W HAT CAN MAKE A MEETING RUN POORLY AND INEFFICIENTLY ?
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D D EMOCRATIC RULE E E XPEDITE BUSINESS F F LEXIBILITY P P
ROTECTION OF RIGHTS DEFP ARLIAMENTARY D ON T E VER F ORGET P
ARLIAMENTARY P ROCEDURE
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A body of rules followed by an assembly Allows an organization
to retain exactly the degree of direct control over its affairs
that it chooses to reserve to itself Enables membership to
establish and empower effective leadership as it wishes
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Allows assemblies of any size, with due regard for every
members opinion, to arrive at the general will on the maximum
number of questions of varying complexity in a minimum amount of
time and under all kinds of internal climate ranging from complete
accordance to complete contentions. S TANDARD AUTHORITATIVE WORK ON
MEETING RULES
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A DD S TRUCTURE T O M EETINGS E NABLE E FFECTIVE G OAL P
LANNING F OSTER P RODUCTIVE M ETHODS OF D ISCUSSION R ETAIN R
ECORDS OF D ECISIONS, IMPENDING ACTIONS M AXIMIZE E FFICIENCY
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T OO COMPLEX Reality: Simple steps to implement Parliamentary
Procedure (agendas, minutes, elections, rules governing discussion)
F EAR OF R ULE M ANIPULATIONS Rules of order are universal so as to
structure many meeting situations L ACK OF SUFFICIENT AWARENESS Its
our turn to spread awareness about Parliamentary Procedure!
Familiarity is key
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W HEN P ARLIAMENTARY P ROCEDURE I S A PPLICABLE Controversial
issues are being discussed The group is diverse and tends to lose
sight of its purpose W HEN P ARLIAMENTARY P ROCEDURE I S N OT A
PPLICABLE Fair decisions can be made in an informal but responsible
manner It is a social or educational gathering
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Spreading awareness about Parliamentary Procedure is the FIRST
STEP to effective meetings Q UESTIONS ? Roopa Shankar | California
State Parliamentarian 2011-2012 | [email protected]