Robert's rules for dummies /
A guide to mastering "Roberts Rules of Order" breaks down the various rules and procedures of the popular and long-lived manual for running meetings, electing officers, and setting up committees.
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Published: |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
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Publisher Address: | Hoboken, New Jersey : |
Publication Dates: | [2016] |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 3rd edition. |
Series: |
For dummies
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Summary: |
A guide to mastering "Roberts Rules of Order" breaks down the various rules and procedures of the popular and long-lived manual for running meetings, electing officers, and setting up committees. |
Item Description: | Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | xvi, 408 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781119241713 1119241715 |
Index Number: | JF515 |
CLC: | D034.3 |
Call Number: | D034.3/J542/3rd ed. |
Contents: | Introduction -- pt. 1: It's parliamentary, my dear: participating effectively in meetings -- 1. Following the rules (Robert's that is) -- 2. Defining the organization: bylaws and other rules -- 3. Meetings: making group decisions -- 4. Notice and a quorum -- 5. Ordering business: the agenda -- pt. 2: Motions: putting ideas into action -- 6. Main motions: proposing ideas for group action -- 7. Debate: discussing the pros and cons of ideas -- 8. Making group decisions: voting on the motion -- 9. Subsidiary motions: helping to process the main motion -- 10. Privileged motions: getting through the meeting -- 11. Incidental motions: dealing with questions of procedure -- 12. Haven't we decided this already? Motions that bring a question again before the assembly -- pt. 3: Getting involved in leadership -- 13. Who's going to do the work? Following nomination procedures -- 14. Holding elections and making appointments -- 15. Running the show: officers and directors -- 16. Gearing up for the real action: committees -- 17. Reporting to your organization -- 18. Disciplining and removing officers or members -- 19. Starting a new association -- 20. The convention of delegates: a special kind of assembly -- pt. 4: The part of tens -- 21. Ten (or so) meeting procedure myths -- 22. Ten tips for presiding officers -- 23. Ten motion mistakes to avoid -- 24. Ten custom rules to consider -- Appendix: Glossary of parliamentary terms. |