Search for related documents after selecting a topic. Some papers mentioned that references must be in the last five years or three years, and also put forward relevant requirements for the number of references. Therefore, after determining the general direction of the topic, it is best to search the latest literature on the Internet.
2. Introduce the outline of the paper. This is the so-called "self-report". It should be emphasized that "self-report" is not "self-reading". The important skill here is to be careful not to read the report by the book, which turns the report into "reading", and "reading by the book" is the first taboo. The paper defense time is only 10 minutes. Therefore, when defending, you can't "read" the paper, but you need to sort it out, extract the most important assumptions and results, and explain these results. How to use this 10 minute is a question that candidates should ponder deeply. The principle is to foster strengths and avoid weaknesses, and talk more about what you are sure and good at. It might be a good idea to leave some time for the judges.