PhD recruitment interview

In June the OUBS interviews us and external candidates for the six funded places on the PhD. I have 15 minutes to present to the panel:

1. my ongoing research project for MRes (max 2 slides)
2. how that research might be extended into a PhD project (max 2 slides)

Then the panel will ask questions on the presentation and "related issues" whatever that might mean. I also have to give in a clean copy of my first dissertation module assignment - it was okay, but I don't have a mark - and talk to my supervisors about their willingness to supervise me . I hope they both do.

And I wonder how the external candidates manage these hurdles.