Director Training – BL 901

BL 901 – Rules and Procedures for Effective Board Meetings

This course provides an overview of what directors need to know about parliamentary procedure to become more effective participants in board meetings. Participants will understand the purpose and use of proper procedure in business meetings and become familiar with the basic structure and content of Robert’s Rules of Order.

KEY TOPICS

• How parliamentary procedure helps ensure effective, democratic meetings.
• The essential rules of debate.
• The key elements of agendas and minutes.
• Procedures for voting, elections and secret ballots.