•Develop competent, aggressive business leadership

•Strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work

•Create more interest in and understanding of American business enterprise

•Encourage members in the development of individual projects which contribute to the improvement of home, business, and community.

• Develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism

• Encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty

• Assist students in the establishment of occupational goals

• Facilitate the transition from school to work

•Have self-confidence

•Always be democratic

•Be able to think and act quickly

•Have a good memory

•Be skillful in leading people

•Have a neat appearance

•Be well-organized

•Have a knowledge of parliamentary procedure

*Develop good interpersonal skills

*Respect your co-workers

*Be a conscientious worker

•Helps you be successful

•Helps your employer be successful

•Helps your co-workers be successful

•Respect receives respect

•Cooperation is contagious

•Treat your co-worker the way you would like to be treated

•To foster a cooperative work atmosphere

•Criticize others carefully and constructively

•Accept your criticisms graciously

•Learn from your mistakes

•Conducts meetings at appointed times

•Enforces rules of debate and decorum

•Expedites business

•Decides all questions of order

•Responds to valid inquiries of members

•Adjourns the meeting

•Appoints committee chairpersons

•Assumes the duties of the President in the absence of the

President

•Plans the program for the organization

•Keeps an accurate record of the meetings (minutes)

•Prepares minutes of previous meetings

•Calls the roll at the meeting

•Keeps accurate financial records

•Reports the financial proceedings to the

membership

Ensures that members are conducted in an orderly fashion, according to Robert’s Rules or Order, Newly Revised

•Keeps the membership informed of chapter activities

(newsletter)

•Informs the public of activities

Keeps an up-to-date account of the chapter, including the annual report of chapter activities, awards, and publicity (scrapbook).

Purpose:

To promote efficient meetings so that business

can be conducted in an orderly manner.

•Courtesy and justice should be extended to everyone

•The wishes of the majority must be followed

•The rights of the minority must be prepared

•The rights of individual members must be established

•The rights of absentees must be protected

•Entertain only one motion at a time

Robert’s Rules of Order, New Revised is the guide for parliamentary procedure.

Assembly- the members present at a meeting

Chair (chairman)- presiding officer at the meeting

Decision-making- the ability to make a final choice

Delegating- assigning or allocating responsibilities, time, or authority to others

Gavel- used by the president to call a meeting to order

Incidental motion- a motion that arises out of a pending motion

Motion- a formal proposal by a member in a meeting on which the group takes action

Second- immediately follows a motion made by another member; indicates endorsement and

willingness to discuss the motion

The motion

A second Discussion

The Vote

Statement by the chair

•Committees are formed to handle the business of the organization efficiently

•The president appoints the committee chairperson

•Committees involved the entire membership in the activities of the organization

The executive committee should meet to plan and practice before the meeting. They should prepare an agenda. (Executive committee: officers of the club)

The secretary, treasurer, and each committee chairperson should prepare a written report before the meeting.

Any guest speakers should be given topic and time limits

Conduct the meeting following the order of business

Begin and end on time

Conduct the meeting according to parliamentary procedure

Keep the meeting moving at a good pace

Be sure to thank any quests for attending

•Call to order

•Opening Ceremonies (Optional)

•Reading and Approval of Minutes

•Reports of:

-Officers (including Treasurer’s Report)

-Boards

-Standing Committees

•Reports of Special Committees

•Special Orders

•Unfinished Business

•New Business

•Adjournment