Verbs
Endure or enjoy? Fear or focus? Survive or thrive? You may not have total control over how you feel about the viva, but you can steer yourself. Choose your verbs carefully.
Daily viva help for PhDs
Endure or enjoy? Fear or focus? Survive or thrive? You may not have total control over how you feel about the viva, but you can steer yourself. Choose your verbs carefully.
Make three lists for the viva: Things You Want Your Examiners To Ask You About Things You Want Feedback On Things You Do Not Want To Discuss And then, of course, for every item you’ve listed, the first follow-up question...
…it’s possible that you forget something. …it’s possible you don’t understand something. …it’s possible that you realise something. …it’s possible that you think about something. …it’s possible that you doubt yourself. …it’s possible that you convince your examiner. …it’s possible...
Who could you send this to? (after completing it of course) Hi ______________________ My viva is coming up soon and I need your help please! I feel _______________ about my viva because _______________________________________ . I was wondering if you could...
The wind blows. That’s what it does. Some days it’s fast, some days it’s a gentle breeze, and some nights it sounds like it is bringing the end of the world. Depending on the situation I might wear a coat, bunker...
Every now and then I look at the stats for the blog to see which of my posts have helped or resonated. Here are the ten most read posts from 2017: First Thoughts 9 Questions For The End Of The...
It’s easy to forget the great stuff in the hustle and bustle of getting to submission and the viva. Draw on your past to remind yourself, if you need to, just how good you must be. When did you give...
“Excuse me, can you reach that?” Usually, yes. I’m six feet and four inches tall and in the 99th percentile for height in the UK. I didn’t have to work on it much, it just happened. PhDs don’t just happen....
I was reminded earlier this month of the coaching tool GROW, and how useful it can be to start conversations that help people change. Goal: what is it you want? Reality: where are you now? Options: what could you do?...
The viva is not a mysterious unknown cobbled together from the worst-case scenarios that keep you awake at night about your research. There are regulations and best practices, a structure that rests on and comes from your own work. It’s...