Group discussion practice

Group discussion practice with AI participants

Practise a GD round on your own computer. Two AI participants take turns with you on a real topic, and afterwards you see your share of the talking along with feedback on your pace, filler words and eye contact.

Why GD rounds are hard to practise

A group discussion is one of the few selection rounds you can't rehearse alone with a list of questions. You need other people to respond to, a moment to come in, and the pressure of a topic you didn't choose. Getting a group of friends together every evening isn't realistic, especially in the weeks before campus placements.

Kayavak's group discussion mode gives you the next best thing: a small practice group that's ready whenever you are.

How group discussion practice works

1. Choose Group discussion and pick a topic from the Group discussion topics set.
2. Listen to the opening. The first AI participant greets the group, states the topic and makes the first point, out loud.
3. Take your turn. After each participant speaks, it's your turn to respond: agree, disagree, add a point or give an example.
4. Keep the discussion going. The two participants take turns with you over several rounds.
5. Sum up. The last turn is yours, so you practise closing the discussion with a balanced summary.
6. Review your report. See your share of the talking, plus the usual feedback on your voice, words and body language.

With the optional local AI model installed, the participants respond to what has been said, including your last turn. Without it, they use short, general points written to suit any topic, so you can still practise taking turns.

Your share of the talking

In a GD, both extremes cost marks: staying silent, and holding the floor so others can't speak. At the end, Kayavak shows how much of the talking was yours, compared with the other participants, with a short note:

• Too little: come in earlier; agree, add one point, give an example.
• Too much: make your point, then invite someone else in.
• About right: you were heard without crowding others out.

The participants' voices are left out of your measurements, so everything else in the report is about you alone.

What else you get feedback on

• Pace: GDs make almost everyone speed up. See your words per minute, and get a live nudge if you rush or pause for a long time.
• Filler words: "basically", "like" and "um" eat into a short slot and make points sound less sure. They're highlighted in your transcript.
• Eye contact: how much you look at the camera, which stands in for the group.
• Posture and gestures: slouching, crossed arms and how open your gestures are.

Topics like the ones you'll face

The Group discussion topics set covers the kind of subjects that come up in placement and college selection rounds, such as whether remote work should be the default, whether AI will create more jobs than it removes, a four-day work week, and whether online learning is as effective as classroom learning.

Before you start, read our group discussion tips on how to open, how to get a word in, how to disagree politely and how to summarise. Then practise those exact moves in a session.

Prepare for the rounds that follow

A GD is usually followed by interviews. Once your discussion practice feels steady, move on to a mock interview with the Campus placements and freshers or HR round question sets, and read our guide to HR interview questions. A practice plan can set three short tasks a day up to the date of your placement.

Private and free

The discussion is held in memory only and never saved. Each of your turns is transcribed on your computer and its audio thrown away at once. Video never leaves memory either: Kayavak keeps only movement points and replays you as an avatar. There's no account, nothing is uploaded and it's free, with no limits on how often you practise.

Questions

Can I practise GD in Hindi or another Indian language?

Yes. Kayavak works in 13 languages, including Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Kannada and Malayalam, with filler words and pace measured in each.

Do I need a powerful computer?

No. Any laptop from the last five or so years with a webcam and microphone is plenty. The optional AI features run best with 8 GB of memory or more. See the FAQ.

Are the other participants real people?

No. They're AI participants that run on your computer and speak in an on-device voice. Nobody else hears you, and nothing is sent online.

How long does one practice discussion take?

A few minutes, depending on how long you speak. It's short enough to do one every day before your placement.