Oak Harbor Chamber Toastmasters

Lead, negotiate, speak!

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Join us tomorrow at 4 pm for a Toastmasters Demo Meeting.

Inspire and engage your employees. Business essentially boils down to communication. Join us tomorrow, Jan 17th, at 4 pm for a Toastmasters Demo Meeting. Our goal is to create a Toastmasters club to help chamber members communicate more effectively and thus increase profitability.
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Student Senate for California Community Colleges Constitution

Preamble

We, the students of California Community Colleges, in order to promote and safeguard access for current and future students to California public higher education in accordance with the Master Plan for Higher Education through system participatory governance, legislative and policy advocacy, and regional support and development do hereby establish this Constitution of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges.… Read the rest

Chair Restates

The Presiding Officer Restates the Motion to the Assembly

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You will now hear the motion a second time (Once when the member first stated the motion and again when the Chair restates it). It is important to note that it is what the Chair states here that are going to be debated and voted on, not what the member originally stated, although these are usually both be the same.… Read the rest

Second The Motion

Another member seconds the motion.

The rights of the minority vs the rights of the majority are balanced by Robert’s Rules. The seconding of a motion prevents one person from making motions that no one else cares to discuss. There are exceptions to the requirement for a second that we will cover later and if debate is entered into a second is assumed.… Read the rest

Committees: A Terrible Way To Die

     

Committees can be a way to formally draw together people of relevant expertise from different parts of an organization who otherwise would not have a good way to share information and coordinate actions. They may have the advantage of widening viewpoints and delegating responsibilities.… Read the rest