It Didn’t Work
A failure or setback in your research doesn’t have to be a terrible source of stress for your viva. For any problems you faced, take a little time in your preparation to reflect and make notes:
- Why was there an issue?
- How did you attempt to resolve it?
- What was the result of your efforts?
If something didn’t work then understand why and decide on how you might explain this to your examiners. If something didn’t work you need to prepare for talking about it.
Then, more importantly, remember what did work and explore how you would talk about that with your examiners.
You have to be ready to talk about problems- but it’s more important to talk about your success.