Answer the following questions about the roasts you saw....
1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics?
2. Who did the best? Why?
3. What surprised you about the roasts?
4. How did you participate in the roasts?
5. What did you learn at the roasts (about roasting, not the speeches)?
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1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics? I observed Shannon, Amy, Eric, Luis, and two other people that I didn't get the name of.
2. Who did the best? Why? Amy and Eric did the best because they really knew their topic and had many facts, but when they spoke it was almost like that's all you could hear.
3. What surprised you about the roasts? I was surprised about how informal they were.
4. How did you participate in the roasts? I had the chance to ask one question.
5. What did you learn at the roasts (about roasting, not the speeches)? I learned that you really need to be prepared to defend your solution and need to have more than one so that if the first one is shot down, you have a backup plan.
I observed Shannon, amy, luis, eric, jose, and someone who i didn't know The best were amy and eric because of how informed they were on their topics. I was susprised that meyers would just interrupt the juniors in the middle of their roasts telling them to skip ahead I was unable to participate because no one called on me I learned that at roasts you need to have anwers to roadblocks for your solutions and you need to do well or you will have to roast again
I observed several upperclassmen uncluding Shannon, Amy, Luis, Eric, and Jose. They had many topics including gangs in South America, women's rights, and dissarmament. I felt that Shannon and Jose did the best. Shannon was the most prepared with facts and supporting arguements and Jose proposed very creative solutions. I was surprised at how short the roasts were. I thought that it would be a 15 minute speech but it was basically only a several minute speech and several one minute responses to questions. I participated in the roasts by taking notes about each topic and by preparing questions for the students to answer. I learned that roasts are comprised of general background information about your topic, past UN and your country's actions, and possible solutions you propose--essentially a long position paper. With the information I have learned today, I feel much more prepared for what to expect on our upcoming roasts
-Dane B.
I saw Shannon, Amy, Eric, Luis, Laurel, and Hose roast. Shannon was USA for gangs in Central America and education in Sub-Saharan Africa. Amy and Eric were USA for the testing of weapons and reunited the Korean Peninsula. Luis and Hose were Brazil for rights of prisoners and education for women, and Laurel was Brazil for corporate and social responsibility. I thought Hose was really good because he knew all of his facts and barely ever looked down at his paper during his speech. He also talked about roadblocks before Mr. Meyers brought it up, which I thought was good. I was really surprised that people just brought up their position papers and actually made a speech off of that, not just reading it out loud. I thought people would be reading their position paper, but a lot of them barely ever looked at it. I asked questions during the roast about things in their solutions that might come up in committee. I learned that in order to do well in roasts, you really have to know a lot about your topic and have a lot of facts and statistics.
1. I saw Shannon, Amy, Eric, Luis, José, and Laurel. Their topics included Gender Disparity in Education, Reuniting the Korean Peninsula, and Corporate Social Responsibility.
2. Amy and Eric did the best. They were entertaining because, rather than just saying a memorized speech, it seemed like they understood the topics well enough to really explain them.
3. The roasts were much more friendly than I expected.
4. I asked a few questions.
5. I learned that it's important to think about roadblocks, because that's exactly what people will ask you about (especially Meyers : ) ).
I saw the roasts of Jose, Eric, Luis, Amy, Shannon, Laurel. Their topics were the environmental impact from weapons and the unification of Korea. Other topics include educating females and gangs in latin America. I thought Amy and Jose did the best, because Amy was the most prepared and Jose was the best at getting around roadblocks.( Though I'm not sure cause i couldn't understand most of the questions and replies...) I was surprised that the juniors weren't perfect. I participated by listening and not sleeping. Though I didn't get the chance to ask one question.( but I did have one question for Jose) I learned that you need to know a lot about solutions and roadblocks.
1.I observed Holly, Rachal, Kevin, Pgal, Matthew, and two other people who's names were not mentioned. These topics included, Russia vs. Georgia and Tibet, drug resistant diseases, prisoner of wars, higher education in Sub-Saharan Africa, and ICC.
2. The people who did the best were Holly and Rachel because they barely looked down at there papers and they knew how to get out of roadblocks.
3. What surprised me the most about the roasts was how Mr. Meyers would interrupt them at any given time and would ask questions.
4. I wrote notes on what to do in roasts and what there topics were about. Also, I raised my hand to ask questions, but never got picked.
5. I learned that you need to be prepared and have a backup plan to a solution if one does not work.
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1. I watched the roasts of allyson, holly, sam, kevin and other students who's names I cannot recall. Their topics were drug resistant diseases, space weaponry, the ICC, the situations of Georgia and Tibet, education of girls and the rights of prisoners of warfare.
2. The student named Holly did the best because she barley needed to look at her piece of paper, anwsered all questions calmy and gave other students pratical and helpful advice on their topics.
3. What surprised me was how calm the students were and how long the roasts were. Also, the questions were harder than i thought that they would be.
4. I took very detailed notes concerning topics that even slightly related to my own and wrote down some questions that I was unable to ask because they were already asked before I was able to be called on.
5. I learn how important it is to come completly prepared or else you will look completly foolish in front of Mr. Meyers and the other roasters. I also realized how helpful roasting can be for conferences becuase of burn questions you can ask different delegates.
I went to the roast on 10/28/08, (today) from 6 to 8 and I saw Hallie Carter and Rachel Adair do Russia/Georgia and Tibet, Michal honecke and her partner do gender equality and rights of prisoners, Kevin Su do non-curable diseases, and another pair do 6th and work on Space organization and the ICC. Personally, I believe that Rachel and Hallie did the best because they knew specific details about their topics and rarely had to look at their papers during their speeches. The thing that surprised me the most was how you could tell who was prepared and who was not. The ones that were prepared had either note cards or one sheet of paper and gave their speech making eye contact with no “ums” or “likes” and the unprepared ones came the their entire position papers, a speech written, and their voices were shaking a little bit. I took notes and asked two questions. I learned that you must know specific details and have solutions for the roadblocks that your possible solutions might have.
I saw Shannon, Amy, Eric, Luis, Jose, and someone else's roasts. I think Shannon, Amy, and Eric did the best because all their information was backed by concrete facts and they were prepared with the facts on paper. What surprised me was that most roasts were relatively simple in structure, comprised of background, UN involvement, country policy, and solutions. Also, most of the roasts were questions and answering, rather than a long speech that I had expected. I took notes on the different solutions that each of the juniors came up with, and wrote down possible questions. I learned that in roasts, preparation is mainly comprised of actual facts in the speeches, such as references to resolutions and country actions. Also, I learned that solutions need to be thought from different country perspectives in case of a roadblock that comes up.
I observed Shannon, Amy, Eric, Luis, José and Laurel, whose topics were gangs in SA, Environmental Impact of Nuclear Waste, Reuniting Korea, Prison Reform, Education for Women and Social Responsibility.
I feel that Shannon, Amy and Eric did the best, although there was much room for improvement. They really seemed to know their topic and all the separate issues and roadblocks with each one.
Nothing really surprised me about the roasts, except that meyers didnt seem too harsh on them.
I asked a question to each one fo the "roastees", and because i knew just about all of them, they picked me more often.
I learned that stating ideas without evidence or facts is pretty much just spewing bull****.
1. I'm not sure of which people exactly spoke; their topics included drug-resistant diseases, the situation in Tibet, and space weapons.
2. The speaker for gender disparity did the best. Mr. Myers pointed out that their topic was tailor-made for multiple solutions, and that's just what she did.
3. I was suprised at how much less emotion the speakers put into their speeches, compared to what I have seen.
4. I only got a chance to ask two questions; one was an issue with the solutions, while one was merely clarification.
5. The roasts did not much deviate from how I imagined they would be, so I don't feel that I learned much.
Hi guys, it’s Alexandria! I went to the roast on Tuesday from 2:30 to 4:30. I had the chance to observe Shannon, Louis, Amy, Eric, Jose and Laura or Laurel (I forgot.) Their topics included gangs in Central America, gender disparity in education, reuniting the Korean territories, education in the African Sahara and the rights of prisoners. Overall I think all the juniors did pretty well and it was easy to tell the difference between who was prepared and who wasn’t. The people I thought that did the best by far were Amy and Eric because they were extremely well-versed on their topics and had complex, organized, and logical solutions to their topics. Furthermore I was even more impressed that they had answers to all of our questions and were prepared for possible roadblocks. In the same manner I thought that Shannon did an awesome job because she is a good speaker and had great solutions to her topic. She also knew every aspect of her topic and the possible questions countries might ask in committee. Moreover, I also admired Jose because he was not only prepared and knew his topic, but I also thought that his solutions were ideal and could actually work. I honestly was surprised that some people did not know their topics that well. However, I was even more surprised at what a fantastic job the juniors did because I could tell they had worked so hard preparing for these roasts and for these topics as well. My favorite part of the roasts were asking questions because it was interesting to see what the juniors responses were to my questions and gave me ideas on how I can improve on answering questions for when I roast. It was phenomenal to me how knowledgeable the juniors were on their topics. In addition I learned so much from the juniors roasts. For example when you think of solutions, try to come up with ones that nobody else in committee will have. It is also imperative that you have more detailed solutions instead of general ones so that you stand out in committee. On another note, it is important that to be ready for all possible roadblocks to your solutions because someone can always find something wrong with a solution. All and all I found the roasts to be both enjoyable and beneficial, and I am very excited for future learning experiences that will help me improve my M.U.N. skills.
I observed Shannon, Amy, Eric, Luis, Jose, and Laurel. They roasted on a series of topics ranging from prisoner rights to nuclear waste.
I thought that Amy and Eric did the best jobs because they weren't just informed on their topic but were experts. I would think of a question and in the next sentence they would answer it.
I was surprised at how non-intimidating the roasts were. As long as you knew your topic well, you were fine. they were also very informal in practice and in the form of the speeches.
I asked one question to the boy who had gender discrepancies as his topic. I also answered one of MR. Meyers's questions about what one girls solution was lacking.
I learned the importance of thinking of realistic solutions for the topics. Also I learned to put myself in the place of my country and think of what I would really do.
I went on both Tuesday and Wednesday and observed Hallie Carter and Rachel Adair roast for Russia/Georgia and Tibet, Michal and her partner roast for gender equality and rights of prisoners, Kevin Su roast for drug-resistant diseases, Alex and his partner roast for gender equality and rights of prisoners, and Kassandra and Taylor roast on my topics, drug-resistance diseases and food contamination.
I personally thought that Hallie and Kassandra made the best roast speech and seemed to know their topics. Hallie was able to speak on her topic for EXACTLY seven minutes looking at her notes probably 4 or 5 times. Although Kassandra looked down most of the time, she provide good facts and solutions and was able to fully answer the questions.
From the observers point of view the roast looked fairly laid back and relaxed. As long as they knew what they were talking about and had descent solutions and facts, they did well.
I participated in the roast by asking only one question since the people giving roasts mainly picked on juniors.
I learned what Mr. Meyers really looks for in roasts which are solutions and facts to back up any general statement. He likes well organized solutions and when the students could respond to questions with supporting facts.
1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics? I watched Shannon, Amy, Eric, Luis, Jose (i think thats his name), and Laurell(i think thats everyone). Their topics were of a wide variety. They varied from gangs in SA, uniting korea, reform of prisons, education for women, and i think social resposibility.
2. Who did the best? Why? I belive eric and amy did the best for a couple of reasons; one. both eric and amy knew exactly what they were talking about and could back everything up with various facts and info, no matter if it were a question or them just giving the speech. and 2. they overall just presented it really well like they fed off each others statements and were obv. very well prepared.
3. What surprised you about the roasts? What surprised me about the roasts is how well they actually knew(or seemed to know) about the topics and everyone just did an overall great job
4. How did you participate in the roasts? i listened attentivley to them all and tried asking good questions.
5. What did you learn at the roasts (about roasting, not the speeches)? i learned that you must obv. prepare numerous times if you want to make a good impression and you need to be prepared for different questions
I observed the roasts of Jose, Laurel, Eric, Lewis, and two other girls whose names I do not know. The topics were reunification of the Korean Peninsula, corporate accountability, gangs in Central America, arms control, gender disparity, and rights of prisoners. Eric Duplantas did the best because he knew his everything about his topic and came up with good solutions. He also answered people’s questions very well. However, he did say the word "essentially" too much, which was distracting. What surprised me was how it did not look as hard as I thought it would be. I participated by asking questions that brought up roadblocks to their solutions. I also helped with generating new solutions. I learned that roasts are primarily about solutions and preparing for possible questions about the solutions.
I observed Rachel and Hallie roast on Russia-Georgia and Tibet. I also observed Michal and Allyson do gender equality and rights of prisoners, Kevin who did incurable diseases, and another group whose names I do not know do space organization and the ICC. I think that Hallie and Rachel did the best because they seemed the most prepared and barely used their notes at all. They had really good solutions and really understood their countries position. I also thought that Michal and Alyson did a very good job, because even though they had a really difficult topic, they stuck to their country’s policy. What surprised me about the roasts is how much the other students knew about each other’s topics. Some students would completely call others out if they were off policy or if they said something incorrect in their background. I asked two questions during the roast and I also raised my hand many other times. I tried to thoroughly listen to and understand each topic. In case I ever have any of the topics, I will have an existing understanding of them. I learned that no matter what, the most important part of a roast is to be prepared. If you are not prepared then roasts are pretty difficult.
I saw cassandra, taylor, megan and her partner. Their topics were gangs in Central America and education in Sub-Saharan Africa, and WHO. Megan i felt did the best because she had a lot of stats and solutions. Even though, Mr.Meyers did not let her finish she still had a great speech. Also, when her partner did not have an answer to a question asked, she was prepared to answer it and answered it really well. I was surprised at the fact they did not seem nervous. I know I would be soo nervous! I raised my hand to ask questions, however, they were only allowing about 2 questions to be asked so i didnt get a chance. I learned that when preparing for a roast I should over prepare and think how, why and who is going to do this and implement these solutions. Megan did that well and I learned that Mr. Meyers likes when people have actual examples when talking about their problem.
I observed Shannon, Luis, Amy, Eric, Jose, and Laurel. I thought that Amy Le did the best. She was well researched and she had a good strong supported solution. Also, she was a really good speaker and knew what she was talking about. What surprised me is that it seems a lot shorter than it really is. I paid attention and was given the opportunity to ask questions. What I learned about the roasts is that if you're well prepared you will be easily set and will not be in any immediate danger from Mr. Meyers. Also, when having a solution, you must have a well-backed up plan for all roadblocks, and along with things to pass roadblocks, other solutions is very necessary.
1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics? I observed Shannon, Amy, Eric, Luis, Jose and Laurel.
2. Amy did the best because she knew the topic very well and that she rarely needed notes, even when explaining something very complex or some small detail. She was also a very clear speaker and seemed to have researched her topics very well.
3. I was surprised by how relaxed they were, I was expecting it to be a lot more intense.
4. I asked a question and took some notes.
5. I learned that although the roast may have seemed relaxed, you're still being graded on what you say, no matter what the atmosphere is like. Meyers said that many of the speeches which I thought were actually decent were actually terrible, which was surprising.
1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics?
I observed Shannon (gangs in Central America), Amy (environmental hazards of nuclear weapons, I think), Eric (reuniting the Korean Peninsula), Louis, (Gender disparity in education) José (rights of prisoners), and Laurel (I think that was her name, but I can't remember her topic...).
2. Who did the best? Why?
I thought that Amy and Eric did the best because Amy was very poised and was an eloquent speaker, and Eric was very good at answering questions. They both showed obvious knowledge and preparation for the roast, and were excellent speakers.
3. What surprised you about the roasts?
I was surprised that Mr. Meyers was not as vicious in attacking the delegates as the rumors had led me to believe haha. He was actually pretty constructive and helpful.
4. How did you participate in the roasts?
I stayed alert and attentive throughout the whole time, and I raised my hand frequently to ask the participants questions
5. What did you learn at the roasts (about roasting, not the speeches)?
I learned that roasts entail that I speak eloquently, but not try necessarily in a fun or catchy way. Preparation and facts are more important, as long as the speaker is engaging enough to captivate the listeners' attention
I went to Amy, Shannon, Eric, and Jose's roast and some of there topics were reconnecting the korean pennisula and gang violence. I believe Eric and Amy did the best because they were well prepared and had could solutions with good reasons to back them up. I was surprised at how some of them could just answere questions with no problems and knew what solutions were good and bad. I didn't really get to ask the question that I wanted to because the question I was going to ask Meyers asked first. I learned that you must be very prepared and ready to answer any questions that people might think up.
I went to Amy, Shannon, Jose, and Eric's roast and some of there topics were reconnecting the korean pennisula and gang violence. I believe Eric and Amy did the best beacuse they were well prepared, had great solutions, and could answer the questions without stubbling. I was surprised how prepared some of them were and how they came up with some of the complex solutions. Well I didn't really get to ask the question I wanted to because the question I was going to ask, Meyers got to first. I learned that when you roast you must be well prepared and ready to ask any question or else you wont do good.
1. I observed Cassandra Owens, Taylor, Megan Venanzi and her partners' roasts. Cassandra and Taylor's topic was drug resistant diseases and food contamination. Megan and her partner's topic was education in Sub-Saharan Africa and gang violence in Central America.
2. I felt as though Cassandra did the best in her group because she knew her topic of food contamination very well and was able to answer her questions with very confident, knowledgeable and detailed answers. In the second group, I think Megan Venanzi did the best job because she rarely looked at her notes for her speech and when she spoke you could tell that she knew her topic very well.
3. What surprised me about the roasts was that they were not as scary as I assumed they would be. Mr. Meyers did not make any of them cry and he offered them advice on how to improve their research on the topic.
4. During our roast, I tried many times to ask questions but Mr. Meyers kept cutting the questions off due to the time they had.
5. I learned that as long as you are well informed on your topic and feel confident on the issue, the roast will be fine. It was a less intimidating atmosphere then i thought it would be which relieved me for the hopefully, years to come. When i prepare a roast, i need to think of all the possible questions that can be asked and be prepared to answer them efficiently.
I observed many roasts by the juniors in Mr. Meyers's class. Some of the people that I saw were Jose, Alex G, Nicole and Kevin T. Out of all of the roasts that I saw, I thought that Alex G did the best. I thought this because he looked the best perpared out of all of the roasters. I think that he had the best solutions and he presented in the best way. He did not read off his solutions, he told them to us while maintaining good eye contact and I think that that is important because it shows that he knows his topics by heart and does not have to rely on his position paper for help. I was surprised by how informal the roasts were and that they are designed to help the students with their conference. I thought that this was where a delegate saw how prepared they were and they were submitted to criticism by the teacher and their peers, but the roast accually was held to help the delegates think about their solutions and see how effective they were. I participated in the roasts by being an active listener and asking the roasters questions about their counties policy and solutions.
1. I observed Alex, Chris, Megan, Jose, Kevin and a few others. The topics included Pandemics, Obesity, Victim's Rights, Stateless Peoples, Landlocked Nations, and many more.
2. I think Alex did the best because he had the clearest speaking voice and seemed to really have a good understanding of both his topics. He hardly read of his paper and had the most interesting facts and details in his speech that flowed well.
3. It surprised me that the roasts were more casual and that the speakers did not seem as nervous as they could've been. Also, there were fewer people than I thought there would be speaking/observing.
4. I asked two questions.
5. I learned that you should have multiple specific and effective solutions that can be used in case another one does not work out. Also, you should know your solutions thoroughly because people will question every aspect and find roadblocks. You should know these roadblocks ahead of time so that you can combat them immediately if brought up during committee.
Alex, Jose and some other guy, nicole and i think 1 other person. their topics where nuclear arms, foriegn investment, and who.
Alex did the best because he was so thoughout and constant with wat he was saying. and he knew ALOT.
it suprised me that they could go on for so long abou the same thing.
i sat right in the back mid so i could see everything and i asked a few q's.
i learned that i need to research better and come up with abunch more stuff to put in a roast
I don't remember anybody's name besides Alex who did pandemic preparedness and obesity. Some of the other topics I saw people roast for were quality of education in refugee camps, stateless people and landlocked developing countries. Alex seemed like he did the best because he seemed most prepared and most comfortable with his topic and solutions. I was surprised at how laid back the roasts seemed. I expected them to be a little more intense with more difficult questions about the people's topics. Although I couldn't think of any questions at the time, I tried to gauge which person knew the most about their topic and what they had that made them prepared. At the roasts I learned that a well thought out solution is a key component to doing well in a conference and that having facts and statistics never hurts either.
1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics?I observed Michal, Alex, Kevin, Megan, Luis, and Jose. Some of their topics were obesity, education in refugee camps, landlocked countries, and rights to victims.
2. Who did the best? Why?I believed that Alex Gray did the best because he knew his topic very well, and presented the information by keeping eye contact and not just reading off his paper.
3. What surprised you about the roasts? I was surprised by how long the roasts actually lasted. It also shocked me how much effort needed to be made to know and think of different solutions.
4. How did you participate in the roasts? I was able to talk to some junior muner's after the roast and pick up a few helpful hints on how to roast.
5. What did you learn at the roasts (about roasting, not the speeches)? I learned that you need to be well educated on your topic before you go into a roast. I also learned that you need to speak clearly and not to read from your paper.
I watched the roasts in Mr. Patch’s class on Wednesday (Max, Jesse, Dana, another guy whose name I can’t remember, and David?). Jesse had the Effects of Sports on the Environment, Execution of the Clean Development Mechanism, and Review of Progress in the Millennium Development Goals. Dana had the expansion of the EU and forming an army for the EU. Max had Peacekeeping Policy of the United Nations, Coordination of UN Disaster Relief and Non-Governmental Humanitarian Efforts, and Encouragement of Economic Development in Africa. David had An Economic Future Without Oil, Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination, and Insurgency in South Thailand. And the guy whose name I can’t remember had Repatriation of Liberated Victims of Human Trafficking, Protection of the Palestinian State, and Tibetan Independence. I think that Max did the best overall because I felt like he really knew what he was talking about. He also did not have a lot of stuff with him; I think he had five note cards per topic and he did not look down at them all that often. Also, the other people with the exception of Dana and the guy whose name I can’t remember did not really have solutions to their problems. They kind of tiptoed around the problem but never really addressed it. I was surprised at the amount of information you were going to have to know and how long a roast really is. I never expected it to take a half an hour per person. I asked a few questions, but mostly I took notes on things they did that grasped my attention such as pacing and making eye contact. But I also liked what David did; he had visuals and articles that contained information on his topic which I felt like he was really thorough. When you roast, you want to be as crystal clear as humanly possible not only on the information you have acquired, but also concerning your country’s policy. You really do NOT want to say anything that contradicts your country’s policy or you will get called out on it and get roasted. I noticed this when the guy whose name I can’t remember would not say anything that went against his policy, which was probably hard because he was Iran. I am really scared about roasting in the second semester, but I think I have a pretty good idea on what to do and what not to do.
Today I saw the Juniors roast for their trip back east. I saw six people roast and two of them were partners. I was most impressed with the partner group. They discussed stem cell research and dead nations. Their country was the USA as was that of most other students that were roasting. I was impressed with their roast because they were able to answer all of Mr. Meyer’s questions without hesitating. This showed me that they were truly prepared. Also, they were able to state the differences between Bush’s policy and Obama’s policy, which showed that they were able to do fast research seeing as Obama only won on Tuesday. They also had an abundance of varying solutions and many roadblocks to them. One thing that Mr. Meyers stressed was that the students have statistics that only they would have in the conference. I was impressed because many people had these statistics. Most of the topics that I saw were specialized committees, which made it very hard to understand. I was impressed that all of the students were able to get information regarding these far-fetched topics. I am glad that I went to the roast because I learned a lot about the US’s policy on foreign affairs, such as peacekeeping. This will help me a lot in UCLA because I am USA and have peacekeeping as a topic. I learned that there are many key aspects to a good roast. First, you need to attempt to go over the time limit by saying as much about the topic as you know. Second, you need to have many solutions that other people do not know about and you need to have solutions to roadblocks that might come up in committee. Third, you need to have specific facts to support all of your evidence. I learned a lot from going to these roasts.
I observed the roasts of five junior MUN students, including Casandra and Rachel. Casandra and Rachel performed the best at their roasts because they knew their topic forwards and backwards, they had a few notes instead of reading directly from their position papers, they presented specific facts and solutions, and all their information was up to date. The thing that surprised me most about the roast was that most of the speakers were able to speak longer than the time was given to them. I participated in the roast by paying attention to the speakers because Mr. Meyers asked the most questions. I learned that when preparing for a roast you must be prepared with multiple solutions, knowing your speech without directly reading from the paper, and come up with road blocks so someone does not burn you with a question.
1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics?
I observed Shannon, Cassandra, Erika, one other boy and one other girl who i don't know the name of. Their topics included issues of small islands, stem cells, chad and sudan, failed states...
2. Who did the best? Why?
Shannon did the best. She was very well prepared, had great facts, statistics, and solutions. No one had any questions for her because she was so ready.
3. What surprised you about the roasts?
I was surprised by how much everyone had to say. They would talk all night if Mr. Meyers would let them.
4. How did you participate in the roasts?
I took notes and payed attention. I never got picked to ask a question.
5. What did you learn at the roasts (about roasting, not the speeches)?
I learned that you need to be prepared with specific information. Do not be general but have specifics.
1) I saw Chris, Cassandra and Rachael, Amy, Shannon, and Erica. Their topics included stem cell research, dem. rep. of congo, ICJ, cuba, sudan vs. chad, and some others.
2) I think Amy did the best because she knew her topic very well. Unlike the others, she used hand motion and stayed slightly away from the podium so that she wasn't reading her paper. Also, all her ideas were backed up by facts.
3) I was surprised that every single one of them would've gone way over time if Mr. Meyers didn't stop them.
4) I answered one question.
5) I learned that you can't really have a speech planned out and is based on sole knowledge. If you know your topic really well, you'll be fine. However, if you can't give facts and statistics, its shows only a general understanding and nothing new. Also, roasting requires quick thinking and backups, showing a need for multiple solutions.
I observed five different roasts. I'm not any good with names but I watched roasts pertaining to the WHO, UN Reform Special Committee, and Something to do with peacekeeping and natural disaster assistance. I think the person who roasted for natural disaster assistance did the best; this is mostly due to the fact that no one could find a single problem with his solution. What surprised me most was how unprepared some of the people were and how informal the whole thing was. I asked a question that lead to me correcting one of the facts one of the roasters used. I heard a few solutions I liked and could be applicable to my UCLA topics so I plan to use them.
1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics?
I observed Thursday's Rutgers Roasts in Mr. Meyer's room at the 2:45-4:45 block. During this time, I listened to roasts by Cassandra and Rachel who did Stem Cell research and Failed States, Amy who did the topic of Democratic Republic of Congo, Shannon who did Chad vs. Sudan, Erica who did Sustainable Tourism with global climate change, and someone (who i don't recall) do reintegration of Cuba into USA and Multi Dimension Security concerning Small Island Nations.
2. Who did the best? Why?
I believe Amy did the best...she hardly ever looked at her paper and her solutions were very descriptive, thus making her seem very prepared. I also though Cassandra and Rachel did very well because all of their information was very recent...they even included Obama's policy on their topics which impressed me since he just got elected on Tuesday.
3. What surprised you about the roasts?
I was surprised at how the juniors were comfortable doing their roasts and didn't seem very nervous at all...also their solutions were very descriptive and well thought out.
4. How did you participate in the roasts?
I asked two questions and took notes.
5. What did you learn at the roasts (about roasting, not the speeches)?
I learned that in order to stand out in committees especially the big ones back east, i must come up with not only mutiple solutions but also be very detailed in my solutions. Also my solutions should be something original that will help me influence my caucus groups. Another thing i learned is that Mr. Meyers really likes it when people put specific facts, statistics, and dates into their postion papers and roasts because that proves that you did very detailed research and can help back up your solutions and policy on the topics.
1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics?
I watched Chris (Cuba and security concerns of small island countries), Rachel and Casandra( stem-cells and failed states),Amy( Dem. Rep. of Congo) Shannon (Chad vs. Sudan), and Erika (sustainable tourism and global climate change.
2. Who did the best? Why?
I thought the partners, Rachel and Casandra did the best because I could tell they were really prepared and knew their topics well. They had multiple solutions and good facts.
3. What surprised you about the roasts?
I was surprised that everyone generally knew their topics very well and they all could talk even longer than was required. I expected some people to finish too early.
4. How did you participate in the roasts?
I listened the whole time and asked questions.
5. What did you learn at the roasts (about roasting, not the speeches)?
I learned that when I roast I need to be confident and know my topic well. It is also important to have multiple solutions, specific facts, and be able to defend anything I say.
-Sydney Lara
I watched Chris, whose topics were the security of small island nations and reintegration of Cuba into the League of American states, Cassandra and Rachel, who had failed states and stem cell research, Amy, who had DR Congo, Shannon, who was on ICJ, and Erica, who had the effect of climate change on tourism.
I think Amy did the best because she was prepered, very formal, and had specific and viable solutions. She also was able to answer all the questions that were asked of her.
Nothing really suprised me except for the fact that I knew some stuff about failed states that Rachel and Cassandra as the U.S. really should have known.
I asked four questions and ws prepared to ask three more, but there wasn't time.
I learned that it is sometimes easier than it looks to make a ten-minute speech on a topic, especially if you researched it in depth, and that it is often important to have numerous viable solutions as well as providing detail to back up everything you say.
I saw the roasts of Emily Walker, Eric Wang, Evan, and 4 or more others whose names I did not hear.
Emily Walker focused on international information sharing and Evan had the topic of response to natural disasters and development. I also heard a roast on the topic of Tibet and some on reforming the UN security council.
I thought that Emily Walker did the best because she had interesting and clear solutions. Her speaking voice was clear and her solutions were simple yet good.
Some of the things that were surprising about the roasts were how informal they seemed because they would often make side comments and some of those roasting did not seem to take it very seriously and just wanted to get it over with. I was also surprised on some of those who were not quite prepared for them, a few people often started mumbling or lost track of what they were talking about.
I participated in the roast by asking a question.
I learned that at the roasts, others who are listening will help provide many additional solutions that they had used of or heard of in past conferences. Many also helped mention any flaws in solutions to help the speaker.
I went to the juniors roasts on Thursday at 2:45. They had many specialized and non-specialized topics such as the reintegration of Cuba to the U.S, stem-cell research, failed states, Chad vs. Sudan, and more. I felt that both Amy and Shannon did the best because they were well prepared and could back up the statements and resolutions they made with evidence, facts, and thought of ways around roadblocks. What surprised me about the roasts were that Mr. Meyers actually had to cut off many people, or else they would continue to talk for over 15 minutes. I participated by asking a question and listening to the people giving their speeches. By going to the roast, I learned how important it is to have multiple solutions and actually know your topic inside and out, with facts and statistics to clearly emphasize the point you're trying to make.
1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics?
I saw Alex, Megan, Jose, Chris, Kevin, and others. Some of the topics were obesity, stateless people, and landlocked developing countries.
2. Who did the best? Why?
I feel that Alex did the best because he relied on almost no notes. He seemed to really know his topics rather than reading from a piece of paper. He had unique solutions and I could tell he actually thought of them and didn't just re use actions already being done by the UN.
3. What surprised you about the roasts?
I think what surprised me the most was how well the delegates had to know their topic and solutions inside and out. Mr. Meyers was especially focusing on their data and statistics.
4. How did you participate in the roasts?
I did not get the chance to ask a question, however I actively listened and didn't fall asleep.
5. What did you learn at the roasts (about roasting, not the speeches)?
I learned that Mr. Meyers will interrupt you in the middle of your roast to tell you that you're wrong.
I observed the roasts by Danielle Herrington, Ringo Yen, David Rebd, Jannett Nguyen, Chad, Karim, and someone who I did not catch the name of. Their topics included security of nuclear weapons, weaponization of outer space, small arms, and a couple of crisis commitees. Danielle and Karim did the best, as they were well informed about their topics. The roasts surpsised me wioth how long each delegate stands up for, it ends up being sometimes over 15 minutes. I participated in the roasts by asking a lot of questions. I learned from the roasts that it is extremely necessary to know your topic completely heading into a roast.
1. Whose roasts did you observe and what were their topics?
I saw Shannon Carter (ICC), Rachel Adair & Cassandra Owens (Security Council-Stem Cell Research), Amy Le (Sudan vs Chad), Chris Landstrom, and Erica (global climate change & tourism)
2. Who did the best? Why?
I think Amy Le did the best and Shannon Carter did pretty good as well. I think they were the best because they had a multitude of solutions, barely looked at their notes, and had specific support to back up their reasoning.
3. What surprised you about the roasts?
I was a little surprised at how little questions we were expected to ask. I thought that it would be a lot for questioning and less talking about background and un involvement, and more about solutions.
4. How did you participate in the roasts?
I listened, took notes, and ask one question. It was hard ot ask questions because most of the people that went were good speakers and went into detail about their solutions, so it was clear they had thought about roadblocks.
5. What did you learn at the roasts (about roasting, not the speeches)?
I learnt that it was extremely important to be prepared because Mr. Meyers was pretty hard on most of the people. In addition, I think its probabaly a good idea to do a notebook anyways because a lot of the people who actually did notebooks and brought it up there seemed to know about their topic more than people who just had their paper with them.
I dont exactly know who's roasts i was observing, but the topics i obsererved were, small arm,s space weapons, nuclear non-prolifieration and security, steady food supply, and others. i beleive the persons name was david, he was best prepared in terms of research. nothing suprised me that much about the roasts, it felt the same as the ones we had been in. i participated by asking questions and giving suggestions mainly on the topic of small arms. i now know that before a roast, one should study the specific of his/her topic, and that one should come up with back-up plans, incase their projected scenario is countered
1. I observed Alex, Kevin and many others that I ddin't get their names. The topics they had were unique and difficult. Alex had Obesity and the preparation to an epidemic. Kevin's was something about equality in nuclear power. The others had topics like free lance(meaning a person without a nationality), and victims' rights.
2. I believe Alex Grey did the best because he was the easiest to understand and he speaking skills were really clear. He had both information and the ability present his information nicely and smoothly
3. The thing that most surprised me was that Mr. Meyers would interrupt them when speaking. I think that he's doing that to test them.
4. I participate by taking notes for some topics that I never heard of. In addition, I felt that I tried think of questions that are loopholes to their soltuoins.
5. I learned that you must be really prepared with your information to be able to defend yourself. In addtion, I think that a good roast would be seen on the ability to think on your feet.
I observed Hallie, Caroline, Kevin, Emilie, and others that I do not recall. A majority of their topics was the definition of terrorism and the reformation of the NPT. I found these topics to be interesting. Hallie Carter definately did the best job in my group of assorted juniors because she was VERY prepared and knew exactly what to say about her topic. She was a great speaker and i was convinced that she could talk all day about her topic of the Korean War (Historical Comitee). The roasts were quite informal, which suprised me. I helped by asking questions and making comments after their speaches/roasts. I learned to ALWAYS be prepared to speak about your topic.
1. I observed Cassandra Owens and Taylor (not sure last name) last week roast and i had the pleasure of attending Cassandra owens roast again along with her parterns on 11/6. Cassandras first roast was food contamination and her second topic was cloning. Before her I beleive someone named Micheal went and his topic was cuba and reastating it.
2. I beleived Cassandra did the best at both roast. I fell that she did the best because she knew her topics very well and has many solutions, along with that she helped her partner out with questions she was unable to answer.
3. The thing that did suprise me about the roast was how much general background each person had to do on their topic. If Mr. Meyers wanted specific dates something happend on, they must come back with a specific date that the event happend on.
4. I was able to participate in the roast by taking notes and attemptin to ask questions. Due to the amount of kids in observing the roast I was unable to put a question across due to lack of time.
5. I learned that when I do get the chance to observe a roast I must have facts and not assumptions. My solutions must be suitable and I must have answers to questions about my solutions.
1. I watched the roast of only 5 students and one I remember there name for an knew was Michael Daus. They covered a wide range of topics from space weapons, to portable water, all the way to a future apocalyptic world.
2. I believe the first girl that went up did the best because she had lots of information and realistic solutions that looked very difficult to shoot down from any countries standpoint.
3. I was surprised no one had a slideshow or other type of formal presentation.
4. I asked 3 questions to several of the speakers and commented on their presentation.
5. I learned that to have a good roast you can’t just expel information, you have to have a setup for it such as a n outline so it sounds right.
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