Are there special protocols for Zoom meetings?
I received this question from Andrew in Hong Kong: I work in a social service organization. Due to the outspread of the COVID-19, most of […]
How to plan, organise and manage meetings that run smoothly and achieve results. Expert answers on agendas, notices, quorums and more from David Julian Price.
I received this question from Andrew in Hong Kong: I work in a social service organization. Due to the outspread of the COVID-19, most of […]
I have received this question from Andrew in the Northern Territory: I am the Executive Officer at my place of work. I have a couple […]
Harvard Business Review commissions lots of research. They recently had some research conducted which came up with some interesting statistics of the effects of meetings […]
Bruce from Gabbin in Western Australia has asked this question: In the absence of anything in the Constitution related to when proxies have to be submitted at […]
Alan from Palmeston, Australia has asked this question: If there is only one nominee for President at the AGM, do the members still have to […]
Dennis from Leicester, UK, has asked the following question: Minutes of a meeting have been completely dissected and negatively commented upon in writing to wider […]
I have received this double-barrelled question from Gloria in South Australia: Is it only the previous years AGM minutes that are tabled at an AGM. […]
I have received a question from Steven in the USA. When a point of order has been made, should it or may I have it […]
Alan is a new subscriber and has asked this question: As secretary, I send out requests for agenda items for our monthly meetings, and then […]
I have received this question from a subscriber – Which minutes are tabled at a Special General Meeting? Sounds like a tricky question doesn’t it? The issue […]
A question has been asked by Judith from Pomona in Queensland: Can a motion passed at a general meeting of members of an incorporated club […]
A question has been received from Lance, in Port Elizabeth, a South African subscriber about the minutes of an AGM. The minutes of the AGM […]
Casting votes is an issue that has come up recently with a client. They sound simple but there is a little bit behind them. Firstly, […]
I have received a question from a subscriber in the United Kingdom. I have asked to see the minutes of a committee meeting of our […]
Richard from Australia has made a comment and asked this question: In an answer to Carmen you said “The AGM minutes only need to be signed by […]
Pranav has asked this question and it’s a common one. What is the difference between an ordinary meeting and a special meeting? An ordinary meeting is […]
Natalie from New Zealand has asked this question. She asks: I understand that 2 weeks notice should be given before an AGM. Is it necessary […]
This question has come from John, in Australia It is not necessary to have an independent chairperson unless a) your rules dictate it; or, b) […]
It’s been calculated that the “average” adult makes 35,000 decisions every day. It seems a bit high to me but who am I to argue […]
Dellys from Mackay in Australia has asked this question: Can a motion passed at an AGM attended by 50 people be rescinded 6 months later […]
Angela from Windsor, Ontario in Canada has asked this question. The only things that generally need to be recorded in minutes are those in attendance […]
Leanne from Australia has asked this question: Is it legal for a secretary to use a voice recorder (phone) to record a meeting instead of […]
Kevin from Fresno in the USA has asked this question. This is very similar to a post I made a couple of weeks ago, but […]
There are a number of books on meeting procedure in Australia and New Zealand. CAUTION: Your organisation may use a book called “Robert’s Rules” (often […]
Alan of New South Wales has asked this question and mentioned that a member of his group has pointed out that Robert’s Rules may not […]
I have received a question from Liza: Can you provide an example of a Special General Meeting? A Special General Meeting has the same status […]
The following question was received from a man who prefers to remain anonymous so we will call him Peter. We are living on a residential […]
This is a tricky issue and thankfully does not occur often. When it does though, it can be confusing. The best way to understand it […]
I am writing my fourth book on meetings. This one is titled Revolutionise Your Meetings and will be published by Balboa Press. It tackles the […]
Hilary of Pingrup, Western Australia has asked about the merging of two clubs. There are a number of issues to be considered when two clubs […]