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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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Main Authors: Jennings, C. Alan (Author)
Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
Publisher Address: Hoboken, New Jersey :
Publication Dates: [2016]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: 3rd edition.
Series: For dummies
Subjects:
Parliamentary practice.
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.

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