Alright guys,For your High Tech High Blog, tell me about your day.
1. What went well for you at the conference?
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
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1. What went well for you at the conference?
At HTHMUN, just about everything went well for me. I was lucky enough to be about fifth on the speakers list, and made 2 comments before a lot of the countries had made one within the first 45 minutes. In addition, I was the leader of my caucus group (consisting of about 12-15 nations) and I got to go up for formal caucus both times. My group even ammended my resolution which was really nice because I didn't have to fight to go up for formal caucus :)
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
I think the only challenge I faced was trying to convince certain nations that my country (Japan) wasn't secretly benefitting monetarily through interest on donations/loans given to other countries who needed help developing their green industries. A couple of delegates made it a point to ask me in caucus why Japan was helping Thailand develop their green industry and luckily I had the article pertaining to it in my hand and cleared the misunderstanding while the chair was listening. Also, it was a little hard at the beginning of committee to get nations to officially join my resolution group.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
I feel like I was extremely prepared, and would rank myself as 1. All the solutions I proposed were very in depth, and I had about 8 of them per topic. The best part of committee was proving a nation wrong in my comment while they made incorrect allegations about Japan, when saying we had high levels of CFCs, when in fact we had been CFC-free since 2004. Also, I got asked a lot of questions in formal caucus and I didn't have to make-up anything and even backed up my answers with sources so the chairs would take into account that my data wasn't incorrect. Thus, I feel I was extremely prepared for committee.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
I think I've grown a lot in terms of really developing my solutions and researching more about which countries would benefit from them, and which would not. I've also tried commenting a lot. For example, at High Tech High, I raised my placard to comment for every single speech of the day except for three of them. I feel like that was the biggest improvement I've made since September because normally I would only comment about 3 or 4 times, whereas at HTHMUN I believe I atleast doubled that number. I feel like I have a better idea of what it takes to be best delegate, and can truly appreciate and commend some of the rapporteurs in my previous committee. Next semester I'm going to try very hard to keep the work up so I can be successful in committee. Also, I'm very ecstatic that I gaveled at HTHMUN :)
1. What went well for you at the conference?
Well in my committee UNICEF, it was rather large. Luckily i had a really good cacus group for both topics who were open to change and heard what you had to say. I also spoke alot compared to my other conferences.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
One of the challenges was the great amount of people in my committee. Also, I honestly was a little nervous by the amount of kids, but that ended quickly.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
I felt I was about a 3 in being preparded.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
I honestly feel so much more confident and like such a better delegate than I was last September. I can overall get across with what I'm tryin to say with little to no notes. I am learning and exercising many different techniques in regards to cacus and speaking. I am rapidly improving.
1. I think that it was a combination of great chairs and good causcusing on my part that played a key role in me being sucessful. The chairs called on my almost every time that I raised up my placard. I was also the leader of my caucus group and the chairs could see that and they gave me points for that.
2. Some of the challenges that I faced were preparing for the wrong format. I thought that we were going to be making speaches for the docket, so I wrote 8 speaches on that. At committee, I found out that we were suposed to make speaches on our countries policy and on solutions, not the docket. So I was at a disadvantage there. I ended up refereing to my position paper in order to get help for my speaches.
3. I would have to give myself a 4 on a scale of 1-5 because, like I said, I made speaches on the wrong things. I thought that I had a lot of good and unique solutions that really helped my during committee.
4. I think that I have become a more assertive caucuser since September and I am more agressive during caucusing and I take advantage of that time in order to spread my ideas. I have also changed my stradegies a little bit by seeing what other people do and seeing what they are doing in order to adapt myself to their tactics. I think that I have come a long way since September since in the first 2 conferences, I did not win any awards and at the last 2 conferences, I won 2 commendations. As the year progresses, I will start trying to win Outstandings and better.
Kristine Rezai
1. What went well for you at the conference?
Lunch was good. I liked my topics. I thought they were pretty interesting. We also had a crisis which was fun.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
Well, Zach was in my committee. Enought said.
Just kidding:) Actually the biggest challenges were the fact that I didn't have a laptop and i forgot my docket.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer.
I was about a 3 because I had good knowledge of the topics, however i completely forgot about the docket so i had to read that in the bus and during committe.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
I have grown more confident. Also, i feel like I am generally more prepared and I research better. In the future I hope to be able to speak better without writing a speech ahead of time.
1. At this conference, I got my first award of the year. I also gave pretty good speeches and very challenging questions during formal cacus.
2. Some of my challenges included fitting my speech into a 30 second moderated cacus, writing a resolution that would be adopted and staying focused because of all of the cool artwork in the classes and hallways.
3. I would give myself a 4 because I already had my speeches made and did not forget any of my materials. I did not however review the docket as much as other delegates.
4. I have gotten better at speeches and making comments. I have also gotten better at finding mistakes in resolutions that can be made into challenging questions. I can get better at cacusing and writing position papers.
At the conference I had a bunch of solutions everyone else agreed with, so I think that helped me a lot. I was second to last the speaker’s list, so that kinda sucked. At one point the chair even asked me to move my placard so he could see the name of the country behind me. I think my preparation was about a 2, if 1 was very prepared. I knew my country’s policies for a lot of stuff, but I had no idea whether we supported DDTs or not, so I had to make that up. One of the things I’ve started doing to help me improve is to always re-add myself to the speaker’s list, even if I don’t have a speech prepared. That way I get more points, which I think has helped me. For second semester I guess I can improve by checking all aspects of my policy before I get to the conference, so I don’t have to make anything up.
1. What went well for you at the conference?
People followed my ideas and I got an award.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
My country wasn't important until the second topic, and I was ~20th on the speakers' list for the first topic.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
2, because there's always more you can know, but I knew more than a lot of people and could bring things to their attention.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences.
I'm better at making speeches on the fly and at writing position papers than I was at the beginning, but I'd like to improve at caucusing.
1. What went well for you at the conference?
Not a lot went well for most of the Edison delegates in my committee (First)because the chairs called on 3 or 4 people and then rarely called on anyone else. The thing that went well for me was 2.5 burritos during lunch.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
The biggest challenge I faced was not getting called on even though I sat near the front, but also the chairs were very incompetent.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
4, because I knew my topics and could have written 2 position papers on them. I didn't know about what one of the delegates was talking about on a comment for my speech.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
I have realized that you need firm solutions that don't have any loopholes because there are some delegates that will make you look dumb in front of everyone. I can create better solutions in the future and talk to people in my committee about them.
1. What went well for you at the conference?
Many things went well for me at the conference. I got in many comments and many people wanted to amend my resolution so i got to say a lot. Also, i got to go up for my caucus group for my resolution.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
Some challenges i faced were explaining throughly some of my ideas to convince others (but eventually i did). The chair also called on me about 40th out of 50 people each time on the speakers list so i never got to make a real speech :(
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared). I think i would be considered a 2 in preparation. Although i was extremely good at my first topic, i couldve proposed better ideas for the second topic.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences? I think from the edison conference, i have made myself more involved and not be afraid of speaking first anymore. I realize everyone is going to hear you speak so mine as well be up front and have the most original thoughts spoken first. I have definately improved on comments because i no longer have to write out everything i will say and just bullets now, almost improvising on the spot. I can improve for 2nd semester conferences by researching better solutions with plenty of backup, being original, and making sure i stand out from others.
1. What went well for you at the conference?
At HTH the conference, everything went really well. I knew the topics of extradition and terrorism very well and also I brought my laptop so I could research some information quickly. Another positive thing about bringing my laptop, is that I typed the resolution which in a way made me one of the leaders of the group and I got to go up both times for formal caucus. The school was a very nice school and the lunch was delicious.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
A challenged that I faced was that I felt very rushed due to the fact that we did two topics in 1 day. Another issue that I had was that I wasn’t called on for comments many times. Lastly, I wished I would have brought a jacket.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
I feel like I would fit around the area of a 2. I felt very prepared but there’s always room for improvement. I felt like I knew the topics and my country policy but during caucuses when someone asked me a question, I sometimes did not create the best answer.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
HTH was my fourth conference. I feel like I have grown exponentially over the past few conferences. I now know how to give speeches without using notecards or papers. Over time my mind has opened up and became more creative for more effective solutions.
1. I felt that almost everything went well for me at the conference. I was really prepared, I made good speeches and comments, and I was good during the caucus.
2. The only challenge I faced was trying to eat the Chipotle burrito while avoiding the beans.
3. I felt that I was a 1. I knew my policy backwards and forwards as well as knowing the US's, Russia's, and most of the EU's. I had a list of the amount of money each country donated to the UNHCR and I was able to use that to my advantage several times. This was the conference that I had prepared the most for. Ever.
4. I felt that this year I have learned to find more relevant research as well as being more courageous during the conferences. I feel that my speeches have gotten better and that I am becoming someone that is a helpful part of a caucus group. I hope to improve by being able to make up speeches on my feet, which I am getting better at, and being able to be controlling and diplomatic at the same time. That is a feat that I have not seen anyone accomplish to theis day.
Hi everyone! Woohoo! We made it through another conference. I can honestly say there is a long ongoing list of things that went well for me at this conference. First of all I was so pleased that the committee was run docket style. Those are truly my favorite committees because you get a good idea of who your strongest competitors are in the committee and you are also given the chance to go into vivid detail about your solutions and get them in the docket. It was such an honor having my resolution in the docket and I was so proud! Furthermore I wrote six speeches ahead of time so even though I didn’t use them all I could keep reading myself to the speakers list and making comments without worrying about writing a speech. Next I was also fortunate to get a seat up front and get second on the speakers list twice. Another plus was that a lot of countries were on my side and we amended a resolution together based on my solutions as well as the input of the United States. The chairs were outstanding and were not biased at all towards certain delegates like at previous conferences. Also I went up to speak both times in my amendment group and I think the chairs noticed my dedication. One challenge I faced was my stress on the bus ride to the conference and my excitement on the way back. I was so excited about my award that the long bus ride drove me crazy. Another challenge I faced was not having a credential the first 15 minutes because we did three speeches and went right into a caucus and I was so afraid I wouldn’t get caucusing points because they didn’t know who I was, but I am proud to say that the dilemma was fixed in a matter of minutes. On a different note I have been preparing for this conference since Thanksgiving break and worked so hard pre-writing resolutions, speeches, questions comments, and then recently amendments. I am proud to say that I deserve a 1 and prepared like crazy for this conference. I was so excited because I finally had a topic that I was phenomenally passionate about and dedicated myself to finding every possible way to win an award and go above and beyond in this committee. I am very proud of myself. That is my first outstanding and I look forward to many more in the future. I am pleased to say I have attended every single conference and I believe I have matured and grown from each and every conference. These conferences have taught me cooperation, understanding and that I have the power to improve the lives of others one committee at a time. Through these conferences I have learned that you must grow little by little and not all at once. Each conference I feel as though I have challenged myself more and pushed myself harder than the one before. Win or lose I know that I can improve and continue to push myself more and more little by little and I hope that someday this path I wish to follow will enable me to change the world for the better. Every conference is like the beginning of a brand new world of possibilities. If I could I would give up every Saturday for this because I believe in the causes we fight for and through these conferences I have expanded my way of thinking when it comes to resolutions and opened my eyes when it comes to the bigger reality that these conflicts are really going one and that I will someway have the ability to dedicate my life to changing them! Thank You Mrs. Patch for these wonderful opportunities to change the world around me and I look forward to many more exciting and exhilarating opportunities in the future!
Always,
Alexandria Pappas
1. At HTHMUN I believed that I did fairly well. My committee was suprisingly competitive. I tried hard and competed to my best ability. I believe that the downside to my performance was not being prepared. Alhough i caucused well and made 2 speeches (which was very good in my committee because we had the largest committee.) My comments were not random words either, they had substance and good information. Also, I would like to say that I am sorry to Marie Cheng beacuse I believe she deserved an award. Easily a commedation and possibly an outstanding or even the gavel. She dominated my committee and I see no reason why an award was not given to her. Anyways, I think my performance was well.
2. Many challenges that I faced included the constant calling on Algeria. It normally does not bother me if a country is called on twice or even three times in a row... but this Algeria kid (that somehow won the best delegate) was called on 4 times in a row for comments! We had the comments set to 4, and 4 speeches in a row he was called on. I was astonished. Also, it is not like no one had their plackerds up, everyone did. Including myself (Brazil) which was called on maybe once in that string of speeches. Algeria at in the front middle and held his plackerd high. That is the only reason...
3. As i said before I do not feel that i was prepared at all. And if I was more prepared I could have been a possibility for an award.Overall rating for my preparation would have to be a 4 1/2. =/
4. I have went to three conferences this year (I missed Santa Margeritta for a water polo tournament). Anyways, I learned a lot from the seniors and juniors that I have been competing against in these advanced conferences. My sister has also been a great influence on my learning experience in MUN. Shan teaches me how to be more dominant in committees and how to be a better overall speaker. In conclusion I have realized that MUN is a competitive activity but it is also fun. That is why i enjoy taking part in it. =) That is why I plan to try harder to achieve in the next semester.
I felt that this conference was actually pretty good for me. There were no super intense people in my committee which gave me the opportunity to really speak up more through the conference. Also, I got the topic i wanted, WHO, which is always good.
One challenge was that I couldn't read the screen where the resolutions were presented during formal caucus, so i wasn't able to ask many questions.
I think that my preparedness level was a 3 because i hadn't been able to write speeches or know my topic inside and out, but i had found really good and solid information, which really helped me in committee.
From the beginning of the year, i feel that I have improved with my comments. Before, I was not good at making comments on the spot, so I would stutter or not have good information. However, now i feel like I have improved on giving comments and feel more comfortable and confident when making them.
1. What went well at the conference was that I got an award! I was very surprised at how I was able to control many of the caucus groups. Also, very few of the committee members would constantly cut me off, like in previous conferences. This helped a lot because I got to voice my opinions and all of my solutions.
2. Some challenges I faced were that on the first topic, i was very far down on the speakers list. Because I was about 5th from the bottom out of 32 countries, I was unable to give my first speech. Instead I had to do a moderated caucus with only 30 seconds, which wasn't nearly enough time to present all of my solutions. Another challenge was that I was still sick from the Monday before. This made it harder for me to focus and my throat would constantly hurt, making it hard to deliver a speech. Even though I had some issues, I was proud of myself for winning an award.
3. On scale of one to five I was about a three. This was because I had not written my speeches before the conference. I was still well informed on my topics and had a list of solutions to use during caucusing.
4. Since September, I think my main improvement is being able to be more confident when giving speeches, comments or just talking to other delegates. I use to get very nervous before my speeches, but now that has started to wear off allowing my speeches to be better. For the second semester conferences, I think one tool that for me was very useful was a list of solutions. THis made caucusing, commenting and speeches much easier. Overall, this conference went well.
1. I was successful in getting my ideas across during the caucus groups.
2. Some of the challenges I faced was that I rarely got called on for comments. Also, the crisis was very difficult to find a solution to and I couldn’t really come up with any good, legitimate solutions.
3. I was a 2 because I thought that I was well prepared but didn’t have quite enough information to back up my solutions.
4. I have honestly not grown as much as I would like to have this year, but I am going to guarantee an accommodation at the Huntington High school conference by participation more and finding very good solutions to my topic.
1. This conference went a lot better than I had expected. I was pleasantly surprised by the outcome. First off, it was really nice to have another 1 day conference. It wasn’t quite as exhausting that way. Also, it was pretty cool that I didn’t need to fight for a spot to speak for our caucus group during Formal, because our chairs allowed 5 speakers per group, regardless of how many people there were in the group. I was able to really get my ideas heard, even though a couple raised a bit of controversy. I think I spoke pretty well overall. I think I was able to bring a lot to the table for the second topic especially because I had some really good, unique sources that gave me powerful information that others began to rely on, which helped me get everyone’s attention. I’m absolutely overjoyed that I won an Outstanding!! :D!
2. I'm weird, so I honestly wasn't too enthused by the food :P. I was a little weirded out by all the macabre murals and stuff, but the campus was pretty cool. I think the most challenging part of the actual conference was probably trying to get ANY communication with the caucus group of Arab nations for our second topic focusing mainly on state-sponsored terrorism. Also, we all had a similar experience with the first topic when some nations were adamant about sovereignty over human rights... I was also kind of concerned that I had retrogressed because I went up with my notebook to speak, but I only had written a little flowchart to keep myself organized. But in the end, I think that really helped me, because I have a definite tendency to lose track of time. I don't like being in such enormous committees, either. Oh, and as I'm typing this, I just realized I *might* not have logged out of my turnitin and email at High Tech High, so I'm really hoping I don't get hacked :P.
3. On a scale of 1-5, I think my level of preparation was probably at a 2 or a 1.5. This is because I probably didn’t pace myself enough for the researching and resolutions and position papers before the conference, so that gave me less time to familiarize myself with the material, though in the end, I ended up finding excellent articles and coming up with useful solutions. I think I was able to improvise pretty well in the areas that I was lacking.
4. I think I have grown a lot since the first conference. I think that I have been improving on making sure that I say what I need to say before they tap the gavel, though I still sometimes scramble to finish that last sentence. I also think that I have gotten more confident, and I have taken a lot more creativity to my solutions. I’m creating my own specialized NGO’s and that seems to help out a lot. Also, I’ve learned that although diplomacy is very important, I shouldn’t just be spending caucus time trying to compromise solutions between groups, and that my time is often better spent asserting my solutions
1. What went well for you at the conference?
Overall, High Tech High went really well for me. The chair called on me a lot for comments which was really good! I was also able to give two speeches that I basically memorized, and I think that set me apart from the other delegates. I brought my laptop, so that definitely helped me become one of the leaders of my group.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
Many of the delegates were very, we’ll just say, passionate about MUN, this caused for some conflicts among delegates. These delegates were very stubborn and difficult to deal with. Also, my docket wasn’t posted until the right before the conference so that made it a bit difficult to prepare ahead of time.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared). I felt like I was a 2, because I thoroughly understood my countries policy and I felt that I had many good solutions. However, I did not review the docket as extensively as I would have liked.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
I feel that I have greatly improved since September. At the Santa Margarita conference I was still typing my speeches and then reading them word for word, and now I try to give all of my speeches either memorized or extemporaneously. I have improved a great deal, however there is always room for improvement and I hope that next semester I can grow even more as an MUN delegate. I also hope that I will be able to get my first gavel next semester!
1. The first half of the conference went really well for me. I had a great caucus group that allowed me to speak as i pleased.
2. The second half was not so great. I had a good caucus group until the girls computer died and we needed another one so we joined with some other people that were extremely bossy.
3. 2-I was just slightly unprepared for the second topic. I hadn't come up with any solutions that made me stand out in the second topic
4. Since the first conference, I have been able to give a 2 minute speech off of a couple bullet points. That way if I come up with any more solutions while I'm waiting to give my speech, I can easily include them. I still think I should make fliers and probably be more assertive, since it seemed like those who yelled in caucus groups won awards.
1. What went well for you at the conference?
At the conference I was able to have good caucus discussions with people in my caucus group. I could see that the chair was impressed with my capability to caucus with others.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
In committee again I had trouble being called on. I chose a horrible seat in which the chair rarely looked at, also in formal caucus the people presenting the resolutions chose who they wanted to ask the questions and they never called on me!! The whole entire time for both topics and I raised my placard ever resolution.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
For this conference I felt like I was pretty prepared and I possessed some unique solutions which helped a lot when we got into committee. I would probably rank myself a 2.5 mainly because sometimes I was unaware of what words meant and what certain country policies were.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
I feel like I have grown into more of a decisive delegate and I am very laid back when it comes to giving speeches. This semester in MUN has taught me many things. I have improved as a delegate over the semester and I can't wait until the next semester.
1. What went well for you at the conference?
At the conference I was able to have good caucus discussions with people in my caucus group. I could see that the chair was impressed with my capability to caucus with others.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
In committee again I had trouble being called on. I chose a horrible seat in which the chair rarely looked at, also in formal caucus the people presenting the resolutions chose who they wanted to ask the questions and they never called on me!! The whole entire time for both topics and I raised my placard ever resolution.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
For this conference I felt like I was pretty prepared and I possessed some unique solutions which helped a lot when we got into committee. I would probably rank myself a 2.5 mainly because sometimes I was unaware of what words meant and what certain country policies were.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
I feel like I have grown into more of a decisive delegate and I am very laid back when it comes to giving speeches. This semester in MUN has taught me many things. I have improved as a delegate over the semester and I can't wait until the next semester.
1. What went well for you at the conference?
I made mutiple comments that were very imformative and intellectual. I also brought a laptop so i got extra attention for writing up the ammendments.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
I picked a very horrible caucus group. They were all very power-hungry and did not let me speak. Also, before lunch it was decided that i would go up to represent my ammendment...but it just so happens that during lunch my group had a meeting which i wasn't aware about and they decided i wasn't going to go up even though there was was spot left. OH, and the committee voted to table my resolution which means that we didn't even get a chance to discuss it.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
I was around the number 2. I felt that my research and solutions were very efficient but i still found myself with questions about some of the solutions from other delegates that i had never heard about.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
I feel that i've only slightly improved since september. My comments and speeches have gotten better but i feel like my caucus skills still need to improve. I think i just need to be more agressive and asertive.
1. What went well for you at the conference?
I was able to memorize all my speeches and went up both times for formal and gave a few comments. I also had an excellent resolution group in which we all co-operated well. Also, the lunch was pretty good and the bus ride was very interesting.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
I think that it was hard for me to get called on despite my seat because the chairs preferred to call on a certain delegate...Also, I found it difficult to understand everyone because it was an open room and many delegates did not speak up. It was also hard to get things done because we were urged to finish both topics within a short span of time.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
2, because I thought I was very prepared I was able to give all my speeches easily and I knew what was going on. I really did my best and I found two policy statements so I knew Japan's position on the topic very well. Still, I came across opposition from other delegates that had really good points to make.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
I have grown much. First of all, I have been able to improve my speaking skills and now I can memorize all my speeches and I don't have to carry an index card up when i speak. Also, I have learned to focus on solutions more than trying to make my speeches too fancy and prolonged. I have also matured as a delegate. I was very disappointed when I did not receive an award, but I surprised myself with my composure. Perhaps 4 conferences ago I would've gone up to my chair and complained However, I now realize that I truly did my best, and as cliche as it sounds, sometimes doing your best truly is the best reward. In the future, I hope to improve my speaking skills and participate in committee as much as I can.
I had a really fair chair that gave everyone a chance to speak and give comments. He gave out awards to the people who deserved an award, rather than the people who just made the most comments or speeches. I was the leader of my caucus group while we were discussing the first topic, so the chair really noticed me then. I also got to give a large number of comments and speeches during the committee.
Unfortunately, my resolution that was in the docket got tabled so I didn’t have that advantage. I was prepared to lead my caucus group again while discussing my resolution but instead we moved onto the second topic, for which I wasn’t as prepared.
I felt that I was about a 3 because even though I was extremely prepared for the first topic it didn’t really help me and I should have been more prepared for the second topic.
I have grown a lot since Santa Margarita. It is easy for me now to make comments and speeches without looking nervously at my papers and I am definitely more aggressive during caucusing. I have also become a better researcher allowing me to use my notebook effectively during committee. Next semester, I want to improve my ideas for solutions and ways in which I can stand out in committee.
1. What went well for you at the conference?
At HTH, many things were going in my favor. The chairs picked on me alot, and I was able to make my solutions heard and go up for formal caucus.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
One of the challenges I faced was that I was caucusing with 3 people from the same school, and they nearly tried to exclude me from formal caucus.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
I would give myself a 2 in this category, as I was very prepared for the 1st topic, and I was not as much prepared for the second topic.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
Since September, I have definitely improved in the area of caucusing, as now it is one of my stronger areas. For the second semester conferences, I believe I can improve in the area of speech delivery, as I have always been mediocre in that category.
I think my caucusing went very well at the conference. I talked a lot during caucusing and made very good points. I know the chairs noticed this because whenever they came by I was leading the discussion. Although, my caucusing was very good I did face challenges. I had well prepared speeches, but I often stumbled. I seemed to be having in off day in terms of delivering my speeches. Also, I did not speak as many times as I wanted to because I did not called on very much. On a scale of 1 to 5, I feel was a 2. I knew my topic and my country’s policy very well, which helped me throughout the committee. I was also able to point out false statements said by other delegates. I think I have grown in how I have become more aggressive. In caucusing, I do not let anyone interrupt me and I am more assertive when I speak. I also think I have become better at researching because at this last conference I knew exactly what I was talking about. I feel I can improve in second semester with better speeches. I think that I should have speeches that make me stand out in the committee. If I am able to do this then the chairs will notice me more and my chances of winning an award will increase.
1. During the conference, I felt that the most significant aspect that was in my favor was that I had both of my resolutions in the docket, which helped me get noticed in committee, because when the chairs called my country for roll call, about half the delegates looked around to see who I was. I was also lucky enough to be first on the speakers list for the first topic and was able to convince my chair to pick on me more during committee, as after my first speech i was not picked on to comment for about 6 speeches.
2. The biggest challenge I faced was thinking of new ideas that were not already a part of my resolution. Unfortunately, my resolutions being picked for the docket was a 2-edged sword, as it forced me to think out of the box when in caucus because it would've been redundant to restate the points in the resolution, although it was fairly easy to convince my caucus group to amend my resolution as it seemed to be the most comprehensive, in comparison to the others, which were mediocre.
3. Before the conference, I felt that I was a 1 in this aspect, however, during committee in caucus, I felt I was a 2, because I did not have any ideas that weren't already summarized in my resolutions. I felt immensely prepared because my country had an extensive and specific policy on the topics and I was able to easily stand out, because of its diverse ideas.
4. I feel that throughout this year, one of major improvements have been slowly weaning myself off of reading speeches, where I have gotten to the point of knowing my country's policy and a wide range of solutions, to the point that all the only times that I read things, were when I had to read statistics or a quote from a government official. In terms of how I can improve, I feel that I need to have the ability to better control a caucus group, which I felt to have done well at, at this conference. In addition, I believe that another aspect which I need to improve is thinking of new ideas that other delegates did not propose. For example, during the crisis in which plutonium was spilled in the river border between china and north korea, the majority of delegates talked about creating refugee camps and sending food aid, whereas I advocated those ideas, but in my speech I focused on the prosecution of the perpetrators in the ICC, as the unregistered transportation of nuclear materials is illegal.
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1. What went well for you at the conference?
I wasnt nervous at all going into the committee which helped alot. Also, i presented many solutions others did not think of.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
For about 15 minutes they didnt have my credential and we caucused alot.The co-chair was looking for it and after about 10 minutes he asked what my country was. But i did end up getting my credential.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
I was about a 2. I knew my position and I knew the topic. I was not sure what treatments were available for malaria as well as what certain drugs were found not to be beneficial. I did think up good solutions and when presented with a fish crisis in China i was suprisingly good at thinking on my feet.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
I've learned to make a good impression in the beginning so that the chairs watch for me throughout the entire conference. Also, i realized the other delegates are in the same position as me and some could be even more nervous and that i will not get an award without giving my best effort. Overall, i think with each conference, I learn how to become better and more persuasive in what i am doing.
1. What went well for you at the conference?
Some of the delegates were nice.
2. What were some of the challenges you faced?
I raised my placard almost every time after a speech for the second topic but the chair never picked me. The closest I got to almost being picked was when it was between me and another delegate, but in the end the chair picked the other delegate instead (who had just spoken awhile ago). I also thought the chair didn't know much about MUN, he looked uninterested; just dazing off, and he was biased to other people also.
3. On a scale of 1-5, how prepared did you feel and explain your answer. (1 being very prepared and 5 being unprepared).
3. I did all my research but at the conference there were things that I had never heard of.
4. For many of you, this was your fourth conference of the year. Even if you have only gone to two, describe how you have grown as a delegate since September and how can you improve for second semester conferences?
Since September, I had heard people always say to just speak and it doesn't really matter what you say, just say it because of the points.
The fact that I was Sudan for the Darfur crisis went pretty well. During caucus people would ask what my policy was without me having to try and to talk. Overall, caucus was probably the thing that went the best for me. I talked a lot and felt that I had pretty good ideas that the chairs noticed. I also felt that I knew a lot about the crisis which gave me an upper hand during the second portion of the conference.
As far as giving speeches and comments, this was probably the worst conference I've been to this year. The main reason why my comments did not go well was because the committee was very large and the chairs were not very good at fairly calling on delegates to speak. All the countries clustered right in front of the chair were called on way too often. The speaking time was also too low to be able to give a good speech.
2, because I had had the Darfur crisis before last year, so I felt that I had a lot of experience going into this conference. It also helped a lot being Sudan, which made researching much easier.
I've felt that I've improved a lot over this semester. I've been able to refine may speech giving skills and am able to think more clearly on my feet. This really improved after the UCLA crisis committee, where it was impossible to go in having any speeches prepared or possible solutions to a conflict. I think going to at least one crisis committee is very beneficial for future conferences. I can improve for second semester committees mainly by improving the delivering of my speeches and comments. By having good speeches, people are more likely to listen to you during caucuses.
1. At this conference many things went well for me. First of all, I got an award. Also, my committee was supposed to be very large but it ended up rather small, making it easier to be able to speak. I was able to go up for formal caucus and the crisis was one I had a lot of ideas for.
2. Some of the challenges I faced included being called on, because the chairs always seemed to see me last. I also had to work to get some of my ideas out there since my resolution was not picked.
3. I would rank myself at a two, because while I felt prepared in my own solutions, I did not have the docket with me because it was not posted until the morning of the conference and I was unable to get it in time. However I was able to make a copy of the docket once there and look over it quickly.
4. I have grown as a delegate in many ways. I have become better at finding good questions, and being able to back up my own solutions against questioners. I have also improved in speaking and my speeches have become much better because I no longer rely on pre-written papers.
1. Things were pretty tough at huntington i got bad spots on the speakers lists and also i had a crisis were terrorists from my country were going to nuke palestine and i had no clue what to do
2. a lot of people were a lot more prepared then i was and i kind of had a bad country because i was Israel in NpT rev. but im not a signatory of the npT.
3 I was probably a four
4. now im better at speeches and caucasing but i can improve by researching more
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