How to fix communication skills to crack group discussion?

Good communication is very essential for achieving success: Many people hesitate to speak in public. We see many publications on Public Speaking. Many of them insist of increasing your level of confidence to be a very good public speaker. I hereby present few simple tips and tricks to be confident and speak in front of public : 1) Have a very good preparation - Confidence comes with increased level of knowledge. Great preparation, good grep on subjects makes you confidant 2) Drink plenty of water - Water has a great role in regulating hypertension and hypotension. Enriched oxygen supply comes with drinking plenty of water. It nourishes your brain. Drinking one bottle of water gives instant remedies from problems like mindblock, dizziness in my personal experience 3) Feel At Home - Believe that you are speaking among your close friends. Believe that audience are your good friends 4) Speak in front of mirror - Every morning practice this simple technique. Stand in front of mirror. Give mimispeech for about 2 minutes. This practice helps you gain plenty of confidence. There will be automatic change in your attitude, presentation skills and you can see drastic change in a weeks time. If you dont know what to speak. Read a magazine or newspaper 5) Read aloud - Major block happens in shipwreck kind of situations. So, follow the above mentioned step and read aloud. This will give you deliver your speech at correct pace. You'll find and fix your mistakes 6) Deep inhalation and exhalation - I've been always insisting on pranayama . Inhale deep and exhale slowly to keep healthy and live better life 7) Be your fan - Believe that audience like your speech. This helps you deliver good speech 8) Walk while speaking - Mobility while speaking instead of fixation will help you deliver better. You will come in contact with many of your audience and help you deliver better 9) Eye contact - This is a common criteris many gurus insist on. Look at your audiences eyes. This direct eye contact helps better. For this to work better start looking at mirror and establish eye contact with your mirror image 10) Feel proud of yourself - You are GREAT...This keeps you move forward without any problem Group discussion GD as it is popularly called is an essential process starting from campus recruitment, management school admissions etc. I write a lot on career, education, motivation, positive attitude in . I got an email recently from one of my readers to provide him some tips on clearing group discussion. He has mentioned that he has had his education in his native language. He felt a bit letdown as he felt that he will not be able to face people who have great communication skill. Here are my tips on how to face a group discussion and how to clear it 1) Group discussion is about subject not language - Many people are not aware that the most important factor observed in a candidate is the level of knowledge he has on a particular topic and not the language skills. So, make it a habit to read lot of books. It need not be technical books. It is a good practice to read good English newspapers on a regular basis. 1.1) Simple and most effective way to improve communication - When you read the english newspapers, choose a topic, stand in front of the mirror, read aloud. This will improve your reading, increase your concentration, your modulation will be tuned, you understand your body language and get to know where you need improvement. Practice this for 3 continuous months. You'll definitely rock 1.2) Communication - Communication doesn't depend on quality of language.All you need is use right words to communicate your idea. At the end of communication people should understand what you are about to say...So, never feel let down if you are not capable of using gimmics... 1.3) Eye Contact - If you establish eye contact while communication, it shows your level of confidence...In B-school group discussions this plays a vital role...Your neurolinguistics is given more weightage...So, practice this eye contact while communication habit 2) Keep track of the recent trend - This is again relevant to knowledge. Make it a habit to read headlines. Read books with titbits in your native language also. Primary need is grep on subject, knowledge 3) Excuse me I've a Point - This is a practical tip that I adopted during my GD and I successfully got the job. You'll be one among the group of 10 or 20 candidates. It ultimately depends on how the moderator wants the GD to be organized. At times they will give you the topic and you have to jumpstart on your own. If you find it difficult to find your slot in the alloted 10 or 15 minutes, raise your hand and say "EXCUSE ME I'VE APOINT" aloud. This rocks..This will divert the concentration of others towards you and you can win.. 4) Be an instigator of your own - Don't wait for your chance. Leap forward and grab it. Speed...very much needed for success in your life and career...Speed comes with focus..Focus depends on your ardent desire to grab the job... 5) CONFIDENCE.......CONFIDENCE - Above all stay confident...YOU CAN CRACK IT...Not only for GD, but for success in any stream have this quote in your mind---"I WANT TO WIN...I WILL NEVER JUXTAPOSE MYSELF WITH OTHERS"...Never benchmark your skills with that of others..always think that you need to qualify yourself for success...Don't be jealous of other''s qualification...Never think a lot about others, talk too much on others caliber...Always focus on your weak point and try to improve your caliber...that will definitely help you win 6) Communication Starts At Home - Start speaking english at home. Even if your relatives question you in native language make it a habit to reply back in English.Never mind what others say...You have to improve your capabilities... My blogging experience has taught me this moral....I had grand dip in traffic owing to some Google system changes last week...People laughed at me..They asked me to rather giveup this useless job...I started publishing more posts to compensate for traffic loss...So, look out for alternatives....I'm sure that my hard work, patience, belief in my good work will help me achieve success one day...Believe that you are the winner...clear GD...I offer more tips on career...Feel free to contact me if you need any tip on Career, Growth,Success in life.