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The group discussion is about of the circle of life.

1. The GroupDiscussion
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2. In a groupdiscussion:
A groupof peopleexchangeand evaluateideas and informationin orderto
betterunderstanda subjectorto solvea problem.
Itisan active an dynamicexperiencein whichallmembersof the group
interactand listen to eachother.
Itneedsto followa logicalorderand an organizedplan.
Itisnota debate. (thereisnota winneran a loser.)
Allmembersworktogetherto finda solutionfora commonproblem.

3. Thereare twotypesof participats.
Onemoderator
Manyexponents
Moderator
He orsheisin charchof:
Introducingthe exponents.
Statingthe problemto be discussed.
Makingsurethe plan isfollowed.
Encouragingallmembersto participate.
Providentransitionsbetweeneachstep.
Bringingthe discussionto a close.
Givingthanksto the exponentsand the audience.

4. Exponents
Theyare in charchof givingthe informationin eachstep.
Theymustbe wellinformedaboutallthe aspectof the topic.
Theycan makecomments, askquestions, orgiveinformation.
Theyare in charchof:
Beingpreparedwith evidence.
Makinga sufficientnumberof contributions.
Notmonopolizingthe discussion.
Beingopen-minded.
Payingcloseattentionto otherexponents.
Referingto allexponentsbytheirnames.

5. Stepsof a GroupDiscussion
1. Identifya Problem.
Choosea problemthatinterestto allparticipants.
2. Provethe ProblemExists.
Presentevidencethatyourgroup’sproblemtrulyexists.
3. Explainthe Causes of the Problem.
Presentinformationthatrevealsthe causes of the problem.
4. PredictPossibleFutureEffectsof the Problem.
Predictwhatislikelyto happenifthe problemisnotsolved.

6. 5. PresentPossibleSolutionsto the Problem.
Brainstormwaysthe problemmightbe solved.
6. Deteminethe pros and consof eachsolution.
Discussthe advantagesand disadvantagesof eachproposed
solution.
7. Selectthe bestsolution.
Basedonstep6 youchoosethe mosteffectiveand feasible
solution.

7. The informationin the stepsisgivenbythe exponents.
The introduction, the transitionbetweensteps, and the conclusionisgivenbythe
moderator.
Porter, P & Grant, M. (1992). CommunicatingEffectivelyin English. Boston. MA: Heinleand HeinlePublishers.