If you belong to any type of organization—from school board to garden club to bowling league to trade association—chances are this book can save you many boring meeting minutes. Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised is the current authoritative guide for properly conducting everything from sessions of the U.S. Senate or House of Representative to meetings of neighborhood associations. This friendly guide translates Robert’s Rules into principles you can understand and apply the next time Billy Bully tries to dominate the discussion or Debbie Dictator issues another edict. If you’ve ever been frustrated at the way condominium association business was (or wasn’t) conducted or fidgeted while PTA members debated whether to have goldfish or pencils as prizes for the elementary school carnival, this is the book for you. Written by a Professional Registered Parliamentarian, it covers: The basics of bylaws that establish the real framework of your organization, and nine things that should be coveredThe requirements for a legal meetingHow to use an agenda to plan your meeting and keep things on trackFollowing the standard order of businessHow to put ideas into motion and the eight steps to handling a motionVoting procedure and different methods of votingThe functions and characteristics of seven subsidiary motions, five privileged motions, fifteen incidental motions, and four motions which bring a question again before the assemblyNomination procedures, holding elections, and making appointmentsWith Robert’s Rules For Dummies, you’ll not only discover how to hold more effective meetings, you’ll get advice for dealing with malcontents or monopolizers who can disrupt, derail, or prolong meetings. And if you’re in a leadership position, you’ll get great information on:Running meetings efficiently and fairlyEffectively using standing and special committeesEnsuring proper paperwork, including minutes, treasurer’s reports, committee reports, and moreHandling discipline or removing officers or membersComplete with a glossary of parliamentary terms and sample agendas, reports, and minutes, this guide has everything you need but a gavel.
Whether you belong to an elite country club or a civic organization, an investment club or a volunteer fire department, when you use the principles in this book, meetings won’t be dominated by the loudest or pushiest member or go on and on and on and on and on….