Public Speaking - Conquering the Stage Fright Monster
Standing in a committee room cramped with delegates staring at you and somehow your peripheral vision keeps getting narrower, your voice shakes, your palms get sweaty, and your thoughts begin to scatter as you try to remember the exact words of the speech that is supposed to mesmerize the UN’s Secretary-General. It is almost as if you were in an out-of-body experience watching down on yourself from the deepest corners of your worst nightmare. Well, that might be a bit extreme
Secrets to Running Great MUN Sessions
A big number of MUNs around the world follow the simple form of delegates applying, being informed of their respective case, delegation and council/committee, and then the actual conference. This is mostly suitable for delegates with experience prior to the application, whether through previous MUN conferences or through related studies in their respective majors, but what if the delegate applying is neither experienced nor in any way familiar with anything related to the MUN
The Advantages of Mock Sessions in Model United Nations
If you have recently seen an invitation to an MUN mock session but were afraid to go because it sounded too much like an actual conference, or if you were even wondering what such a mock session actually was, this is the article you need to read tonight! In the European circuit, more and more MUN societies choose mock sessions either to prepare or introduce an annual conference, or to train their delegates for upcoming participation at other events. These sessions are not onl
