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5 Common Questions About Agendas

1. Does a group have to adopt an agenda? Yes. The act of adopting an agenda honors your members’ right to an efficient and fair meeting by allowing them to...

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5 Common Questions About the Chair

1. Do you have to be impartial to chair a meeting? No. The Chair should maintain a position of professional neutrality. And the Chair should convey impartiality (1) by recognizing...

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Making Open-Ended Motions

Today’s fun fact about parliamentary procedure: There’s a little-known option for making a motion—you can draft a motion that includes a “blank,” and members can propose options for that blank...

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