1. Foreign Policy Accuracy
The primary role of delegates in a committee is to represent their country and its interests at an international meeting. Their aim is to ensure that international consultations, negotiations, treaties, resolutions and statements adequately reflect their country’s priorities and interests. At the same time, they must build and maintain healthy relationships with the representatives of other countries as befits diplomats. Thus, good delegates must show a strong grasp of their country’s policies, including political, economic and trade, and ideological considerations.
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2. Substantive Knowledge and Contribution to Consensus-building
Delegates know not only their country’s background, but also the agenda topic thoroughly. A winning delegate must demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the topic that is used to inform and advance debate and work towards achieving the goals of the committee. They must also propose creative and feasible solutions, with well-developed strategies for implementation, including operations and funding. Substantive knowledge must be used towards the aim of consensus-building and cooperation.
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3. Negotiation Skills
Diplomats must use all the resources at their disposal to protect their country’s interests while furthering cordial relations with strategic partners and the international community at large. It is crucial that the delegates who work towards resolving differences between groups or major players, such as by orchestrating a merger or by mediating negotiations, be recognized. They must demonstrate the skill of finding a middle ground to achieve solutions that are acceptable to all parties, and that constitute a definite improvement on the current situation.
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4. Rhetorical Skills
In order to successfully represent their country’s interests, delegates must have strong communication skills that allow them to convey shades of meaning; understand what is said and not said, and being able to persuade their peers on the validity of their arguments, to bring them together despite their differences for a common solution to a pressing problem.
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5. Resolution Drafting
Writing a resolution is a tricky task to accomplish - it requires a good command over the language to attain the proper structure and grammar, while also demanding a methodical and orderly mind to realize the resolution’s aims with skill and context. Resolution-drafting can be a significant site for demonstration of negotiation skills, since it requires achieving a commitment on the final text that will represent the committee and that can be documented in historical records. Delegates who are un-involved or uninterested in the resolution process should be encouraged to participate; and winning delegates should always be part of the negotiations at this stage, since consensus-building on the text of the committee’s statement is crucial.
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6. Use of Procedure
​Delegates must be well-aware of procedure and able to use procedural points to their advantage while in sessions.