The proper timing to make a motion

[Guest Neil Johnson]

In the course of a meeting, what is the proper timing to make a motion? I have been told if you wait until the question and answer period, it is too late.

[Guest Edgar]

In the course of a meeting, what is the proper timing to make a motion? I have been told if you wait until the question and answer period, it is too late.

Assuming it's new business, "New Business" would seem to be the appropriate time in the Standard Order of Business. As for a Q&A period, this recent topic might prove instructive.

[David A Foulkes]

In the course of a meeting, what is the proper timing to make a motion? I have been told if you wait until the question and answer period, it is too late.

Here's a good book that explains a lot of what you need to know in an easy to understand fashion. And it's a quick read too.