Advising

A mock committee: argue what you wrote

60-minute mock. We do not stand in for the author at the viva.

Preparing an oral thesis defense

What it includes

A map of likely questions, a timed mock and precision about what the text actually claims.

  • Talk structure
  • Questions on method, limits and contribution
  • Handling objections without inflating results

Who defends

You. The committee assesses your command of the work.

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Rehearse the banca with your own material

Defence preparation is a rehearsal: questions, timing, board or slides, and answers you can sustain because you wrote the work. If you cannot explain a chapter, the mock shows it; it does not disguise it.

It fits master’s and doctoral work — and some undergraduate degrees — when a banca or pre-defence date exists. It does not promise the vote. Assessed work remains yours; see /integridad.

How the rehearsal works

Diagnostic: manual, field, banca format. Scope: number of rehearsals, slide review if any, a written round of likely questions if agreed. You present. We ask as a banca would.

The fee covers the agreed rehearsals. If the date moves, we reschedule within reason; it does not become a retainer until you pass.

Deliverables

A list of questions used, notes on gaps, and slide comments if agreed. There is no «TesisPro-approved script» to read to the tribunal.

Relation to the text

If the manuscript does not yet exist, mentoring or editing comes first. Slides follow the same manual as the text.

LATAM: banca, defesa, tribunal

Uses change across Paraguay, Brazil and other programmes. Anyone presenting to a US committee uses tesispro.org.

No pass guarantee

The tribunal decides. The fee is not tied to the grade or the degree.

Questions that actually come up

Design limits, data ethics, why that sample, what chapter 4 cannot claim, what you would do differently. We rehearse with your material. We do not attend on the day and we do not speak to the tribunal.

Scope, limits, and how the quote works

The mock reveals whether you can answer without reading. The scope sets the number of rehearsals.

What a mock does not replace

It does not replace your supervisor, advance the vote, or make an unexplained text defendable.

Defence questions

Can you come to the banca with me?

No. We are not part of the tribunal.

Do you build the slides from scratch?

Only if the scope says so and the content is yours.

What if they ask for changes the same day?

That is the banca, not our contract. A later scope is quoted separately.

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