Guest paul Posted February 9, 2019 at 09:41 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 at 09:41 PM How can I get the members of our Board and the Staff to stop saying "through you mr/madam chair" every time they answer a question or introduce a topic. I know it is redundant, time waster and probably not professional. As per RONR everything moves through the chair but surely it is not necessary to repeat it.Or saying it out load. Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua Katz Posted February 9, 2019 at 10:20 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2019 at 10:20 PM Well, I suppose you could ask them to stop, if it really bothers you. I'm not sure there's a parliamentary solution to your dilemma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted February 10, 2019 at 12:02 AM Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 at 12:02 AM 2 hours ago, Guest paul said: How can I get the members of our Board and the Staff to stop saying "through you mr/madam chair" every time they answer a question or introduce a topic. I know it is redundant, time waster and probably not professional. As per RONR everything moves through the chair but surely it is not necessary to repeat it.Or saying it out load. Paul. Agreeing with Mr. Katz, I think I would look for bigger fish to fry. Or catch. Or whatever the saying is. However, it might well get on my neves, too, after a while. I think the best way to deal with it is an informal chat with the chair and try to get the chair to tell the members that it isn't really necessary. It's certainly not required by RONR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Who's Coming to Dinner Posted February 10, 2019 at 12:31 AM Report Share Posted February 10, 2019 at 12:31 AM Conduct a parliamentary procedure training session with the members outside of a meeting. It would be a good time to clear up other misconceptions as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie Posted February 12, 2019 at 03:06 AM Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 at 03:06 AM On 2/9/2019 at 7:31 PM, Guest Who's Coming to Dinner said: Conduct a parliamentary procedure training session with the members outside of a meeting. It would be a good time to clear up other misconceptions as well. I would love to be able to do that with our board, although apathy might be overwhelming. As a curiosity, how long would a typical training session go, and most importantly, how many $$$? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted February 12, 2019 at 03:22 PM Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 at 03:22 PM 12 hours ago, Newbie said: I would love to be able to do that with our board, although apathy might be overwhelming. As a curiosity, how long would a typical training session go, and most importantly, how many $$$? That is beyond the scope of this forum. If you are interested, the National Association of Parliamentarians and American Institute of Parliamentarians provide referrals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted February 12, 2019 at 04:15 PM Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 at 04:15 PM On 2/9/2019 at 4:41 PM, Guest paul said: How can I get the members of our Board and the Staff to stop saying "through you mr/madam chair" every time they answer a question or introduce a topic. I know it is redundant, time waster and probably not professional. As per RONR everything moves through the chair but surely it is not necessary to repeat it.Or saying it out load. Paul. 4 True, but it's common and appropriate to begin a response to a question, by saying something along the lines of "Mr. Chairman, to answer the member's question...." I agree that your "custom" sounds a bit funky, since there's no need to announce that you are speaking to the chair if you simply speak to the chair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie Posted February 13, 2019 at 04:01 PM Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 at 04:01 PM On 2/12/2019 at 10:22 AM, Josh Martin said: That is beyond the scope of this forum. If you are interested, the National Association of Parliamentarians and American Institute of Parliamentarians provide referrals. Thank you, Mr. Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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