EXAMPLE OF CHAIRPERSON AND TIME KEEPER TEXT GUIDE

Welcome to the English Debating Competition of High School Teaching and Education Science, Round ..................................................The motion for this debate is : ................................................................................................................
I am ................................................................................ will be the chairperson and Mr./Ms ..................................................... will be the time keeper.

The Affirmative Team is from .......................................................................... with :
Mr./Ms ...................................................................................... as the first speaker.
Mr./Ms ...................................................................................... as the second speaker.
Mr./Ms ...................................................................................... as the third speaker.
The reply speech will be delivered by Mr./Ms ...........................

The Negative  Team is from .......................................................................... with :
Mr./Ms ...................................................................................... as the first speaker.
Mr./Ms ...................................................................................... as the second speaker.
Mr./Ms ...................................................................................... as the third speaker.
The reply speech will be delivered by Mr./Ms ...........................

Our adjudicators consist of:
Mr./Mrs ......................................................................from .....................................................
Mr./Mrs ......................................................................from .....................................................
Mr./Mrs ......................................................................from .....................................................

• During the debate, please silence your mobile phone or any device that may produce disturbing sounds.
• During the course of each speech, the audience is not allowed to come or get out or to talk.
• For Substantive Speeches, the time keeper will knock once at the minute of four to remind the speaker that the time is one minute left, and will knock twice at the minute of five to show that time is up, and twenty seconds after that, the time keeper will knock continuously, and the speaker must stop the speech.
• For Reply Speeches, the time keeper will knock once at the minute of two to remind the speaker that the time is one minute left, and will knock twice at the minute of three to show that time is up, and twenty seconds after that, the time keeper will knock continuously, and the speaker must stop the speech.
• The time keeper will announce each speaker’s duration of speech after the speaker has finished the speech.

To open the debate, I would like to invite the first speaker of The Affirmative Team. Mr./Ms .............................
(TK: The first speaker of the Affirative team spent............................minutes................................seconds)

To begin he case of opposition, I would like to call the first speaker of The Negative Team. Mr./Ms.....................
(TK: The first speaker of the Affirative team spent............................minutes................................seconds)

I would like to invite the second speaker of The Affirmative Team. Mr./Ms .............................
(TK: The second speaker of the Affirative team spent............................minutes................................seconds)

I would like to call the second speaker of The Negative Team. Mr./Ms.....................
(TK: The second  speaker of the Affirative team spent............................minutes................................seconds)

I would like to invite the third speaker of The Affirmative Team. Mr./Ms .............................
(TK: The third speaker of the Affirative team spent............................minutes................................seconds)

I would like to call the second speaker of The Negative Team. Mr./Ms.....................
(TK: The third speaker of the Affirative team spent............................minutes................................seconds)

I would like to invite the Reply speaker of The Affirmative Team. Mr./Ms .............................
(TK: The Reply speaker of the Affirative team spent............................minutes................................seconds)

I would like to call the Reply speaker of The Negative Team. Mr./Ms.....................
(TK: The Reply speaker of the Affirative team spent............................minutes................................seconds)

To the adjudicator(s), please give your verbal adjudication.
The winner of this debate is ................................ team, with unanimous/ split decision of ...to....
The margin of this debate is.................................
The best speaker of this debate is ......................... from ..............................team.

Congratulation to all debaters and thanks to the adjudicators. I, hereby, close this round (knock Twice)