{"product_id":"roberts-rules-for-dummies-isbn-9781119824589","title":"Robert's Rules For Dummies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll in favor of improving meeting procedures, say Aye!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrying to keep your in-person and virtual meetings on track and running smoothly? You need Robert's Rules of Order! These rules for conducting meetings have stood the test of time as the gold standard for practical and effective procedure in group settings like corporate and nonprofit boards, councils, and more. And there's no better way to learn the latest version of the rules than with \u003ci\u003eRobert's Rules For Dummies.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis handy guide demystifies the Rules and offers readers a practical roadmap to applying efficient procedures to everything from conducting online and in-person meetings to voting by email. It also:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eContains brand-new, updated content on the latest 12th Edition of Robert’s Rules\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers sample meeting agendas, minutes, scripts, and other material to show you how the pros keep meeting records\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWalks you through the basic—and not so basic—ways to nominate and elect officers and directors in organizations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeal for board members, convention delegates, business owners, nonprofit executives, and anyone else trying to maintain an orderly flow of business—online or in person—\u003ci\u003eRobert’s Rules For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is a need-to-read resource that will make you wonder how you ever survived without it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: It’s Parliamentary, My Dear: Participating Effectively in Meetings 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Following the Rules (Robert’s, That Is) 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Defining the Organization: Bylaws and Other Rules 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Meetings: Making Group Decisions 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Notice and a Quorum 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Ordering Business: The Agenda 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Motions: Putting Ideas into Action 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Main Motions: Proposing Ideas for Group Action 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Debate: Discussing the Pros and Cons of Ideas 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Making Group Decisions: Voting on the Motion 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Subsidiary Motions: Helping to Process the Main Motion 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Privileged Motions: Getting through the Meeting 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Incidental Motions: Dealing with Questions of Procedure 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Looking At Motions That Bring a Question Again Before the Assembly 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Getting Involved in Leadership 293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Who’s Going to Do the Work? Following Nomination Procedures 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Holding Elections and Making Appointments 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15: Running the Show: Officers and Directors 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16: Gearing Up for the Real Action: Committees 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17: Reporting to Your Organization 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18: Disciplining and Removing Officers or Members 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19: Starting a New Association 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20: The Convention of Delegates: A Special Kind of Assembly 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: The Part of Tens 429\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21: Ten (Plus Two) Meeting Procedure Myths 431\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22: Ten Tips for Presiding Officers 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 23: Ten Motion Mistakes to Avoid 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 24: Ten Custom Rules to Consider 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 25: Ten Considerations for Electronic Meetings 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Glossary of Parliamentary Terms 475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 491\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. Alan Jennings, PRP,\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professional Registered Parliamentarian credentialed by the National Association of Parliamentarians. He is a past President of the Louisiana Association of Parliamentarians and a member of the American Institute of Parliamentarians.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBring order and productivity to meetings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you’re looking for time-tested and effective ways to keep your next online or offline meeting on track, you need the newest edition of \u003ci\u003eRobert’s Rules For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e. It’s a straightforward discussion in plain English of the newest version of Robert’s Rules of Order, a proven parliamentary procedure authority that will keep any board or council meeting on-point and productive. 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