====== Toastmasters: Robert's Rules of Order Workshop ====== - Principles of Parliamentary Procedure - Majority - Minority - Individual Members - Absent Members - How it helps the membership to... - express the will of the group via the individual members - maintain order during its members' exchanges - Cast of characters - Chair - Parliamentarian - Voting Member - Sample Meeting flows - Main motion -> second -> vote - Main motion -> second -> debate -> vote - Main motion -> second -> motion to amend -> second -> vote -> vote - Robert's Rules as a game * Each member gets a card with three specific main motions that the bearer should try to accomplish * e.g. "change our club to a weekly meeting club" * Each motion has an exact formulation and a number of points that the bearer shall obtain for getting the motion passed * Perhaps provide alternative forms that would accrue fewer points, e.g. "change the frequency of club meetings" * Some of the motions on a player's card will conflict with other players' motions. * Some motions will be more specific than others * At least a few motions will be only important to only one, or to very few members, to provide the group the opportunity to override a motion that is unpopular. * There ought to also be motions of privilege * Also a motion to limit debate might be of interest * Motion to set the time to adjourn or to take a recess (if we do this before the break) ====== Helpful Links ====== * http://roberts-rules.com/pdf/sanjoseccjan13.pdf * https://docs.google.com/document/d/13FaXi68E1vCc_SNVg1243r2Z38N4YyIFoV23nFv_bdc/edit#