Speaking

Table of contents

  1. Select the Next Speaker
  2. Start the Next Speech
  3. Pause/Unpause/Stop the Current Speech

In the Debate Room, Adjudicators manage the speakers. Any Adjudicator can perform actions related to speaker management.

Debate Room Adjudicator Controls

Select the Next Speaker

The badge of the next speaker is highlighted with a blue background:

Next Speaker's Badge

An Adjudicator can move to the next or previous speaker using the forward or backward double arrows. The order of speakers follows the British Parliamentary format:

  1. Prime Minister
  2. Opposition Leader
  3. Deputy Prime Minister
  4. Deputy Leader of Opposition
  5. Member of Government
  6. Member of Opposition
  7. Government Whip
  8. Opposition Whip

Start the Next Speech

When an Adjudicator presses the play button (a triangle), the next speaker can begin their speech, and the speech timer starts in protected time mode.

Pause/Unpause/Stop the Current Speech

When a speech is in progress, an Adjudicator can pause, resume, or stop the current speech by clicking the respective button on the control panel.

Start/Pause/Stop Buttons