Researching
During this course you will learn how to
research the most crucial contemporary issues and events taking
place in the American Continent, such as human rights, telecommunication
technology, sustainable tourism development, hemispheric cooperation
to eliminate terrorism, corruption, the environment, and street
children and their drug-related problems.
Writing
Once acquainted with the topics you have
chosen to research, proposals must be written to recommend actions
to be taken on their behalf. These formal documents- called Draft
Resolutions- have an exacting grammar and line of argumentation
as well as their own formal language. Additionally, you may want
to become a candidate for office at the following year MMOAS Assembly.
For this purpose you will learn to write clear and concise speeches,
equipped with the right introduction and the appropriate conclusion.
Lobbying
If you are now convinced about the workability
of your proposal, you will be urged to employ your best rhetorical
skills to persuade others to support your Resolution. You may
also have to lobby for you or some of your colleagues who are
running for office.
Public Speaking
This is certainly much more a skill than
a gift. You can learn to control and conquer speech anxiety by
being prepared to your specific audience, using positive visualization,
and focusing on breathing and relaxing. Moreover, by observing
and providing feedback to your colleagues, as well as receiving
it from them, you will learn more about how to control your voice
rate and volume, and to achieve appropriate visual contact, posture
and appearance.
