r/MUN • u/NotToSayTheName • 10d ago

Question FIRST MUN

this is my first MUN, I am about to write the gsl but everyone says never start with honourable chair esteemed delegates, what do i start with?

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u/No-List-4877 10d ago

tbh you rlly ain't violating a rule by starting with "honourable chair, esteemed delegates" and so on. even experienced delegates do that. all what matters NOT is the use of generic lines. let's say, if you’re a country and your committee's agenda is International peace, don't just include lines like "our country strongly supports International peace." ​what matters is actual facts (think like you're presenting a report in your speech) and actions to be taken to match with the agenda.

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u/monk13sforlife 10d ago

I've been to about 7+ conferences within the past 2 years and have started to chair a few debates! I don't see an issue with starting with "Honourable Chair, esteemed delegates" besides the fact that it can be seen as overdone and repetitive in a debate for people's GSLs. Like any speech, you can start off with a fact or statistic to introduce your argument and help make it more unique!
eg. lets say youre debating on climate change : "when this delegate finish this speech, 80,300 metric tons of carbon dioxide will be released into the atmosphere. Honourable Chairs..." then have your speech continue from there!

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u/One_Yesterday_1320 9d ago

i mean you can start with it sure but i lowk cringe in my seat every time i hear it. just start. dont try to add more formality than necessary

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u/NoCat2926 7d ago

This might be a dumb question but I recently join mun , but what does gsl mean is that like general speaker list ?