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- 1. escribemeetings.com 3 Must Know Motions for Meeting Success Debi Wilcox
- 2. Housekeeping 2 We will be taking questions throughout the session, but we will be answering the questions at the end of the session If your question is not answered during the session, don’t worry! We will email you the answer We will be sending the presentation and the recording of this webinar to your registered email address
- 3. Speaker 3 Debi Wilcox Guest Speaker Debi Wilcox, CEO/founder of Meeting Solutions Group Debi Wilcox is a Professional Registered Parliamentarian, meeting management expert, and executive leadership coach for women and author of "Breaking Glass: The Leadership Kit, A creative personal leadership development planner for women who lead"
- 4. 3 Must Know Motions for Meeting Success
- 5. Let’s Get Started Parliamentary Authority? Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised
- 6. Explore the 3 MOTIONS to use for meeting success
- 7. Main Motion Amendment Amend the Amendment To introduce business To modify the motion To modify the amendment Learn These Motions First!
- 8. What is a main motion? It is the basic form of motion whose introduction brings business before the assembly.
- 9. There is a precedence of motions.
- 10. Ranking of Motions Motions are arranged in a specificorder in which they must be considered and acted upon.
- 11. Making Sense of Motions • Each Motion has a rank – precedence of motion and rules associated with it • Such rules as: • Does the motion need a seconder? • Can it be debated? • Can it be amended? • What is the vote to pass? Photo: Lindsay Henwood Meeting Solutions Group | debiwilcox.com 11
- 12. Making Sense of Motions Main Motion What does it do? • Introduces business • Focuses Council on one specific item Amendment What does it do? • Changes a motion • Insert or add words or paragraph • Strike out words or paragraph • Strike out and insert words or substitute a paragraph Meeting Solutions Group | debiwilcox.com 12
- 13. 3 Motions 1 2 3
- 14. Defining Motions Main Motion Introduces newbusiness Subsidiary Motion Assists in treating or disposingof main motion Meeting Solutions Group | debiwilcox.com 14
- 15. What is an amendment? It isa motionto modify the wording of a pending motion.
- 16. An amendment is called a primary amendment.
- 17. How do you modify a motion? Add Strike Out Substitute Meeting Solutions Group | debiwilcox.com 17
- 18. If the Amendment FAILS… Main Motion I move to donate $2500 to SPDA Amendment Strike out SPDA insert VCFH …the Main Motion stays the same.
- 19. If the Amendment PASSES… Main Motion I move to donate $2500 to SPDA Amendment Strike out SPDA insert VCFH …the Main Motion changes. VCFH
- 20. The Amended Motion Main Motion I move to donate $2500 to SPDA VCFH
- 21. Friendly Amendment There is no such thing as a Friendly Amendment It still has to be opened to debate and voted on formally Meeting Solutions Group | debiwilcox.com 21
- 23. Questions?
- 24. Next Session Date: 24 Episode 3: September 20th at 1:00pm EST See eScribe in action! Overview & Demo webinar: September 14th at 1:00pm EST
- 25. Thank You! We welcome your questions. Please reach out if you want to, Learn more about Meeting Motions and best practices: debi@debiwilcox.com See eScribe in action: Sumaiya Rais (sbinterais@escribemeetings.com)