The context for this task is an oral communication course that focuses on developing students’ academic and professional communication and presentation abilities. In university settings, many students, particularly graduate students, are expected to write and orally defend their thesis/dissertation. Yet students are often unaware of the processes involved in the oral defense portion of their thesis/ dissertation. The focus of this task is to raise students’ awareness of the organization, management, and expectations of the oral defense by acting as a sort of ethnographer of communication. Students interview their thesis/dissertation supervisors to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the oral defense process.