Daily viva help for PhDs
You could be enthusiastic but untalented at the start of a PhD, and unsure but hardworking in the middle.
The only explanation for getting to the end is that you’ve done the work and done it well. It’s not an accident you’ve made it this far: you’ve done something that’s valuable, and you can only do it by being good at what you do.
The viva’s not a formality, it’s just one more challenge – a challenge you are fully capable of making a success.
Don’t worry about whether or not your viva will be easy or hard. Who knows what you’ll feel like on the day, in the moment?
Prepare for a challenge. Two people have read your thesis and are ready to ask you all about it. This isn’t trivial, an elevator conversation or dinner party chit-chat. It’s there to explore what you’ve done, what you could have done and what all that means.
On the day you could find this easy or hard, but it will still be a challenge.
It’s still a challenge even if you are necessarily talented.
The viva is an exam for you and your thesis at the end of your PhD.
With a little prep you’ll be ready to discuss your thesis with your examiners.
Why? Because by then you’ll have spent thousands of hours developing your research (and yourself!).
You can be ready for this challenge.