You don’t have to have a mock viva.
You don’t have to have a conversation with your supervisor about your examiners.
You don’t have to read your thesis beforehand.
You don’t have to talk to people about their experiences.
You don’t have to ask for help.
You have to show up for the viva and do your best, but there is no list of things that you have to do.
There are lots of things that will help though. Everything mentioned above, just for starters. You don’t have to do everything, but you probably need to do something.
Ask yourself what you need, then get to it.
