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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Mar 01 2006
Out of order?
In the past several days I found myself in several situations in which rather lively discussions arose concerning Robert's Rules of Order. So I looked up a bit of history on Henry Martyn Robert. I found it particularly interesting to note that what spurred Mr. Robert to come up with such a guide in the first place were the challenges he met with while attempting to chair a meeting at a church. That fact speaks volumes in itself.
There have apparently been many revisions to his original work and if you are about to attend your first church business meeting you might want to pick up something on this set of guidelines. Amazon has several versions, including:
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In the past several days I found myself in several situations in which rather lively discussions arose concerning Robert's Rules of Order. So I looked up a bit of history on Henry Martyn Robert. I found it particularly interesting to note that what spurred Mr. Robert to come up with such a guide in the first place were the challenges he met with while attempting to chair a meeting at a church. That fact speaks volumes in itself.
There have apparently been many revisions to his original work and if you are about to attend your first church business meeting you might want to pick up something on this set of guidelines. Amazon has several versions, including:
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised in Brief
Robert's Rules of Order (Paperback)
Complete Idiot's Guide to Robert's Rules
Robert's Rules for Dummies
posted at: 15:26 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
