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 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...
by Natalie Melms | Mar 16, 2020 | Editorial, MUN Articles
To prepare for a Model UN conference, a delegate will research a topic for weeks, write comprehensive papers on the issues, and synthesize creative global solutions. In addition to this, the delegate will argue for his or her research and debate the finer points of...