NEW On-demand Video Course to Help You Understand Business Meeting Rules
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4 Key Steps To Get Ready for a Meeting

Let me guess…. You’re a key staff member or elected leader in your organization, and the mere mention of “the annual business meeting” gives you instant anxiety. You procrastinate, struggle...

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New Civility Resources Page

User-friendly infographics are now available on a new Resources page at Civility—making it even easier for you to lead your group well.  The mission of Civility is to help make...

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How To Make Discussion More Efficient

Here’s your parliamentary procedure principle of the day: The amount of time a group spends discussing each item of business at a meeting is often the determining factor for how...

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Where Do Meeting Rules Come From?

There’s something very human about wanting to know the source of a rule. And if you’re doing your best to run your group’s business meetings “by the book,” it helps...

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