Parliamentary Procedure Educational Session

Does your community club or condo board struggle to make decisions? Would you like to learn how to structure a meeting to be more effective?

I invite you to a free Parliamentary Procedure educational session on Monday, November 14th, at the Des Plaines Library 1501 Ellinwood Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016. Our speaker, Dick Storer is a wealth of information collected during his career and years as a Toastmaster. Dick earned his Distinguished Toastmasters award and recently celebrated his 50th anniversary as a Toastmaster.

Attendees will learn proper rules of order, including how to make a motion (introduce a new business), how to modify or amend a motion (or proposal), how to "Appeal (challenge) the decision of the Chair", etc.

According to the National Association of Parliamentarians: Parliamentary procedure refers to the rules of democracy—that is, the commonly accepted way in which a group of people come together, present and discuss possible courses of action, and make decisions.

Parliamentary procedure is used by all types of decision-making bodies on a daily basis: school boards, homeowners' associations, city councils, and non-profit boards of directors, for example. Parliamentary procedure also defines what duties people typically have when they are elected the president, secretary, or treasurer of an organization.

Fundamentally, parliamentary procedure defines how groups of people, no matter how formal or informal, can most effectively meet and make decisions in a fair, consistent manner—and make good use of everyone's time. Even a basic background in parliamentary principles can help you and your organization hold more efficient meetings.

The doors will open at 7:00pm for networking
The session will start at 7:30pm
The session will end at 8:30pm
The doors will stay open for networking until 9:00pm