Quick Guide to Conducting Better Business Meetings Using Robert's Rules of Order

By R Richard Tribble, Jr

This book provides an essential aid to presiding officers enabling them to conduct better business meetings, meetings that are productive, efficient and legal. It covers, in brief, every facet essential to conducting the best meeting possible and should be included in every organization's library to be used by its elected officers, committee chairs and every member. Meetings go better when everyone is following the same set of rules.

• Language: English
• Publisher: R Richard Tribble, Jr
• Release date: Jan 17, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310643620

R Richard Tribble, Jr

was born in Springfield, Illinois, and educated in the United States and Europe earning the following degrees:Associate of Science in Human Relations from the University of New York;Bachelor of Arts in Human Behavior from Newport University;Master of Arts in Religion from Newport University; andDoctorate of Theology from Christian Bible College(based in large part on work completed at the International Bible College andSeminary, Rucschlicon, Switzerland.In addition he has pursued post doctoral studies at the University of Darmstadt(Germany), the International Bible College and Seminary, Rucschlicon, Switzerland, and the University of Illinois at Springfield, IL.He married to his childhood sweetheart (Dot) and they have been married for almost 48 years.Dr. Tribble's experiences are varied:Parliamentarian. He began studying Robert's Rules of Order in 1962 as a high school sophomore and served as a parliamentarian through out his military and ministerial service. He has been a practicing as a professional parliamentarian in 1974 and in 2013 he was certified as a Professional Registered Parliamentarian (the highest certification granted by the National Association of Parliamentarians).Military Service. He retired from the US Army after more than 20 years of active service (having served three combat tours in Viet Nam).Ordained Minister. He pastored churches in Europe and the US and assisted churches in the Middle East, Turkey, Egypt, Sierra Leone, and Jamaica for more than 40 years.Educator. He was an adjunct professor with City Colleges of Chicago, European Division for 2 years.Corporate Executive. He served as President of Lightning Broadcasting Company for 5 years prior to selling his interest.Author. Over the years he has written numerous magazine articles on church growth; wrote and published 11 books for the US Army, self-published over 43 books on Abraham Lincoln and Christian related subjects and Robert's Rules of Order.Small Business Owner. He retired from the active pastorate in 2014 and is serving as the President of DORICO Ministries focusing on "Making Robert's Rules of Order Understandable" for local churches and not-for-profit organizations specializing in bylaw review and revision, serving as organizational parliamentarian, and providing instruction in Robert's Rules.

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Quick Guide to Conducting Better Business Meetings

(using on Robert's Rules of Order)

by

Dr. Richard Tribble, Jr., Th.D., PRP

Copyright 2015

Dr. R. Richard Tribble, Jr., Th.D., PRP

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Fundamental Parliamentary Courtesies

Instructions for the Presiding Officer

Order of Business

Presenting and Disposing of a Motion

Classifications of Motions

Minutes

Treasurer's Report

Election of Officers

General Parliamentary Terms to Know

Other Books by the Author

About the Author

Introduction

Have you ever attended a chaotic meeting?

One where it seemed no one was in control and everyone was talking at the same time?

One where no one seemed to know what was being discussed because people were throwing out different subjects and people were addresses them in a random manner.

One where you never had the chance to express your views?

One where no vote was ever taken and the presiding officer made the final decision?

One where at the end, when it was finally over, everyone breathed a sigh of relief with some vowing never to attend again?

If you have, there is a very good chance that you left with a sour taste in your mouth and the feeling that nothing had been accomplished and maybe even determining never to attend another one!

I have some good news - no, Great News for you: Meetings don't have to be that way! In fact - No meeting should ever be like those meetings!

An orderly, well conducted meeting, regardless of the entity, should be the goal of every officer and member. In order for the presiding officer to conduct an effective business meeting, the entire membership needs to possess at least a rudimentary understanding of parliamentary procedures. Parliamentary procedures are the rules essential to facilitate the