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
Success Story from Switzerland-MUNC New York 2017- William Wegener
I am William Wegener, a nineteen-year-old student studying international affairs - politics and economics - in Geneva. Passionate about philosophy, geopolitics and macroeconomics, I have always been devoting my time to debating, because I do believe that free exchange of ideas and knowledge is a fundamental element to better, more innovative and more feasible solutions to the daily problems that the world, the nations and the citizens are facing. It was by pure luck that I ca
Success Story from Colombia-MUNC New York 2017- Ana María Mahecha
My name is Ana María Mahecha. I am 21 years old. I am from Bogota, Colombia and I study Government Public Affairs & Economics at University of Los Andes. My first time in an MUN was a few years ago, back in school. Then I decided to participate in another model here in Bogota. And then my first international model was last year at MUN-YA and this current year too. I recommend this program because is a great opportunity of networking, a great space to share different point of
Success Story from Pakistan-UN4MUN Workshop New York 2017- Shuja Ul Haq
My name is shuja ul haq and I am from Pakistan. I am a third year bachelor's student majoring in business management. I love playing cricket and basketball but, traveling and exploring different places is my favorite thing to do. I heard about the United ambassadors conference and went for it in 2016. At the very first day in the General Assembly hall I was still in a phase where I couldn't believe if is it real or not! And I was a bit nervous too as I haven't been to an MU
Success Story from Germany/France-MUNC Geneva 2017- Yasmine Janah
My name is Yasmine Janah, and I am currently about to graduate from the Technische Universität Dresden in Germany with Master’s in International Relations and International Public Law. Having grown up in Paris, France, my Model United Nations’ journey started in the beginning of the year 2017. Last May, I decided to apply as a single delegate to the United Ambassadors MUN conference, held in Geneva at the very heart of the United Nations Headquarters. Truly passionate about w
Model UN Overachievers - Why Intense Delegates Matter.
"Over-achiever" is a key word in the world of Model UN. Once you have been to a couple conferences you know the type: very intense delegate, clearly hasn’t come to make friends, leaves socials early to go work on drafts, doesn’t appreciate jokes during the interventions, gets angry and frustrated by what he or she calls “the lack of seriousness of the committee” or “the people who haven’t prepared enough” or who “don’t take this seriously”. Most of the time, they have their e
