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OPENING SPEECHES

• Your Country’s stance on the debated issues

• Reason’s why your nation has this opinion

• Opportunity to find other delegates to work with for resolutions

OPENING SPEECHES

Think of something unique. Include one or two interesting facts about your country, things that make it unique

What problems are faced by your people? Hunger, unclean water, disease, global warming, refugees, aggressive neighbors, conflicts

Why is this topic important to your country? Destabilizes region, is a cause of poverty, kills lots of people in your country, violates principles that your country thinks are important

What do you think should be the first step to ‘solving’ the problem presented by the topic? Choose something that addresses the reasons why this topic is important to your country

What solutions can you propose? 

Be creative

HOW THE SPEECHES ARE CONDUCTED• Delegation name called by your

Chair• Go to the podium to present your

speech • Bring your Placard to the podium• Begin the speech when you are

told by Chair• Deliver the speech under the time

limit• When you’re finish and chair asks

you to go, respond “So yield it” or “Yes”

SOME REMINDERS • Be aware of the Time limit: 45 sec to 1 min

• talk in formal & 2nd person language

• Know your country’s stance

• Always begin with a respectful title to the Chair and other delegates

• Always prepare your speech before the conference

• Be in character

SOME TIPS

• Prepare your speech BEFORE the conference• Practice a bit • Relax, don’t stress out on it• HAVE FUN by being in

Character