Can you suggest few greeting lines for debate? (2024)

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Can you suggest few greeting lines for debate? ›

' Good evening respected judges, my worthy opponents, faculty members and audience , I (NAME) hereby humbly express my thanks for your interest in the (SUBJECT ). As previously stated I am hereby standing FOR/AGAINST the motion and if I have your permission I would like to begin by saying that……'

It's a general courtesy to greet everyone before starting of with the debate. Good morning(the time of day) ladies and gentlemen (OR respected jury members, teachers and all my dear friends), today I XYZ(your name or slot no.) stands before you to speak on the topic……

Greetings: Before introducing your topic, it is cultural to first of all acknowledge the presents of the audience, the judge, the time keeper, the moderator and any other personnel collectively. This usually comes by way of, “Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen, Panel of Judges, Accurate Time Keeper, Moderator” etc.

You can start with the following. Good morning respected jury members, teachers and my dear friends. Today i code number ____ feel highly priveleged to radiate forth my views in the favour/against the motion 'xyz'. I hope you do well in your debate.

No greeting in argumentative essays

It is in a debate that you need to greet the chairman, panel of judges etc. But in the argumentative essay, you just introduce your topic and move on to highlight and explain your points. The reason is that, in the argumentative essay, your reader or marker is your only audience.

Try to start your introduction with why the model and world prop/opp presented to you is not justifiable etc. and where your case is able to mitigate their harms, while having their benefits. Second speakers usually begin with a rebuttal, as their speech usually consists of rebuttals and bringing up a few substantives.

' Good evening respected judges, my worthy opponents, faculty members and audience , I (NAME) hereby humbly express my thanks for your interest in the (SUBJECT ). As previously stated I am hereby standing FOR/AGAINST the motion and if I have your permission I would like to begin by saying that……'

It is always recommended to start your speech with a greeting like “good morning” or “good afternoon” depending on the time. You can also greet the audience using the phrase “good morning to all teachers and my dearest friends”. After that, you can add a quote to get the audience's attention.

Good morning/afternoon, – Hello everyone, thank you for attending this presentation. – Hello, It's very nice to see you all today. – Thanks for coming/joining me everyone.

What is a good sentence to start an argumentative essay? ›

Start your introduction with a sentence that gets the reader interested in the topic. To pique the reader's interest, you can begin with a quote, a personal story, a surprising statistic or an interesting question.

Hello! How have you been? Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening! I am glad to see you. / I am happy to see you. / I am pleased to see you.

Try to keep calm and maintain your body language- Debaters should keep calm if they are not comfortable with the topic assigned to them and even if their opponents' points of argument offend them. This kind of positive approach will help them handle the situation wisely and tactfully rebut their opponents.

To greet the audience, you might greet with - Good Morning / Good afternoon / Good evening everyone. Then, you may address everyone separately as stated below: I wish a warm good (morning / afternoon/ evening) to all the teachers, my dear classmates, the students of school and everyone present today.