What MUN Jobs can teach us?
The Model United Nation (MUN) conference has come once again, and this is a good chance for those who join to be delegates debating on world issues. For those who have been involved in MUN since last year, it’s time to wear those elegant suit again. For those who are joining for the first time, what you do with that suit matters more than that of the suit.
In brief, MUN is where students debate real world issues as delegates representing countries. It’s mandatory that the delegates speak on the behalf of their respective countries rather than their own opinions. Because each country has its own influence on the world stage, its voice on the conference is swayed by these advantages, and what happens in the world stage can also change that influence too. Being a delegate of the conference means you debate on the resolution for real world issues in your classroom!
Nevertheless, other positions in the conference matter too:
Administration team
The people working in this team don’t just only deliver notes in the open debate session of the conference. They are the ones who prepare everything for the conference from the flags, name tags, and placards, to designating rooms for each committee. In other words, they are the backbone of the conference. I can guarantee that you will always have jobs to do in the admin team, but, sure enough, you will also learn what it is like to help organize an event. Hint: it’s not always easy.
Chair
This position is always a preferable choice for anyone who wants to exert control over the house in an open debate. Although it might sound powerful and “cool”, the job requires you to be calm and collected as this multitask will require multitasking quite often. That’s why there are always at least two chair in a conference. One deputy chair will jot down notes of any significant story happened in the conference and make sure that every delegate participated in the debate of the resolution. The other chair will make sure that the house “come in order” and in procedure which are the two phrases you usually hear in the debate. Also, both of them also to allocate time for each of the speech of the delegate with respect to the time for the debate overall.
In brief, MUN is where students debate real world issues as delegates representing countries. It’s mandatory that the delegates speak on the behalf of their respective countries rather than their own opinions. Because each country has its own influence on the world stage, its voice on the conference is swayed by these advantages, and what happens in the world stage can also change that influence too. Being a delegate of the conference means you debate on the resolution for real world issues in your classroom!
Nevertheless, other positions in the conference matter too:
Administration team
The people working in this team don’t just only deliver notes in the open debate session of the conference. They are the ones who prepare everything for the conference from the flags, name tags, and placards, to designating rooms for each committee. In other words, they are the backbone of the conference. I can guarantee that you will always have jobs to do in the admin team, but, sure enough, you will also learn what it is like to help organize an event. Hint: it’s not always easy.
Chair
This position is always a preferable choice for anyone who wants to exert control over the house in an open debate. Although it might sound powerful and “cool”, the job requires you to be calm and collected as this multitask will require multitasking quite often. That’s why there are always at least two chair in a conference. One deputy chair will jot down notes of any significant story happened in the conference and make sure that every delegate participated in the debate of the resolution. The other chair will make sure that the house “come in order” and in procedure which are the two phrases you usually hear in the debate. Also, both of them also to allocate time for each of the speech of the delegate with respect to the time for the debate overall.