Sage-Tips

What is general speakers list in MUN?

A General Speakers’ List (GSL) is the backbone of committee sessions. Speakers on the list, when granted permission by the chairperson, can express their views on the topic in discussion. The list will run throughout the committee sessions until it is exhausted or a motion to close the debate is passed.

What’s the difference between a moderated and unmoderated caucus in Model UN?

Moderated Caucus: A debate format that allows delegates to make short comments on a specific sub-issue. Unmoderated Caucus (also called Informal Caucus or Lobbying Sessions): a debate format in which delegates can leave their seats to go and talk to others freely and informally.

What do we speak in moderated caucus?

A moderated caucus has no Speakers List; delegates must raise their placards and wait for the Chair to call on them to speak. Each delegate typically gets 30 seconds to 1 minute to speak, and have to focus on the topic of the caucus.

How do I write a speaker list for Mun?

One of the easiest way to organize your speeches in Model UN, especially for opening speeches, is to use the following three-part formula:

1. Hook: An engaging way to grab your audience’s attention;
2. Point: Your country policy on the topic; and,
3. Call to Action: Possible solutions to the topic.

What is provisional speakers list Mun?

A provisional speakers list shall be established with two people speaking for and two people speaking against the motion; after the provisional speakers list is exhausted, the committee shall move into an immediate vote. A simple majority is required for the motion to pass.

How do you propose a moderated caucus?

Delegates may also raise a motion to “suspend the rules” to propose a moderated caucus. During a moderated caucus, the chair or another dais member will suspend the speakers list and choose people to speak for an specified amount of time. “Motion for a ten-minute Moderated Caucus with a speaking time of 30 seconds.”

How do I start a moderated caucus?

How do you stop a moderated caucus?

The total duration, the speaker’s time and the exact topic of the caucus should also be defined. During the moderated caucus, there are no points of information and yielding of the floor is not required….Generally, an amendment can do three things;

1. Add a clause,
2. Erase a clause.
3. Edit a clause.

Where can I find moderated caucus topics?

The topics for moderated caucuses are completely based upon the agenda you have got in the committee you have chosen. You can start lobbying before the committee starts or after it starts and while lobbying ask the other delegates what they have prepared.

What is a moderated caucus and how does it work?

A moderated caucus has no Speakers List; delegates must raise their placards and wait for the chair to call on them to speak. Each delegate typically gets 30 seconds to 1 minute to speak, and have to focus on the topic of the caucus.

What is the difference between a general’s speaker’s list and caucus?

At first, a general’s speaker’s list first of all is part of formal debate. A caucus is more of an informal debate. As the name suggests, a general speaker’s list, is to discuss the established agenda in a broad manner whereas a moderated caucus is essentially, to comprehensively discuss the subtopics involved within the agenda.

Does the length of a caucus have to be divisible by speaking time?

The time of the caucus diminishes whenever a delegate is speaking; therefore, the length of the caucus does NOT have to be divisible by speaking time, though the dais generally looks favorably upon this; Motions for a moderated caucus pass by simple majority;

Are too many Caucus speeches bland and tasteless?

Too many moderated caucus speeches are bland and tasteless. They have no literary flavor, they are merely mechanical strings of words meant to communicate. The Lead Delegate has sat through entire committees without hearing a single metaphor, idiom, or simile. Such a tragedy! However, this is a tragedy that can be easily medicated.