Ten More Top Fives

Earlier this year I shared a list post, Top Ten Top Fives, that had ideas on how to get started with thinking about the viva and viva prep. A simple setup, prompts to get ideas flowing and start making notes.

Today seemed like a good chance to add some more prompts:

1. Top Five Academics Who Would Be A Good External!
2. Top Five Tips You’ve Heard For Viva Prep!
3. Top Five Expectations For Viva Day!
4. Top Five Questions You Think You’ll Be Asked!
5. Top Five Help Requests You Can Make!
6. Top Five Questions For Your Supervisor In Preparation!
7. Top Five Challenges You Overcame In Your PhD!
8. Top Five Annotations You’re Going To Make In Your Thesis!
9. Top Five Unanswered Questions From Your Research!
10. Top Five Things You’ll Do To Celebrate Passing Your Viva!

There’s inertia to overcome with thinking about different aspects of the viva. A little nudge, a good prompt, can get things moving.