All speeches should begin: "Mr. (or Madam) Chairman, ladies and gentlemen of the house..."
All references to other speakers should be in the third person, e.g. points of information should begin with a phrase such as: "Is the speaker aware that..." and never: "Do you think..." and within a speech, a speaker should not say: "Klaus, you said..." but: "As my (dear, honorable) friend, Klaus, has told the house..."
Phrases to be used by:
1. Members of the house:
- Mr./Madam Chairman...
- I request the floor.
- I wish to have the floor.
- I rise to a point of information/point of order.
- I wish to speak in favour of/against this motion/resolution/amendment because...
- Is the Chair/the speaker (not) aware that..
- Does the speaker (not) agree with me that..
- The speaker stated in his speech...
- Does he (not) realize that...
- I yield the floor (to points of information).
- I move to amend the resolution by striking/inserting/adding the words...
- I urge the house to give me its support by voting for/against this motion/resolution/ amendment.
2. The Chairman:
- The house will come to order/Will the house please come to order.
- The chair calls upon X (the submitter) to read the resolution to the house.
- The house has heard the resolution. Is there a second?
- The Chair fixes a debate time of 10 minutes for and 10 minutes against the motion.
- Mr. X has the floor.
- All points are out of order until the speaker has concluded his speech.
- The Chair recognizes Y. To what point do you rise? Please rise and state your point (of information/order).
- Will you please state your point in the form of a question.
- The speaker appears not to have heard/understood your question.
- Will you please repeat/rephrase your question.
- Are there any further points on the floor?
- Are there any further points of information to this speaker?
- There's a point of order on the floor. Please rise and state your point. Your point is (not) well taken.
- Will the speaker please make his concluding remarks.
- Debate time for/against the resolution/the amendment has been exhausted/has expired.
- Will the speaker please yield the floor. Debate time has expired.
- The Chair proposes an extension of debate time by 5 minutes for and 5 minutes against the motion.
- The debate is now closed. We will move into voting procedures.
- All points are out of order.
- Does your point of order pertain to the conduct of the voting?
- The motion will now be put to the vote.
- Will all those in favour of the resolution/the amendment, please raise their hands.
- Will all those opposed to/against the resolution, please raise their hands.
- Are there any abstentions?
- Will all those abstaining, please raise their hands.
(From: Stein I. and Williams D. Instructional Guide, 10th Edition. The Hague International Model United Nations, 1999)