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A Very Good Morning Speech

This document outlines the procedures and introductions for an English language debate competition. The chairperson introduces themselves and the timekeepers. They then introduce the government and opposition debate teams, including the names and schools of each speaker. The chairperson also introduces the panel of adjudicators. The motion for the debate is announced as "family institution determines student’s success". The chairperson then explains the rules and guidelines of the competition, including time limits, points of information, and disqualification criteria. The document provides templates for introducing each speaker and concluding the debate. It concludes by announcing the winner and best speaker.

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A Very Good Morning Speech

This document outlines the procedures and introductions for an English language debate competition. The chairperson introduces themselves and the timekeepers. They then introduce the government and opposition debate teams, including the names and schools of each speaker. The chairperson also introduces the panel of adjudicators. The motion for the debate is announced as "family institution determines student’s success". The chairperson then explains the rules and guidelines of the competition, including time limits, points of information, and disqualification criteria. The document provides templates for introducing each speaker and concluding the debate. It concludes by announcing the winner and best speaker.

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Chairpersons text

A very good morning/afternoon/evening I bid to our distinguish guests. I would


like to welcome you to the preliminary round of the Datuk Wira Dr. Abdul
Rahman Arsyad Challenge Trophy English Language Debate Competition.
I, _________________________________ will be the chairperson. Meanwhile,
____________________ and _________________________ will be the timekeeper for this
debate.
This debate is between _________________________________________________ and
____________________________________________
First of all, let me introduce you to The Government Team,
The team is from ___________________________________ with three talented
speakers.
_________________________________________________ as the first speaker,
_________________________________________________ as the second speaker
_________________________________________________ as the third speaker
On the other hand, let me introduce you to The Opposition Team,
The team is from ___________________________________ also with three talented
speakers.
_________________________________________________ as the first speaker,
_________________________________________________ as the second speaker
_________________________________________________ as the third speaker
Now it is the time for me to introduce another important people other than the
participants who are our panel of adjudicators. They are
(Mr./Mrs/Ms.)
_________________________________________________________________________ from
________________________________________________________________________________,
(Mr./Mrs/Ms.)
_________________________________________________________________________ from
_____________________________________________________________________________ and
(Mr./Mrs/Ms.)
_________________________________________________________________________ from
________________________________________________________________________________.

The motion for this debate is family institution determines


students success.

Rules and Guidelines


I will now explain the rules and guidelines of this debate.
This is Datuk Wira Dr Abdul Rahman Arshad Challenge Trophy English Language
Debate Competition.
Based on the format, a team representing a school consists of 3 main debaters
and 2 reserves.
The proposition team is known as the Affirmative or the Government while the
opposition team is known as the Negative or Opposition.
For the allocation of time, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Speakers will be given 8 minutes to
present. Meanwhile, 4 minutes will be allocated for the reply speech.
The third debater from both teams SHALL NOT introduce any new arguments.
Their role is mainly to rebut.
While the debater is speaking, the opposition team can offer Point of
information. The debater may accept or decline it.
After all debaters have spoken once, the 1 st or 2nd debater of each side gives a
reply speech with the Oppositions Reply Speech being delivered first followed by
the Government team.
For the eligibility, each competition is open to all students from Form 1 to Form 5
from all government-aided secondary schools under the purview of the Ministry
of Education, Malaysia except residential schools.
A school is allowed to send only one team to participate in the competition.
Each team should comprise of at least one Bumiputera student who is a speaking
member of the team. Exceptions should be made if the student population
consists of a particular ethnic group as the demographic in that school.
If there is evidence prior to, during or after the competition contrary to the
declared status, The team will be DISQUALIFIED.
Every member of a participating team should come from the SAME school.
Otherwise, the team will also be DISQUALIFIED.
Each debater will be given 8 minutes to deliver the speech.
The timekeeper will ring the bell once after the 1 st minute and at the end of the
7th minute to signal the time allocated for Point of information. At the end of the
8th minute, the bell will be rung twice.
A maximum time of three minutes will be given to both teams to prepare for the
reply speech.

During the reply speech, the timekeeper will ring the bell once at the 3 rd minute
to signal the debater has 1 minute left. At the end of the 4 th minute, the bell will
be rung twice to signal the end of the debate.
A point of information may be offered by a member of the opposing team from
the 2nd minute to the 7th minute of the time allocated to the debater. Points of
information are not allowed during the 1st minute and final minutes of the
speech. A bell will be rung to signal the beginning and the end of the time
allocated for Points of Information.
A time limit of 15 seconds is allowed for each Point of Information. Therefore, the
Point of Information put forth must be concise.
No heckling or harassment or barracking is allowed at any time during the
debate.
Giving and taking Point of Information should be done POLITELY. A debater is
required to raise his or her hand to stand when putting forth a Point of
Information. Rude, abusive and aggressive behavior in both stances will lead to a
reduction of marks from the STYLE section.
A debater may either accept the Point of Information or decline it. If accepted,
the opponent may make a short point or ask a question that deals with some
issues of the debate.
A debater must give or take at least 2 Point of Information during the course of a
debate.
No Point of Information may be offered during the reply speeches.
For the etiquette of representing Points of Information, A debater may
Ask the interrupter to sit down,
Finish the sentence and then accept the point or
Accept the point there and then.

Debate begins and Ends


To begin the case of the government, please welcome the first speaker.
To Mr/Ms ____________________________ The floor is yours.
Timekeeper : The first speaker
______________________________.

of

the

government

team

spent

To begin the case of the opposition, please welcome the first speaker.
To Mr/Ms ____________________________ The floor is yours.
Timekeeper
:
The
first
speaker
______________________________.

of

the

opposition

team

spent

Next, please welcome the second speaker from the government team.
To Mr/Ms ____________________________ The floor is yours.
Timekeeper : The second speaker of the government team spent
______________________________.
Next, please welcome the second speaker from the opposition team.
To Mr/Ms ____________________________ The floor is yours.
Timekeeper : The second
______________________________.

speaker

of

the

opposition

team

spent

To close the case of the government, please welcome the last substantive speech
from
Mr/Ms ____________________________ The floor is yours.
Timekeeper : The third speaker
______________________________.

of

the

government

team

spent

To close the case of the opposition, please welcome the last substantive speech
from
Mr/Ms ____________________________ The floor is yours.
Timekeeper : The third
______________________________.

speaker

of

the

opposition

team

Now, debaters will be given three minutes to prepare their reply speech.
(After three minutes)
Please welcome the opposition team to give their reply speech.

spent

Timekeeper
:
The
speaker
______________________________.

of

the

opposition

team

spent

Last but not least, please welcome the government team to give their reply
speech.
Timekeeper
:
The
speaker
of
the
government
team
spent
______________________________.
End of the debate
That was an amazing/outstanding/impressive/incredible debate by both teams.
All of the audiences can leave the room and let the adjudicators prepare for the
verbal adjudication.
Result
Now, I am proud to invite the adjudicators to give their verbal adjudication.
Thank you adjudicators.
Finally, we have entered the most important moment of this debate which is the
announcement of the results. I can see that everyone including the audience are
very nervous. Please be calm.
The
winner
for
the
_______________________________________________________

debate

is

(if any) The best speaker for this debate is _____________________________ from the
(1st/2nd/3rd) speaker of the (government/opposition) team.
End of the round
Congratulations to all debaters and thank you to the adjudicators. Before we go,
lets give a big hand to the adjudicators.
Now, I hereby close this round. Thank you.

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