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Professional Tips On How To Survive A Dissertation Defense


When you write a dissertation; you get a feeling of ultimate satisfaction. It is such a phrased and graded work and demands so much labor and authenticity that it leaves a uniquely gifted taste on conclusion.

Specialty about defense

The one special thing about this research paper is the defense. Once you complete the paper and do the proofreading; you need to create a defense expostulating why you chose certain methods and ignored others. Why you feel that a society may act in a particular way under threat and compulsion and not the other. In fact, there are too many avenues to defend.

Practice makes perfect

You need to create the defense in such a way that you can present it as you like. You should of course practice with heart to ensure that nothing goes wrong on the d-day (presentation day). Here are certain tips that should strengthen you.

  • You should create such slides that enable you to view the screen and not the computer. The slides should be clear.

  • You should straightaway come to the major point so that you can invoke ready interest among listeners.

  • You should keep the background undistracted and the fonts bold. Otherwise quite a few readers will find it difficult to read the points from the slider.

  • You should gradually go from the major to minor points. You should be proactive on the emerging thicket of those points so that readers can make the connection.

  • You should not fill the slides with unnecessary additional information. You should keep the slides warm with enough white space so it is pleasing to the eye.

  • You should understand the topic in depth so you can naturally expound on the emphatic sections without trying too hard.

  • You should drive towards solutions or new paths that the topical theme may be driven to. This enlightens the readers with new vision.

  • Your presentation should be in alignment with the actual paper. You should not add anything extra.

  • You should spark enough interest among readers to encourage them to go through the research paper. This is a strenuous task.

  • You should assert on your reasons and carefully cultivate the reasons behind why you ignored the other ideas.

Weapons up your sleeves

Your dissertation defense should be an appendix to your actual paper. You should make sure that you have enough weapons whether in writing or oral. You should go through the defense with an iron comb and plug all breaches.

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Key Notes

Key notes to remember when crafting your PhD paper is to always be aware of who your audience is and the direction you are trying to go with it. A lot of people make mistakes by randomly writing and not giving much thought beforehand.