The Motivations
What was your motivation for doing a PhD?
What was the motivation for exploring the topic that lead to your research contribution(s)?
Has your motivation changed during the course of your research?
What topics or themes motivate your examiners?
What questions do you think will motivate the discussion in your viva?
What will keep you motivated as you get ready for your viva?
And what motivates the personal confidence you feel?
Or another way to think about many parts of the PhD and viva process is always to look a little deeper and ask “Why?”