NAREB Tampa Academy

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Robert's Rules of Order: Run Meetings With Confidence

A practical, plain-English guide to motions, debate and voting for Realtist chapter members, boards and committees.

17 lessons · about 2 hours · certificate on completion

What you will be able to do

  • Explain the principles behind Robert's Rules and why your chapter's bylaws come first
  • Make, second, debate and vote on a motion using the correct steps and wording
  • Choose the right motion to amend, refer, postpone or set aside business, and avoid misusing "table"
  • Use point of order, appeal, request for information and division of the assembly correctly
  • Apply majority, two-thirds and general consent voting thresholds accurately
  • Run less formal, effective board and committee meetings under the small board rules

Good meetings do not happen by accident. Robert's Rules of Order gives every member the same rights, keeps the group on one question at a time, and produces decisions that hold up. This course teaches the parts a Realtist chapter actually uses: how a motion moves from idea to vote, what to say at each step, and how the chair keeps debate fair.

The lessons follow Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 12th edition, and correct the most common myths along the way, including tabling, calling the question and "silence equals consent." You will finish with a printable cheat sheet and the confidence to speak up, or to hold the gavel, at your next chapter, board or committee meeting.

Curriculum

Module 1: Why Robert's Rules and Who Sets the Rules

  1. ReadingWhy Robert's Rules? Fair Meetings for a Realtist ChapterPreview6 min
  2. ReadingBylaws First: Authority, Quorum and the Order of Business5 min
  3. ReadingBoards and Committees: Lighter Rules by Design6 min
  4. QuizModule 1 Quiz: Principles, Bylaws and Small Boards6 min

Module 2: The Life of a Motion

  1. ReadingThe Life of a Motion: Eight Steps in the Right Order6 min
  2. ReadingWhat to Say: A Script for Members and the Chair5 min
  3. ReadingDebate Done Right: Speaking, Courtesy and the Chair's Neutrality6 min
  4. QuizModule 2 Quiz: The Life of a Motion6 min

Module 3: The Motions You'll Use Most

  1. ReadingAmend, Refer and Postpone: Shaping or Delaying a Motion6 min
  2. ReadingTable Is Not a Trash Can: Lay on the Table Explained6 min
  3. ReadingClosing Debate and Closing the Meeting: Previous Question and Adjourn6 min
  4. QuizModule 3 Quiz: The Motions You'll Use Most6 min

Module 4: Points, Requests, Votes and Your Cheat Sheet

  1. ReadingPoints of Order, Appeals and Requests for Information6 min
  2. ReadingVotes and Thresholds: Majority, Two-Thirds, General Consent and Division6 min
  3. ReadingYour Robert's Rules Cheat Sheet7 min
  4. QuizModule 4 Quiz: Points, Requests and Votes6 min

Final Test

  1. QuizFinal Test15 min

Your instructor

Keianna Carty

Keianna "KC" Carty is the President of NAREB Tampa, a REALTOR®, and the Owner/Broker of Sellstate Southshore Realty.

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