by Andrew Maglio | Apr 30, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
Let’s be frank: your first conference will not be pretty. Parliamentary Procedure is one thing on paper, or in a casual club simulation, but it is an entirely different experience in a high-intensity, competitive environment. You will show up with research, but there...
by Ryan Moorhead | Apr 3, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
Speech delivery is the single most important way to distinguish yourself as a competitive delegate to fellow committee members as well as the chair simultaneously. When it comes to speeches in Model UN, a balance of substantivity and delivery is critical to the...
by Olivia Fratangelo | Mar 31, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
The trope of the notorious so-called “power delegate” is tainted with a decidedly negative connotation in the Model UN community: these delegates are widely disliked for being overly cutthroat and for prioritizing personal gain over the greater productivity of...
by Iman Shumburo | Mar 24, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
The staple of every major college-run Model UN conference is the massive, standard General Assembly; be it DISEC, SOCHUM, or SPECPOL, these committees can sometimes contain as many as 300 delegates, or more. It goes without saying, then, that making yourself known in...
by Andrew Maglio | Mar 21, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
By far the most commonly and universally applied Model UN skill is the proposition of motions. In any given conference weekend, a competitive delegate likely proposes several dozen, perhaps even a hundred, points or motion to the chair. Motions dictate the format of...
by Andy Han | Mar 18, 2020 | MUN Articles, Strategy
A conference weekend of rigorous debate, academic strain, and late nights finally surpasses as closing ceremonies roll around; you sit in the audience, anxiously sitting on the edge of your seat. You know you did well this weekend: you led the room, you were...
