Notes and Comments on Robert's Rules, Fourth Edition

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SIU Press, 13. nov. 2012 - 192 sider

While Robert’s Rules of Order has long been the standard guide to parliamentary procedure, many readers find the manual too daunting and complex to utilize its full potential. In Notes and Comments on "Robert’s Rules", fourth edition, authors Jim Slaughter, Gaut Ragsdale, and Jon Ericson skillfully guide users through the intricate pathways of the latest edition of Robert’s Rules, transforming the often intimidating parliamentary guidebook into an easy-to-use tool. Notes and Comments explains in simple terms the individual motions found in Robert’s Rules, presents extensive tips and suggestions regarding possible modifications to Robert’s practices; allows readers to witness the vigorous debate about the rules within the notes section; and compares major parliamentary authorities. A reader-friendly question-and-answer format provides immediate solutions to the most common quandaries that arise during the meeting process, and a card featuring simplified charts of parliamentary motions is available for the user’s quick reference.

An essential volume for members of nonprofits, voluntary associations, unions, condo and homeowner associations, student organizations, and government bodies, Notes and Comments on “Robert’s Rules” makes parliamentary procedure accessible to meeting participants as never before. Each section of this authoritative, straightforward guide is designed to empower participants with the confidence and knowledge necessary to navigate any meeting, large or small, with the utmost efficiency.

2013 Winner of the Phifer Award from the National Communication Association

 

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Indhold

Part II
5
Part III
13
Part IV
111
Notes
159
References
177
Index
185
Author Biographies
193
QuickReference Charts of Parliamentary Motions
194
Back Cover
196
Copyright

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Notes and Comments on Robert's Rules, Fourth Edition
Jim Slaughter,Gaut Ragsdale,Jon L Ericson
Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2012

Almindelige termer og sætninger

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Om forfatteren (2012)

Jim Slaughter is an attorney, a certified professional parliamentarian-teacher, a professional registered parliamentarian, and past president of the American College of Parliamentary Lawyers. He is a partner in the North Carolina law firm of Rossabi Black Slaughter, PA.

Gaut Ragsdale, a certified professional parliamentarian-teacher and a registered parliamentarian, is a professor at Northern Kentucky University and associate dean of the College of Informatics.

Jon Ericson, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor of Rhetoric and Communication Studies emeritus and a former Provost at Drake University, is the original author of Notes and Comments on Robert’s Rules.

Bibliografiske oplysninger

TitelNotes and Comments on Robert's Rules, Fourth Edition
ForfattereJim Slaughter, Gaut Ragsdale, Jon L Ericson
Udgavegenoptrykt, revideret
UdgiverSIU Press, 2012
ISBN0809332167, 9780809332168
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