Trial Run One:

So if you've been following my blog (which I know a few of you have), you'll know that recently I ran a mini-MUN conference for year 10 students from around the area. - Obviously I had a lot of help running this conference and it would be rude of me to not acknowledge the amazing work that they did, so thank you all -

- not so sure about the photographer though.... -

 So, how does this fit in with my EPQ? 

Well, by running the day I've learnt a lot about how to fine tune the planning for my EPQ:
- Get enough people to help you set up all the tables!
 - Chairs need to keep on top of all the debates and make sure that all delegates speak;
 - A clear plan is needed when debate becomes slow or boring;
- Instructions to delegates need to be as clear as possible.

 But, what I found most useful from the day wasn't actually running the conference from behind the scenes, it was more about trying to speak to most of the delegates to make sure they were confident with how they were running.

 Having spoken to a lot of the delegates at the start of the conference, it was clear to me that many of them were low in confidence as they were unsure of what to do/say during the conference.

The idea of knowing what to say and knowing enough about your country is something that I'm going to have to work into the planning of my conference quite early on.

Overall though, a really fun day and definitely a very worthwhile experience.

(The clear-up's never great though....)