Group discussion practice for a whole placement batch
TalkDrill runs an AI group discussion for each student, with an AI moderator and two or three AI speakers, scored on five GD criteria including their measured share of the discussion. When faculty book them, students also practise in level-matched pairs and five-person GDs with batch-mates, with task cards and attendance taken from actual time in the room.
Two ways a batch practises GDs
An AI group discussion
The student, an AI moderator and two or three AI speakers. It runs in the browser, on a laptop or a phone, and is not in the Android app yet.
GDs with batch-mates
Faculty book a batch into level-matched pairs or five-person GDs with task cards, or start a live GD day in the lab. Attendance comes from actual time in the room, never from a tap.
The five criteria a GD is scored on
Content contribution
New points, examples or data that move the discussion on, rather than restating what has been said.
Clarity and structure
Points made clearly, in an order the group can follow.
Listening and building on others
Naming what another speaker said and building on, qualifying or answering it.
Assertiveness without dominating
Entering without being invited, finishing a thought, and yielding the floor without being talked over.
Share of the discussion
How close the student came to an equal share of the time: neither silent nor crowding others out.
Questions placement cells ask
Does the AI group discussion work in the TalkDrill app?
Who takes part in an AI group discussion?
How is a GD scored?
Can students practise GDs with real classmates?
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