Parliamentary Presiding and Governance

This course offers a quick introduction to parliamentary procedure and presiding, with mock demonstrations of common motions and deliberations.

Intended Audience: Officers, Chairs, Facilitators, Members serving as part of vote-taking bodies.

Learning Objectives: 

• Understand relationship between the various parliamentary rules and understand how to preside over meetings that protect the rights of members. 
• Explore the relationship between delegated authority and limitations of boards and committees in governing an organization as well as how to leverage them. 
• Experience examples of development and disposal of main motions and common subsidiary motions.