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Here are some tips to quell the anxiety and make the process run smoothly.<\/p>\n<h2>Know Your Material<\/h2>\n<p>After several years of research and several months of writing it up as a dissertation you probably know more about the topic than anyone else in the world. Review everything anyway. This has two advantages. First, half-forgotten references and lab work will be fresh in your mind, instead of buried somewhere in a few hundred pages of print. Therefore, you will be able to respond easily and promptly to questions that come up. Second, knowing that you are well prepared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/confident-presenter-prepares-purposefully\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">will give you confidence when you begin the presentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"om-dqx4acd1ednpm2dtmovz-holder\"><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.opmnstr.com\/app\/js\/api.min.js\" data-campaign=\"dqx4acd1ednpm2dtmovz\" data-user=\"41855\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Narrow the focus<\/h2>\n<p>Your written dissertation is long, maybe 200\u2013300 pages. The members of your committee have already read it, so there is no need to go over every detail. Stick to the main points, discuss the <a title=\"Research Presentations: When to Begin at the End\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/research-presentations-begin-at-end\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most important results<\/a>. If the committee members want to hear more details, they will ask.<\/p>\n<h2>Prepare Visual Aids Carefully<\/h2>\n<p>Time you spend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/using-visual-aids-in-research-presentation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preparing visual aids<\/a> will be amply rewarded in the time saved during the oral defense. The usual pattern of a dissertation defense is the same as that of any presentation\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.enago.com\/academy\/research-presentations-tell-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">introduction, body, conclusion<\/a>\u2014or as it is often expressed, \u201ctell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, then tell them what you told them.\u201d The introduction describes the problem attacked and why it is important. The body describes the plan of attack and the results. Then follows a brief conclusion.<\/p>\n<h2>Rehearse<\/h2>\n<p>Defending the dissertation may seem old hat. 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