Practice for 5 minutes for Extempore Speech!

MBA aspirants might be given a topic to speak Extempore so that you can be judged on your communication skills.

Though there can be a varied range of topic and you really cannot presume what your topic can be, but still you have to practice. The best way to practice for extempore is to practice speaking for 5 minutes every day. 

Since you can be given any topic, you can start your practice with a simple topic and move on to a little higher level. For example, let the topic be your favorite color. Then in front of your friends or seniors, speak for a minute. Ask them to keep an eye on the watch so that you don’t exceed the time limit. Continue this practice till the day of your personal assessment round.

Don’t forget to take feedback from your friends or seniors who are judging you. Keep a check on your body language, diction and speaking. Don’t be too conscious while speaking. Utilize the first few seconds in collecting your thoughts and get going about it.

In this way, you can choose a topic everyday based on your profile, the subject you studied, your interests, person who inspire you and anything you can think of which might appear in your extempore.

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Language Comprehension questions require practice for CMAT (Second Exam)

For you the following question has a group of sentences marked A, B, C, D and E. Arrange these to form a Logical sequence. 

A. India’s security apparatus responds well when beset by crisis.

B. Potential targets must be secured as if terror strikes were imminent.

C. Here the Indian system’s record is appalling.

D. Despite years of painful experience, sensitive government installations in New Delhi, including the headquarters of some of India’s key military organizations and covert services, are defended in a manner that would be considered unconscionably negligent in many parts of the world.

E. However, successful security depends not on crisis-time creativity but on the disciplined and effective implementation of mundane, everyday protocols.

(a)ABDEC (b) AEBCD (c) ADECB (d) ABEDC 

Explanation  

‘E’ is a contrary statement to ‘A’ hence; ‘AE’ is a mandatory pair 

CMAT second test is scheduled to be conducted within a 5 day test window starting from 21st February 2013 and ending on 25th February 2013 in 62 cities. 

Go for complete CMAT Mock paper  and achieve mission admission MBA.

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February MAT 2013 – Preparation

MAT being a knowledge-based test with objective-type test pattern, will examine your general aptitude across varied parameters such as Language Comprehension, Mathematical Skills, Data Analysis & Sufficiency, Intelligence & Critical Reasoning, Indian & Global Environment etc. Hence, MAT preparation calls for carefully devised strategy, which helps you cover maximum topics and score high to get call from good management institutes across the country. 

Since the aspect of negative marking of 25 percent exists, you need to be watchful and wise, and formulate a strategy to qualify the cut offs for each section. Hence, a decent level of preparation would suffice for this objective. 

To get a better result in MAT, it is good and advisable to start preparing as early as possible. By reading daily newspapers and magazines you can improve your vocabulary in English. Also by watching English news channels, various usage of a particular word can be noted down. 

Go ahead and start preparation for MAT forthwith for achieving mission admission MBA!!

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GD is an opportunity to showcase your personality

MBA aspirants unnecessary get anxious for Group discussion because it is perceived that you are being watched and GD selection panel is on some fault finding mission. 

Well, Certainly no. After having been shortlisted by B school you are invited for GD to assess your communication skills and confidence level. GD panel is searching traits of future manager in you, so here is an opportunity for you to showcase your personality. 

Your overall soft skills like body language, adaptation, team work, leadership, listening power and top of all your positive attitude is on anvil.

Be assured you will be given GD topic from subjects on current affairs or soft social issues so that you get ample chance to speak out. 

Present time is an opportune time to work on GD and practice in small groups, that will yield you success in GD. 

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Brevity is the essence of WAT

After having scored high in CAT and shortlisted, now you will be tested in WAT which is essentially a test on your communication skills.

Expressing different thoughts but maintaining focus on topic is an art which will be on anvil in your WAT. 

Brevity is the essence to motivate readers so that not only they read till you conclude but they also absorb a message of your conclusion. 

Selection panel is looking forward to points which they might pick up for elaborating them in your personal interview.

Radical thinking or divergent views are acceptable but need to be framed in logical trajectory of topic. 

Simple sentences with conveying message will attempt you to be successful in WAT. 

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