teck wyn Posted July 7, 2017 at 04:07 AM Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 at 04:07 AM I typed up this cheat sheet based on RONR and Sarah Cooper's 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings (http://www.100tricks.com). I wonder whether people have found such summaries useful during meetings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted July 7, 2017 at 07:12 AM Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 at 07:12 AM I am not too crazy about "10 tricks to appear smart in meetings". [...] 8. Make Fun Of Yourself 9. Step Out For A Very Important Phone Call. [...] *** The N.A.P. and A.I.P. already publish similar cheat sheets. Why would you lean on a cheat sheet which fails to conform to the parliamentary authority (assuming Robert's Rules of Order)? *** Your cheat sheet is missing "Discharge a Committee". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted July 7, 2017 at 10:15 PM Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 at 10:15 PM 16 hours ago, teck wyn said: I typed up this cheat sheet based on RONR and Sarah Cooper's 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings (http://www.100tricks.com). I wonder whether people have found such summaries useful during meetings. I'm sure that some people have found such summaries useful during meetings. However, it's difficult to get them exactly right. This one isn't terrible, but as Mr. Goldsworthy points out, it is missing "Discharge a Committee," and I also agree with him that the "10 tricks" list is not appropriate for a tip sheet about parliamentary procedure. There are some other idiosyncrasies, too: "WIFLE" is not a standard part of the standard order of business, although RONR does note that some organizations have an optional heading for Good of the Order, General Good and Welfare, or Open Forum. The left column correctly notes that there are differing requirements for suspending the rules, depending on whether a special rule of order or a standing rule is involved, but the right-hand column shows simply "2/3." The 13 ranked motions do not indicate the vote required for their adoption. And the "bring-back" motions indicate neither the vote required nor whether they are debatable. "Division of the the Assembly" does not mean calling for a counted vote; it means calling for a rising vote, and it can be demanded by any member. A request for a counted vote can be granted by the chair, but it requires a majority vote for the assembly to order it if the chair doesn't want to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transpower Posted July 8, 2017 at 12:26 PM Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 at 12:26 PM I use reference cards, which you can find here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrEntropy Posted July 8, 2017 at 03:13 PM Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 at 03:13 PM Ah, hand typing up cheat sheets. I remember doing that for this and a few other things ! Nice job on this one, it is tricky to get that formatting right on a typewriter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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