Principles of discussion
Educational Communication
SZ6612 EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION
SZ6638 EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATION

What is discussion?
 Group work – student presentation


Principles of discussion
•Discussion principles include:
•Respect Every Voice,
•Celebrate all Ideas,
•Seek first to Understand,
•Uncover Your Assumptions,
•and many more according to situation!

What are the principles of group discussion?
 Role of members
•Talk one at a time. No private conversation.
•Supply relevant information.
•Contribute one point at a time.
•Answer questions directly, specifically and briefly.
•Listen attentively.
•Don't deviate from the subject.
•Open minded-willingness to change the previous opinion, if required.
•Support the needed leadership.

What is discussion in educational communication?
 Group work – student presentation


Discussion – communication examples 1
 a) Opinions (S = strong)
 I. Asking for opinions:
 What are your views (on...)
 What’s your opinion (on...)
 What do you think (of...)
 How do you feel (about...)
 Do you think...

Discussion – communication examples  2
 a) Opinions (S = strong)
 II. Giving opinions:
 I’m (quite) sure (about...)
 I really do think (that...)
 From a (financial) point of view...
 In my opinion...
 I think (that...)

Discussion – communication examples  3
 a) Opinions (S = strong)
 III. Agreeing:
 Yes,I agree completely.(S)
 Yes, definitely.(S)
 I agree.
 I’d go along with that.
 Yes,you have apoint there…(but)

Discussion – communication examples 4
 a) Opinions (S = strong)
 IV. Disagreeing:
 (In my opinion), that’s out of the question.(S)
 I’m afraid I disagree completely.
 I’m afraid I can’t agree with that idea.
 Sorry, but I don’t agree.
 I’m afraid that’s not how I see it.

Discussion – communication examples 5
 a) Opinions (S = strong)
 V. Expressing reservations and doubts:
 I agree up to appoint, but...
 You could be right, but...
 Maybe, but...

Discussion – communication examples 6
 b) Advice and suggestions
 I. Asking for advice and suggestions
 What would you suggest we do/advice us to do?
 What do you recommend?
 I’d like to hear your ideas on this.
 Do you have any suggestions?
 Do you think we should...?

Discussion – communication examples 7
 b) Advice and suggestions
 II. Giving advice and suggestions:
 I think you should…
 Have you thought of…
 Why don’t we…
 How about…
 You could…
 It might be a good idea to…

Discussion – communication examples 8
 b) Advice and suggestions
 III. Accepting:
 I’m definitely in favor of doing that.(S)
 Yes, I think we should do that.
 That’s an interesting idea.
 Yes, that sounds like a good idea.
 Yes, let’s do that.

Discussion – communication examples 9
 b) Advice and suggestions
 IV. Rejecting:
 I’m sorry, but that’s out of the question.
 I’m afraid I’m not very keen on that idea.
 I’m not sure about that.
 That’s very interesting but…
 No, I don’t think that will work.

Discussion –communication examples 10
 c) Requests and offers
 Requesting:                                            Agreeing:
 Could you possibly                                     Yes, certainly.
 Do you think you could            →                                     Yes, that’s no problem.
 Would you                                      Yes, of course.
 Could you                                       Yes, I’ll do that.
 Can you (I)

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