Hi Everyone,

I know this is a bit of a ridiculous question, because everyone's PhD is very difficult, but I mean more - what if your PhD is based very much on theory (in social sciences) and you need to present on it?

I find most academics solve this problem by just reading the paper...I know one academic that to me seems like a genius...she can talk about really complex stuff off-hand and just present. Then again she is almost 20 years older than me...I try to tell myself this at least.

Worst of all I find it really hard to think on my feet with theoretical stuff and dread answering questions. I find it a challenge to remember my arguments with the stress of giving a talk. I do not believe it is because they are bad, and my supervisor is very pleased with my work and has even suggested publishing together, but really, I don't know how to present on this stuff.

Does anyone have any advice on this?

Sorry but not really can help you ;/