Learn about the parts of an agenda to conduct meetings
An agenda is a tool for attendees, the chairperson and secretary, and it serves several functions, before, during and after a meeting.
These functions include:
Meetings are held regularly for the organization to communicate ideas, plan projects, make announcements, and share ideas. With a little bit of structure meetings can be conducted effectively and quickly. An agenda is the best way to keep track of meeting items. Generally, an agenda will include:
Learn about Parliamentary Procedure
Parliamentary procedure, or parliamentary law, refers to the rules of democracy—that is, the commonly accepted way a group of people come together, present and discuss possible courses of action, and make decisions.
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. While parliamentary procedure cannot guarantee that every member of an organization is pleased with the outcome of a decision, it aims to ensure that every member is satisfied by the manner in which the decision was made, and that the organization makes decisions efficiently but with consideration for every member’s opinion.