The phrase "verbal discussion" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to describe a conversation or exchange of ideas that takes place through spoken words, rather than written communication. Example: "After weeks of exchanging emails, Jane and I finally had a verbal discussion over the phone to discuss our project in more detail."
The room was loud enough that verbal discussion amongst participants was difficult, so the dynamics of inter-audience relationships was expressed kinesthetically.
Methods of debriefing include verbal feedback or video-assisted verbal discussion that allows reflection-on-action and should immediately follow the simulation exercise to assist the students in assessing their performance.
The answer is, I'm pretty generous on that front – it could be solved equations, it could be a computer simulation, it could be a physical apparatus like the Phillips hydraulic Keynesian model, or it could just be a carefully written verbal discussion like Hume's essay on the balance of trade.
A 'conversation' used to mean having a verbal discussion with people.
In some cases this may be followed by a verbal discussion.
"I had a verbal discussion with their chief executive on Saturday and I thought we might get somewhere, but I have had nothing in writing since".
The NAO said: "This understanding was based on verbal discussions with BBC officials rather than a written agreement.
BBC management had "verbal discussions" with BBC Worldwide, agreeing to meet the cost of her departure from the licence fee if she left the commercial division within two years.
"The hearing concluded that nature and intention of the disputed June 13 2007 letter, especially when taken in context of verbal discussions and Manchester United's transfer policy, was unambiguous in that it envisages only an international transfer," read a Premier League statement.
YouTube said only one of the 16 videos identified by The Washington Post as featuring various versions of the baseless Frazzledrip claims — in a mix of images and verbal discussions — violated its policies.
"As you know the Special Adviser went to Beijing especially to see his friends in the EXCO and to make sure that all the verbal discussions he had with them and some through his consultants are fully guaranteed," he said in the email.
