How to Participate in Class Discussions

Class Discussions among Students

Class discussions in a college or school class is the best technique to increase the confidence of students. But, I can say from my past experience that some shy and diffident students fear from this and do not participate in class discussion. This is bad thing because sometime, it may not only adverse effect on your final grade but also on your overall personality.

Here, I have given easy steps to participate in class discussion which will make you perfect to talk freely in classroom.



1st Step : If you know already on what topic, students have to discuss, prepare it with related books and facts from google search. If your teacher has written any notes relating to this, you must read them.

2nd Step :  Just copy and paste of discussion material from other source will not be better for your proficiency on the matter. Add something your own in notes of discussion in class.

3rd Step : This is just discussion. So, never fear, if you don't know anything about discussed question. You can express your own views. I remembered once, I had participated in teacher's discussion where each teacher had to discuss 1/2 daily on a specific educational topic. Sometime, I also did not know the question but, I listened something on that matter, so, I clearly explained what I knew, and some of other teacher felt happy to listen these new things which they did not know. So, the discussion was successful.

4th Step :  Never forget to ask the question in class discussion. Your given question may open closed doors of knowledge and a new invention may happen in that discussion.

5th Step : Before answering any question, listen the discussion of other your classmates.  Sometime, it may be helpful for you to answer question more correctly. Also don't show anger or negative view on other participators.