Getting Ready for Tustin MUN

November 13, 2025

Tustin MUN is coming up on Saturday, November 22nd, so this week was all about getting ready.

Reminders

Bring your signed permission slip.
Wear Western Business Attire.
I shared an MUN cheat sheet. It's a really good reference, so keep it handy.

And as promised, anyone who wins an award gets cookies or another treat!

Your checklist

Before the conference, make sure you're ready with:

Your topic. Know the background, your country's policy, what the UN has already done, and possible solutions.
A 90-second speech. Start with a hook, spend about a third on background, and the other two-thirds on your solutions.
Collaboration. Be ready to work with lots of other countries and be social.
Moderated caucus speeches. Prepare a few short speeches you can give during moderated caucuses.

How awards work

A lot of you asked how MUN gives out awards. First, winning isn't the most important thing. What matters is building good skills and having fun. But here's how it works: points are based on how much you participate, and how good that participation is. Chairs are asking questions like:

Are your speeches and moderated caucus speeches full of content?
Were you well prepared? Did your speech flow, or were you stumbling?
Did you speak a lot, or only a few times?
Did you collaborate during unmoderated caucuses? Did you help lead, while also letting others speak?

For speeches specifically:

Be prepared. Don't just read off your paper. If you really want to be ready, print out your speech and practice it.
Have good content. Your solutions should be creative but realistic, and your information has to be factual, not made up.

Writing a resolution

We spent the rest of class on resolution papers and how to write one. I sent everyone a format to follow, which covers:

The heading
The preamble: why the issue matters
The solutions: what the committee will actually do

Resolutions also have their own special wording and grammar. Check the format I sent, and the MUN vocab on the home page.