WSU Sample Chairpersons Speech

Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen and welcome to the

debate today.
Todays topic is [

].

Insert topic

Affirming the moot is [

]
Affirming Schools name

Negating the moot is [

]
Negating Schools name

The Adjudicators name is [

Name
would like to thank him/her for his/her time.

] and I

Speeches today will be 4 to 6 minutes with one bell at 4 and

two bells at 6. Leaders replies will be 2 to 3 minutes with one
bell at 2 minutes and two bells at 3 minutes. Please note that
there shall be no interjections from the floor
I would now like to call upon the first speaker of the
Affirmative team, [
Name
] to open the
debate.
[Once each speaker has finished and sat down and the adjudicator has indicated he/she
is ready to proceed with the next speaker, stand and introduce the next speaker]

Thank you. I now call upon the [

negative/affirmative team, [

Name

] speaker of the
].

Once all speakers have finished:

Thank you. The adjudicator will now take a few minutes to

consider the result and then I will invite him/her to deliver the
adjudication.