1. 'The house will now come to order. We will begin this session with/ conduct the role call.

Delegates are reminded to raise their placards up high when their country’s name is called and
respond with “present and voting.'

2. 'We will now proceed with opening speeches. Delegates will be called up and will have a speaking
time of 1 minute each. The Chair reminds the delegates to: refrain from using personal pronouns/
use the third person.'

3. 'We will now proceed with open debate on the topic of.... The chair sets a reading time of 5
minutes for this resolution as a whole. Please use this time wisely to beginning forming points of
information, writing speeches and amendments. Reading time starts now.'

4. Will the main submitter of this resolution please take the floor to read the operative clauses?
Thank you delegate. The Chair fixes an open debate time of 1.5 hours on this entire resolution. ...
minutes for, ... minutes against, ... minutes open debate

(Main submitter speech)

'Delegate please come to your closing remarks'

After Delegate Has Finished Speaking

'Thank you delegate. Is the delegate open to any points of information?'

If yes:
'The delegate of ... has opened himself/herself to: number /any and all points of information. (Due to
time constraints/ in the interest of debate the delegate will only entertain ... points of information/
yield back) Are there any such points/ POI's on the floor/ in the house at this time?'
Calls upon delegates, if there are none, ask delegate to yield back to the chair)

The delegates of... have been recognized in this order

• There will be no direct dialogue between delegates.

• Are there any further points on the floor?

• Will the delegate please rephrase his question in a more precise manner?

• Will the delegate please repeat/ rephrase his point of information in the form of a question?

• Will the delegate please restate his question/response in a more audible/articulate voice?

If no:
'Seeing as the delegate is not open to points of information, how does the delegate wish to yield?
Back to the floor or to another delegate?' ...
'That is in order'

5. 'The floor is now open. Are there any delegates wishing to speak for/against this resolution?
Delegates raise their placards + Chairs call one delegate at a time, note - (if possible, create a
speaker’s list)
'Delegate of ... you have been recognized. You now have the floor.' (Would the speaker please keep
to the content of the resolution?)
6. 'The delegate of ... has submitted an amendment to the resolution. The amendment reads out
... (type out amendment). '
'Delegates wishing to speak “for/against” this amendment, please raise your placards.'
(Chairs calls upon delegates and may entertain a fixed number, such as 3, rather than imposing a
time limit at their discretion).
'Delegate of... you have the floor.'

7. 'Time allocated for debate on the resolution/ amendment as a whole has elapsed. We will now be
moving directly into voting procedures/ previous question. Note passing is suspended. Securitaries/
admin staff please secure the doors, suspend note passing, and assist in the counting of votes. All
delegates voting for this resolution please raise your placards high. Against. All delegates wishing to
abstain from the vote please raise your placards up high.'
(The Chair may call for a role call vote or a re-vote if the numbers do not add up)

If vote is close, large number of abstentions and a motion to divide the house has been called:

'There has been a motion to divide the house, abstentions are not in order and the vote will be
retaken.'

Announcing Results

'The results of the vote are as follows: ... votes for ... votes against ... abstentions. With a vote of ...
for, ... against, and ... abstentions, this resolution has passed/ failed. Clapping is/ not in order.'
'The next resolution to be debated will be on the question of ...'

7. Points and Motions:

i. “Are there any points or motions on the floor?”

ii. “This is in order, are there any seconds to this motion?”

*Delegate raise seconds*

“Thank you, are there any objections?”

*Delegates Raise objections*

“Thank you, seeing seconds and objections, we will now take this to a vote, all those in favor of this
motion to open the debate please raise your placards now”

*Delegates vote in favor*

“and all those against this motion please raise your placards now”

*Delegates vote against*

*Motion passes/fails*

“Thank you delegate, this motion passes/fails*

After seeing not all people having voted

“Seeing that not all people have voted, the dias wishes to remind you that this is a procedural vote
and so all members must vote either in favor or against, you cannot abstain”
iii. “We would now look favorably on a motion to set the agenda, are there any points or motions on
the floor?”

iv. Delegate raises motion to set the agenda to a topic

“This is in order, we shall now open a primary speakers list to discuss whether delegates are in favor
or against setting the agenda to topic X, Delegate would you like to be added first to this speakers
list?”

“All those wishing to be added to the primary speakers list, please raise your placards now”

After getting people on the list: “First we will have the delegate of X speak, delegate of X you now
have the floor”

After delegate X has spoken: “

Thank you, we will now have the next delegate, the delegate of X speak, delegate of X you now have
the floor”

If you wish to add more people to the list you can just reuse “all those wishing to be added…”

After the list has been emptied

“Seeing that the primary speakers list has been exhausted, we will automatically close the debate on
setting the agenda to topic X and move to the voting procedure. All those in favor of adopting Topic X
first before moving onto topic Y please raise your placards now”

*vote passes and topic X is adopted*

v. “Thank you delegate, the next delegate to take the floor will be the delegate of X, Delegate of X,
you have the floor”

vi. “Thank you delegate, the Delegate has yielded to points of information, do any delegates have any
points of information” *Delegate Raises Placard* “Yes Delegate of Y”

After the point has been raised “Delegate of X, do you accept this point of information”

Delegate X says yes, “Delegate of X, you have the remaining time to answer”

Delegate X says No, “Do any other delegates have a point of information to ask to the delegate of X”

No delegate has a point, “There are no remaining points of information for the delegate, the chairs
will automatically assume the time”

vii. “Delegate, how do you yield your time”

Delegate is clearly unsure of what is happening

“Do not worry delegate, if you wish to merely end your speech and sit down, please state that you
wish to yield to the chair”

viii. “Thank you delegate, this is in order, the delegate has motioned for a 10 minute moderated
caucus, 1-minute speaking time on the subject of X, are there any seconds to this motion?”

(Motion passes)

“Seeing more votes in favor/no objections this motion passes, delegate of X, do you wish to speak
first or last in this moderated caucus?”
“All those delegates who wish to speak in this moderated caucus please raise your placards now,
*time choosing* delegate of X, you have the floor”

Motion Fails

“Seeing more votes against/no seconds this motion fails”

ix. “Thank you delegate, this is in order, the delegate has motioned for an Unmoderated Caucus of
total duration 20 minutes, are there any seconds to this motion?”

Delegates *bang gavel*, your time has elapsed, please take your seats”