People Like Us

Seth Godin, one of my favourite people in the world, defines culture as people like us do things like this.

It’s helpful to unpick who “us” is and what “this” is in the context of viva prep.

• People like your examiners do things like prepare well for your viva.
• People like your institutional staff do things like provide helpful resources and sessions to help you get ready for your viva.
• People like your supervisors do things like offer mock vivas and perspectives to help you prepare.

When we consider the bigger culture of the viva and the people like you, the people who have a viva, there are some really big cultural “this”-points to recognise too.

• People like you do things like succeed at the viva.
• People like you do things like prepare well for the viva.
• People like you do things like staying determined, becoming knowledgeable, developing their abilities and building their confidence.

People like you do things like succeed at their viva – then go on to even better things.