Business Meeting Chair Helper
A calm sequence for a business meeting. It does not require formal parliamentary procedure and never suggests how the group should vote.
Sequence
- Opening
- Approve/review previous minutes
- Reports
- Old business
- New business
- Clarify question or motion
- Discussion
- Decision process according to group custom
- Invite minority opinion where appropriate
- Clarify implementation
- Assign responsibility
- Set revisit date
- Closing
Prompts for the chair
- What exactly are we deciding?
- Is this discussion, information gathering, or a motion?
- Has everyone who wants to speak had reasonable room?
- Are we debating personalities or the actual question?
- What needs to happen next if the group decides?
For preparing a specific decision, use the Group Conscience Builder.
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