Delegate Training Slides

ROP 101

Recap: What is MUN? Roles? Resolutions?

• Flow of Debate

• Motions: Open debate, Set agenda, Moderate caucus, Unmoderated caucus, Adjourn, Suspend

• Points: Point of order, point of personal privilege, point of inquiry

• Create a mini-debate

  • Use formal speech structure: “Thank you, honorable chair...”

  • Yielding time / using points

Points

Teaching the function and proper use of MUN points

• How formal debate is run

• Introduction of Points

• Example Points

• “POI Battles” – students give short 1-min speeches

  • Audience members raise POIs (max 2 per speech)

  • Feedback: relevance, respectfulness, phrasing

Extra: Write 3 example POIs for a sample speech topic for next week.

Caucuses II

Reinforce caucus skills using past MUN topics and prep select delegates for conferences.

• Sample moderated caucus on a past MUN topic

  • Focus on quality of analysis, bloc alliances, policy proposals

  • Teachers/coaches prompt deeper arguments

  • Simulation: Quick full flow: opening → mod → unmod → res draft preview

  • Focus on teamwork & idea building

  • (Unmod) Work on strategy: shared policies, resolution writing, who speaks when

Position Paper II

Refine student drafts through peer editing and guided feedback.

• Peer review stations (3 rounds: clarity, accuracy, depth)

• Feedback: sentence structure, specificity, coherence

• Advanced tips: referencing UN resolutions, using official language

• Discussion: “What if my country has no clear stance?”

• Q&A

• Final draft writing (integrate feedback)

Extra: Submit final draft by next week’s ASA

Resolution Writing II

Guide students through improving their draft resolutions and introducing amendments.

• Peer review + leader comments on structure and solution realism

• Sponsor and signatory rules

• How to introduce and debate amendments

• In-class mini simulation: amendment round\

• For and against speeches

Extra: Finalize resolution drafting