one that we had merged with the American group and later the China group on. This resolution was comprehensive but did not include the Czech position of establishing emergency protocols in case of a nuclear disaster, which was a clause removed after the China group merger. Ivan worked particularly hard to implement an unfriendly amendment in order to get important Czech views placed back in the paper, but due to time constraints and necessary signatures, he was unable to succeed. Having our Head Delegate as the Chair to our committee was a helpful connection throughout the process of making the Czech Republic a known delegation. Ivan kept it casual the first day, as to not raise suspicion of playing favorites but by the second day we had been pages and called on multiple times. During caucusing he would walk around doing his Chair duties but would also take the time to check in on us and see where we were in terms of producing draft resolutions. He dropped hints, like telling me to work the room more, and informed us that we were taking too long to write our working papers. Also helpful was the feedback from speeches since our first speech followed what everyone else was talking about, yet the complete opposite of what should be addressed during a speech. The second speech was better in terms of content but horrible in terms of time leading up to delivery. Having Ivan there watching over us was great because he was able to provide feedback but awful when he was there to witness our mistakes. The UN course as a whole is something I recommend to anyone looking to further enhance their International Relations learning. Its ability to completely change the way you preform as a student is huge and everything done within those four walls of the classroom is useful and applicable to the outside world. Recommendations for improving the preparation process would first include incorporating assignments through blackboard that should be turned
one that we had merged with the American group and later the China group on. This resolution was comprehensive but did not include the Czech position of establishing emergency protocols in case of a nuclear disaster, which was a clause removed after the China group merger. Ivan worked particularly hard to implement an unfriendly amendment in order to get important Czech views placed back in the paper, but due to time constraints and necessary signatures, he was unable to succeed. Having our Head Delegate as the Chair to our committee was a helpful connection throughout the process of making the Czech Republic a known delegation. Ivan kept it casual the first day, as to not raise suspicion of playing favorites but by the second day we had been pages and called on multiple times. During caucusing he would walk around doing his Chair duties but would also take the time to check in on us and see where we were in terms of producing draft resolutions. He dropped hints, like telling me to work the room more, and informed us that we were taking too long to write our working papers. Also helpful was the feedback from speeches since our first speech followed what everyone else was talking about, yet the complete opposite of what should be addressed during a speech. The second speech was better in terms of content but horrible in terms of time leading up to delivery. Having Ivan there watching over us was great because he was able to provide feedback but awful when he was there to witness our mistakes. The UN course as a whole is something I recommend to anyone looking to further enhance their International Relations learning. Its ability to completely change the way you preform as a student is huge and everything done within those four walls of the classroom is useful and applicable to the outside world. Recommendations for improving the preparation process would first include incorporating assignments through blackboard that should be turned
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