How to Prepare for Your Thesis Defense Presentation

The dissertation discussion is a crucial moment in your College life and is but the first of many moments when, if you want to get ahead, you will have to put yourself on the line and overcome your emotionality and anxiety. Fear not, with good preparation and the help of Inborn Voice Coaches, you can face this and all subsequent tests with total confidence. A good result always comes from good preparation, so surely you have already planned your entire speech, focusing on the key points of your thesis and how to present them clearly and concisely. You may have realized, though, that theory is one thing; practice, that is, speaking in front of the committee, is another. Inborn Voice is here to help you find your identity, define your charisma and authenticity, so you can convey your message with clarity and confidence.

Overcoming Thesis Defense Anxiety

Anxiety is a common companion to so many adventures in your life, virtually all of them involving strangers or high expectations. However, by learning the basics of the Inborn Voice method, you can understand its deep origins and then manage it effectively. We are not talking about breathing or visualization techniques to calm the mind, but the Vocal Coaching method chosen by leading Fortune 500 companies. We can help you channel the energy dispersed in wanting to control anxiety to new horizons, defining your Personal Brand, and resulting in a convincing and confident presentation.

How to Effectively Respond to Committee Questions During Your Thesis Defense

It is useless to listen to those who tell you to practice the answers, imagine the questions or whatever. The important thing is to learn to listen to your own Inborn Voice, to listen with vocal awareness to the questions you are asked and then go into your own knowledge to find the information that has always been there and that you know very well. (On the other hand, no one on the Graduate Committee will know your thesis better than you!) Inborn Voice can guide you in managing your emotionality and how you convey your emotions as you speak. I assure you that responding in a firm, authoritative voice is not a matter of intention, a matter of will, but just a matter of connecting with your own deep emotions, with your own Inborn Voice.

Example Thesis Defense Speech

Having one or more examples of how to discuss a thesis in front of you can help you structure your presentation effectively. Advice abounds here, everyone will want to offer you material to read or consult, but the best place to start your presentation is at your university itself. Go and attend other people’s thesis discussion. Then with Inborn Voice training, we will work together to create a speech that not only informs, but also fully represents the most important thing: your personality, your identity.

Public Speaking Techniques for Your Thesis Defense

Public speaking can be intimidating, but it is a skill that is learned through experience and awareness of one’s emotions. No use wasting mental energy on concepts such as intonation, eye contact or pauses. It has long been known to us at Inborn Voice and to science that rationalizing too many elements slows down, clouds and compromises up to 80 percent of the interpersonal outcome with the listener. Devote your mental energies to your thesis, and only to her, and learn how to harness your emotional energies to speak convincingly and overwhelmingly through your Inborn Voice.

You can book a vocal assessment session by clicking on the link below, so you can evaluate together with Mylena Vocal Coach or her Certified Coaches, how to make your personality and charisma flourish not only to discuss your thesis, but more importantly to prepare you for upcoming job interviews!