Address Your Concerns
If you have any worries or concerns about your viva then take steps to address them.
It sounds like really obvious advice, right?
But I talk to hundreds and hundreds of PhD candidates every year who are worried about their viva. They aren’t sure what to expect. They worry about technical aspects of their research. Some are afraid of meeting their examiners.
And for some reason they keep hold of those worries rather than take actions to work past them.
I love helping people, but for their own sake, I do wish for candidates to realise that they can find help or release worry sooner. Ask your supervisor. Check the regulations. Do something rather than hold on to worry.
If you have a worry about your viva, don’t let it fester. Don’t let it become something bigger than it needs to be. If you need to know something or you aren’t sure then take steps.
By all means ask for advice – ask me! – but take steps rather than just worry.