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When a candidate hears “defend your thesis” it’s easy for them to think of the viva as a battle, a struggle or a debate. Perhaps a better way to describe the viva is that it’s a chance to support your...
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When a candidate hears “defend your thesis” it’s easy for them to think of the viva as a battle, a struggle or a debate. Perhaps a better way to describe the viva is that it’s a chance to support your...
When you defend in the viva you aren’t throwing up a barrier with your words – that’s being defensive. Defensive sounds like, “I’m right!” whereas defending says, “I hear you, but this is why I’m right on this…” Listen to...
In the viva it means supporting your thesis. It means restating what you did, or replying to a question about a related aspect. It could be listening to another point of view and reconciling it with your work. It could...