by Pierre-Jean | Jul 16, 2019 | MUN Articles, Strategy
That’s it. The moment you waited for. It could be your first conference or your tenth, but the first time you ever address your committee will always be a highly nerve wracking, and equally critical, moment for even the most experienced delegates. Public speaking is a...
by Brian Johnson | Jul 12, 2019 | MUN Articles
Ten seconds ago, you sat down from one of your most eloquent speeches. Managing to lead the primary speakers list, you were planted into an excellent position to impact committee. After grabbing your audience with a rhetorical question, you masterfully wrapped the...
by Nirvana Khan | Jul 10, 2019 | Community, MUN Articles
Model UN and debate go together like peanut butter and jelly: classic and messy, but ultimately satisfying. It seems like the go-to pair of credentials for nearly every overachieving high school student. Despite being so well-matched, years of conferences and...
by Casey Ocasal | Jul 9, 2019 | Feature Article, MUN Articles
“The United Kingdom has been recognized for one minute,” the chair sternly announces. Though the delegate representing the U.K.’s robust vocabulary, complex syntax, and clear projection seem to mesmerize the dais, much of committee sits with furrowed eyebrows and...
by Mauricio García Gojon | Jun 25, 2019 | MUN Articles, Strategy
We’ve all been there: the last four speakers agreed with the same policy that has been debated for the past thirty minutes. Delegates motion for yet another ten minute moderated caucus with one minute speaking time, and the same countries that spoke last time deliver...