What are Roberts Rules?
gavel image by Cora Reed from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/ut/s0/robert_s-rules_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); The meeting chairman may use a gavel to start or end the meeting. Working in groups and on committees can be challenging and chaotic without some way to determine appropriate conduct and procedures. Henry Martyn Robert created Robert’s Rules of Order after being asked to preside over meetings at his church. The rules he created have helped to determine uniform parliamentary procedures for meetings and assemblies for many years. Parliamentary Procedures Robert’s Rules of Order are the standard parliamentary rules that many organizations adopt to maintain order and courtesy in their meetings. The rules specifically lay out how to lead a meeting, how to get permission to speak, how to conduct a debate, how to place a motion before the group, how to amend a motion, how to take a vote
