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Navigating Your First Global Classrooms Conference like a Pro

Are you attending your first Global Classrooms Conference? Learn about conference protocols, speech writing tips, and debate strategies to excel. Discover how to use points of order, information, and inquiry effectively, as well as how to make motions for moderated and unmoderated caucuses. Enhance your understanding of formal and informal debate processes, including role-play scenarios. Boost your confidence with expert guidance to actively participate and make a meaningful impact. Join the global discussion and become a successful delegate at the upcoming conference.

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Navigating Your First Global Classrooms Conference like a Pro

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  1. What to Expect at a Global Classrooms Conference Your first conference is on Tuesday, January 21

  2. Introductions • The Dais welcomes the delegations • There are 3 people on the Dais: • The Chair • The Director • The Rapporteur

  3. Roll Call Rapporteur: “The Philippines” Delegation: “ [The Philippines] is present” Rapporteur: “The Philippines is present” Let’s practice!

  4. Placards • Each delegation has a placard • You raise the placard when you want to speak or vote

  5. Read your speeches • This is called formal debate • Speeches are 90 seconds long

  6. I have to give a SPEECH?!?!? • Yes! • You and your partner will be reading a speech about your country and it’s position

  7. Do I have to write this speech? • YES! • But don’t worry, it will be easy.

  8. Easy? • Yes! • 4 easy steps…

  9. STEP 1: Two sentences The country of ________________ feels that the issue of (SUBTOPIC here) is important for the committee to discuss because ________ … >> Add one more sentence or fact about the subtopic you have chosen

  10. STEP 2 • On an international level, the government of __(country name)__________ is working to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. • >> (A SENTENCE ABOUT MDG#2) ________________________________________________________________________________ • >> (A SENTENCE ABOUT MDG#3) ________________________________________________________________________________

  11. STEP 3 • On a national level, the government of(country name) is working on /OR/ concerned with the issue of (subtopic). • >> One fact here __________________________________________________________________________________________ • >> Another fact here __________________________________________________________________________________________

  12. STEP 4 • The country of (country name) encourages the committee to: • >> Recommendation ____________________________________________________________________________

  13. HOMEWORK • Finish writing your speech. • Due NEXT class

  14. If you have extra time you will yield your time to: • The chair • To questions • To the delegation of…

  15. YIELD

  16. We yield our time to the Chair.

  17. We yield our time to questions.

  18. We yield our time to the delegation of _____.

  19. When you are listening to other speeches, you should be taking notes

  20. Ask questions to other delegations and form alliances • This is called informal debate • There are two types of informal debate • Moderated caucus • Unmoderated caucus

  21. POINT If you want to say something during formal debate you will use a:

  22. Point of Order • The Chair made a mistake

  23. Point of Order • Example: “I think the Chair forgot to mention our delegation”

  24. Point of Order

  25. Point of Information • Ask questions to other delegates

  26. Point of Information • Example: I have a question for the delegation of Cyprus: what does your country think about Global Warming?

  27. Point of Information

  28. Point of Inquiry • Ask a question to the Chair

  29. Point of Inquiry • Example: “What’s a moderated caucus, please?”

  30. Point of Inquiry

  31. Point of Personal Privilege • Personal Problem

  32. Point of Personal Privilege • Examples: I can’t hear the speaker. I need to use the restroom.

  33. Point of Personal Privilege

  34. MOTION If you want to change or end debate, you will use a:

  35. Motion for Moderated Caucus • “[My country] motions to suspend debate for a moderated caucus of 10 minutes.”

  36. Motion for Unmoderated Caucus • “[My country] motions to suspend debate for an unmoderated caucus of 10 minutes” • This is a break to speak with other delegates and write resolutions.

  37. Motion to Adjourn Debate • “[My country] motions to adjourn debate.” • Switch debate to a new topic

  38. Motion to Close Debate • “[My country] motions to close debate.” • This will finish formal debate and voting will begin

  39. Motion to Adjourn the Meeting • “[My country] motions to adjourn the meeting” • This will end the meeting of Global Classrooms

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