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How To Answer The Trickiest Dissertation Defense Questions

Are you faced with the defense of your dissertation, but are not sure how to handle it? Then take the time to learn the tips and tricks that can be used to put up a respectable defense of your project. You’ll discover that with the right approach the defense will be easy to handle, and you’ll impress the examiners. With that thought in mind, here are the top 5 tips that you can implement when defending your dissertation regardless of how difficult the questions are:

  • Learn It To Memory
  • The best way of being prepared factually for the defense is to learn your project off by heart. This can be done by repeatedly reading your work, and thoroughly understanding it. The more times you go over your work the easier it will be to remember it.

  • Practice Runs
  • For some practice get a friend to ask you difficult questions about the project you have competed. This will get you adequately prepared, because you’ll have some experience of speaking out loud with regards to your work. The questions asked might not be as difficult as they would be with the examiners, but they should be good enough if you get a friend that understands the topic well.

  • Get Some Sleep
  • It might seem a little obvious, but you’ll be surprised by the number of students that neglect this advice. You should aim to get a good 8 hours of sleep at the least the day before the defense of your dissertation. This way you will be ready for the task that is ahead of you. Mental focus will be one of the keys to getting a pass in the session.

  • Background Reading
  • To be able to answer the trickiest of questions you should read up on the topic which you are covering as widely as possible. Only by having all the information possible can you be prepared for any questions that might get thrown your way.

  • Pick A Suitable Topic
  • To begin with the project you choose should be one that you are comfortable in being able to understand to a high level. If you pick a topic you know very little about, then during the defense of the project you’ll struggle to answer the trickiest questions.

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