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Thesis defence template for PowerPoint

Defend a thesis: the problem, the contribution, the evidence, the limits and what next.

Free: it uses no credits. You get your own copy to edit, in the look you pick here.

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When to use it

Use it to defend a thesis, setting out the problem, your contribution, the evidence and its limits.

How to use it

  1. Make your own copy. It opens in the editor, where you can change the theme and edit anything.
  2. Fill in the fields below, and answer the question each slide asks with your own content and numbers.
  3. Download it as an editable PowerPoint file, or as a PDF. The file is reopened and checked before it is offered.

Slide by slide

  1. [thesis title] [author] · [institution] · [date]
  2. The problem What is the research question? Why does it matter?
  3. What I contribute What is new in this work?
  4. How I tested it Design, Evidence, Analysis
  5. What I found What is the main finding? How strong is the evidence?
  6. Limits and next steps Limits, Next
  7. Next steps Thank you: I welcome your questions.

Fields to fill

Fill them once in the editor, or from a spreadsheet to make one copy per client. Where a slide needs content, it asks the question it must answer instead of showing a made-up answer.

  • {{thesis_title}}
  • {{author}}
  • {{institution}}
  • {{date}}

What is inside

{{thesis_title}}
{{author}} · {{institution}} · {{date}}
Slide 1
The problem
What is the research question?
Why does it matter?
Slide 2
What I contribute
What is new in this work?
Slide 3
How I tested it
STEP 1
Design
What approach did I take, and why?
STEP 2
Evidence
What did I collect?
STEP 3
Analysis
How did I read it?
Slide 4
What I found
What is the main finding?
How strong is the evidence?
Slide 5
Limits and next steps
Limits
What does this work not show?
Next
What should be done next?
Slide 6
Next steps
Thank you: I welcome your questions.
1. First action — who owns it — by when
2. Second action — who owns it — by when
3. The decision we need, and by when
Slide 7