then being a participant.
2. But if you are particaipant always try to be the most vianl/key participant.
3. put points firmly and always try to get others support too.
4. if you find that the discussion os going offttrack then never loose an oppurtunity to bring it
back to straem this is the best point to score max.
5. try to keep latest information on the topic .
6. be very polite , people may try to provoke you to to get more points but try to keep cool.
7. most important don't wait for your turn to speak when discussion is on. inturrupt politely if
you want to put forward your points.
8. last but not the least keep atab on the time given for discussion. score points by wrapping
up the discussion if you feel that the discussion is heating but the time is going to be over.
9. during clonclusion, do end with the conclusion note. that shows your leadership quality.
Best scoring points are:
1. initiation of discussion,
2.always keeping/trying tokeep discussion on track
3. conclusion on time
4. your capability to keep your cool and listen as well as putting your points.
Group Discussion basically means searching your team player, leadership, communication
capability.
Group Discussion Tips
The job of the examiners present there in the session is to keep an eye on the proceedings and
judge the abilities of the candidates as well. Unlike the examiners, your duty is to impress the
panel members with your excellent group discussion skills.
Here are some basic tips that would help you do well in the group discussion session.
1. Try to keep your calm and never shout at the top of your voice. You should also see to
the fact that the group is hearing your ideas. You will have to bring out your chance to
speak and also let others speak.
2. You will have to be assertive to make a mark in the group discussion session.
3. Try to practice GD sessions as much as possible at home with friends or family
members before appearing for the final round. This would help you earn confidence.
4. You will have to make a meaningful contribution and for that prior preparation is
quite essential. You should be a good communicator and well aware of the current
affairs.
5. Candidates with good reasoning ability are sure to get through the verbal test.
6. You need to be flexible and open to ideas put forward by other participants.
7. New ideas by participants are highly appreciated by the panel members. So it won’t
be a bad idea to present your new ideas and perspectives.
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Default Re: How can I improve my communication skills? How to prepare for the Bank Exam, Interviews, Placements and GD round?

dear friend,
To improve the communication skill you have to follow the following steps:-

1.Read english news paper, story books...

2.Find the unknown words and then note it down in the copy.

3.Find out the meaning of those words.

4.Then try to make sentence with those words..

5.Memorize these words daily. which will increase your vocabulary.

6.Listen english news channel, songs, watch english movies.

7.Read the news paper throughly to gather more knowledge which will help you to speak.

8.Read loudly which will clear your pronoun cation.

9.Try to speak in english with your friends , which will give you the confidence.

10.Choose a random topic then discuss it in english among your friends..

These are the really helpful steps..

To prepare for Bank PO exam you have to practice aptitude questions..
For that you can practice the questions of R.S Agarwal..
You have to also solve previous year question papers of bank PO exam.
Which will give you an idea about the question pattern..

To crack the GD session you must have vast knowledge and must have fluency in english.

For the interview you have to improve soft skills in you..
Soft skills like-
1.Personality
2.Attitude
3.Politeness
4.Presents of mind.

These things are very much important to crack the interview..

All the best.
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i am diploma electrical engineering student. how to prepare for campus interviews in electrical field??
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25th April 2013, 02:48 PM
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Default Re: How can I improve my communication skills? How to prepare for the Bank Exam, Interviews, Placements and GD round?

As communication skills are very much important and plays a key role in getting a job ..

some times no matter how much is your percentage you will be getting the job on basis of your communication skills ..

If you are willing to develop your communication skills here are some tips ,

Tips :

-> Be Expressive

-> feel free in Expressing your Thoughts

-> Be confident

-> never feel inferior complex

-> prepare a notes before giving a presentation


-> read new papers , watch news so that you will be Aware of general affairs

-> Always try to speak in English

-> No matter if you speak a bad English , try to speak in only English day by day it will be developed

Hope this information is useful to you

ALL THE BEST
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25th April 2013, 02:50 PM
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Default Re: How can I improve my communication skills? How to prepare for the Bank Exam, Interviews, Placements and GD round?

As communication skills are very much important and plays a key role in getting a job ..

some times no matter how much is your percentage you will be getting the job on basis of your communication skills ..

If you are willing to develop your communication skills here are some tips ,

Tips :

-> Be Expressive

-> feel free in Expressing your Thoughts

-> Be confident

-> never feel inferior complex

-> prepare a notes before giving a presentation


-> read new papers , watch news so that you will be Aware of general affairs

-> Always try to speak in English

-> No matter if you speak a bad English , try to speak in only English day by day it will be developed

Hope this information is useful to you

ALL THE BEST
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