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A skilled chairperson allows all members to voice their opinions in an orderly manner so that everyone in the meeting can hear and be heard. The following tips and reminders will help chairpersons to run a successful and productive meeting without being run over or running over others.  \n Follow the agenda to keep the group moving toward its goals.  \n Let the group do its own work ; don’t overcommand.  \n Control the flow of the meeting by recognizing members who ask to speak.  \n Let all members speak once before allowing anyone to speak a second time.  \n When discussions get off-track, gently guide the group back to the agenda.  \n Model courtesy and respect, and insist that others do the same.  \n Help to develop the board’s skills in parliamentary procedure by properly using motions and points of order.  \n Give each speaker your undivided attention.  \n Keep an emotional pulse on the discussions.  \n Allow a consensus to have the final authority of the group.  \nTYPES OF MOTIONS  \n Main Motion: Introduce a new item  \n Subsidiary Motion: Change or affect how to handle a main motion (vote on this before main motion)  \n Privileged Motion: Urgent or important matter unrelated topending business  \n Incidental Motion: Questions procedure of other motions (must consider before the other motion)  \n Motion to Table: Kills a motion  \n Motion to Postpone: Delays a vote (can reopen debate on the main motion)  \nEVERY MOTION HAS 6 STEPS  \n1. Motion: A member rises or raises a hand to signal the chairperson.  \n2. Second: Another member seconds the motion.  \n3. Restate motion: The chairperson restates the motion.  \n4. Debate: The members debate the motion.  \n5. Vote: The chairperson restates the motion, and then first asks for affirmative votes, and then negative votes.  \n6. Announce the vote: The chairperson announces the result of the vote and any instructions.  \nTIP! If the board or council is in obvious agreement, the chairperson may save time by stating, “If there is no objection, we will adopt the motion to…” Then wait for any objections. Then say, “Hearing no objections, (state the motion) is adopted.” And then state any instructions. If a member objects, first ask for debate, then vote and then announce the vote.  \nREQUESTING POINTS OF SOMETHING  \nCertain situations need attention during the meeting, but they don’t require a motion, second, debate or voting. It’s permissible to state a point during a meeting where the chairperson needs to handle a situation right away. Board members can declare a Point of Order, Point of Information, Point of Inquiry, or Point of Personal Privilege.  \n Point of Order: Draws attention to a breach of rules, improper procedure, breaching of established practices, etc.  \n Point of Information: A member may need to bring up an additional point or additional information (in the form of anondebatable statement) so that the other members can make fully informed votes.  \n Point of Inquiry: A member may use point of inquiry to ask for clarification in a report to make better voting decisions.  \n Point of Personal Privilege: A member may use point of personal privilege to address the physical comfort of the setting such as temperature or noise. Members may also use it to address the accuracy of published reports or the accuracy of a member’s conduct.  \n[Source: www.boardeffect.com](Source: www.boardeffect.com)  \n| Action | What to say | Can speaker be interrupted? | Need a\u003Cbr>second? | Can this\u003Cbr>be\u003Cbr>debated? | Can this be\u003Cbr>amended? | Votes\u003Cbr>needed |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Introduce main motion | “I move to...” | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Majority |\n| Amend a motion | “I move to amend the motion by...” | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Majority |\n| Move item to c","cbCaifTngaTha3oQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifTngaTha3oQ","pdf",315244,"English","# TIPS AND REMINDERS FOR CHAIRPERSONS\n# TYPES OF MOTIONS\n# EVERY MOTION HAS 6 STEPS\n# REQUESTING POINTS OF SOMETHING","[{\"question\":\"What core principles does Robert’s Rules of Order aim to support in meetings?\",\"answer\":\"It aims to keep meetings fair, efficient, democratic, and orderly. 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