first of all thanks for the video it is very useful. I am actually stressed at the moment and my worry is the type of questions an internal examiner would ask and how to be ready for them.
You're welcome. In my experience, the external examiner asks most of the questions and the internal examiner has an additional role of ensuring the exam and questions are fair. The best way to prepare is to read through your thesis again, with a critical eye, and keep up to date with the literature. Believe in yourself. Hope this helps.
Hi , hope you had a good day. your videos are very usefull thabks for sharing your experience. I am from London University and will soon have my viva by the end of September 2016. I have question from your friend or you how to dress up for Viva being a hijabi. Thanks alot.
You're very welcome and I'm glad the videos are helping! Regarding attire for the Viva, I would advise that you dress in something fairly smart and wear your hijab neatly so you don't have to keep adjusting it during the exam (as you would your hair) and so it's not a distraction. I had my viva in December and I am almost always cold in winter so I wore a fluffy jumper (the one in my thumbmnail), black skinny jeans (that can pass as trousers) and black court shoes. I've seen ladies wear suits and smart clothing at my university but I didn't feel comfortable in that so just wore whatever I wanted :P To stay on the safer side, it's better to overdress and wear smart clothing but remember your examiners hopefully will be focussing on your thesis rather than your looks :) Hope this helps and wish you all the best with your Viva!
Thanks a lot for such a useful information. Kindly please can you tell me how did you make the initial summary presentation, like were any power point slides made or some brief notes in hand or was it just orally done standing.Thank you
Hi Jasim, apologies for the delay in my reply. I caught a flu and just recovered! Yes, I made a powerpoint presentation... little text but lots of figures. I forgot my presentation notes at home!! :O But I didn't need them to be honest as you know your thesis better than you think by the time you submit. I stood up and gave my presentation. I was allocated 30 min but went over oops :D.
Hi- I am so glad to hear from you and good to know that you are well now! I have a great news for you that I had my PhD viva on Monday and I passed it yayyyy;) Thanks for your videos that helped in calming me down! I watched them several times besides all the others that were related to PhD thesis defence in the UK. Though viva experience is unique and different for everyone but these videos really are a confidence booster! Thanks a lot again Doctor!:) Best Wishes; Jasim
Hi Dr Jasim, that's wonderful news and thanks for sharing! Congratulations! Your patience, perseverance and hard work paid off. Thank you very much for your kind comments. Positive comments like yours give me a confidence boost too, which I need to make more videos! Wishing you a bright future ahead and plenty more successes :)
Thank you so much for your words of kindness and appreciation!:) It feels really good to be talking to a fellow Doctor and academic! Only those who have undergone the mammoth experience of the thesis defence can really understand each other feelings and the joy of finally passing it with a huge sigh of relief! I wish you all the best & please let me know if I can be of any help to you in your mission! All pleasure is mine dear! Best Wishes; Jasim
Completely agree with what you say about empathy, Jasim. Only those who experience something of it can fully understand. Thanks very much and all the best!
Hadddl you were gorgeous , thank you so much and for you Sundes as well. My viva will be next couple of weeks
Thank you beautiful ladies. Your sharing of experience helps to calm my nerves. My viva will be next week.
A very valuable information that every phd student need to know ! Good job👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you. Glad it helped!
Thank you very much for sharing your experience.
Thank you for sharing your Ph.D. experience
Very helpful and useful, thank you for sharing 😍❤️
I'm glad it helped and thanks for watching!
Great videos by you and your colleague both.........
Thank you for sharing your experienceGood job And good luck
Thank you.
This is really helping me as I prepare for my Viva, thank you!
Proud of you Hadeel!!!
So am I! :)
That was very useful! Thank you!
Thanks for your comment :)
Thanks
first of all thanks for the video it is very useful. I am actually stressed at the moment and my worry is the type of questions an internal examiner would ask and how to be ready for them.
You're welcome. In my experience, the external examiner asks most of the questions and the internal examiner has an additional role of ensuring the exam and questions are fair. The best way to prepare is to read through your thesis again, with a critical eye, and keep up to date with the literature. Believe in yourself. Hope this helps.
That was very helpful
R u from india?
Hi , hope you had a good day. your videos are very usefull thabks for sharing your experience. I am from London University and will soon have my viva by the end of September 2016. I have question from your friend or you how to dress up for Viva being a hijabi. Thanks alot.
You're very welcome and I'm glad the videos are helping! Regarding attire for the Viva, I would advise that you dress in something fairly smart and wear your hijab neatly so you don't have to keep adjusting it during the exam (as you would your hair) and so it's not a distraction. I had my viva in December and I am almost always cold in winter so I wore a fluffy jumper (the one in my thumbmnail), black skinny jeans (that can pass as trousers) and black court shoes. I've seen ladies wear suits and smart clothing at my university but I didn't feel comfortable in that so just wore whatever I wanted :P To stay on the safer side, it's better to overdress and wear smart clothing but remember your examiners hopefully will be focussing on your thesis rather than your looks :) Hope this helps and wish you all the best with your Viva!
+MyTake Thanks for your reply.
You're welcome. If you'd like any more advice or clarification, feel free to ask :)
Thanks a lot for such a useful information. Kindly please can you tell me how did you make the initial summary presentation, like were any power point slides made or some brief notes in hand or was it just orally done standing.Thank you
Hi Jasim, apologies for the delay in my reply. I caught a flu and just recovered! Yes, I made a powerpoint presentation... little text but lots of figures. I forgot my presentation notes at home!! :O But I didn't need them to be honest as you know your thesis better than you think by the time you submit. I stood up and gave my presentation. I was allocated 30 min but went over oops :D.
Hi- I am so glad to hear from you and good to know that you are well now!
I have a great news for you that I had my PhD viva on Monday and I passed it yayyyy;) Thanks for your videos that helped in calming me down! I watched them several times besides all the others that were related to PhD thesis defence in the UK. Though viva experience is unique and different for everyone but these videos really are a confidence booster!
Thanks a lot again Doctor!:)
Best Wishes;
Jasim
Hi Dr Jasim, that's wonderful news and thanks for sharing! Congratulations! Your patience, perseverance and hard work paid off.
Thank you very much for your kind comments. Positive comments like yours give me a confidence boost too, which I need to make more videos!
Wishing you a bright future ahead and plenty more successes :)
Thank you so much for your words of kindness and appreciation!:)
It feels really good to be talking to a fellow Doctor and academic! Only those who have undergone the mammoth experience of the thesis defence can really understand each other feelings and the joy of finally passing it with a huge sigh of relief!
I wish you all the best & please let me know if I can be of any help to you in your mission! All pleasure is mine dear!
Best Wishes;
Jasim
Completely agree with what you say about empathy, Jasim. Only those who experience something of it can fully understand. Thanks very much and all the best!