Course Description

The Meetings Man

David Julian Price

David Julian Price has been working with organisations large and small throughout the world to make their meetings more productive. He has been doing that for 30 years. He is the author of several books about meetings and is known for his no-nonsense straightforward approach.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the Meeting Procedure Course

    • Cover Page
  • 2

    How to Get the Most from this Course

    • How To Get The Most From This Course
  • 3

    Read This

    • Read This
  • 4

    How to use this Course

    • How to Use This
  • 5

    Understanding the Meeting Game

    • Understanding the Meeting Game
  • 6

    Rules & Strategies

    • Rules & Strategies
  • 7

    The Chair - Roles & Responsibilites

    • The Cahir - Roles & Responsibilites
  • 8

    Motions - The Building Blocks of a Meeting

    • Motions - The Meeting Building Blocks
  • 9

    Moving Motions & the Order of Discussion

    • Moving Motions and Order of Discussion
  • 10

    Seconding Motions

    • Seconding Motions
  • 11

    Substantive Motions

    • Substantive Motions
  • 12

    Procedural Motions

    • Procedural Motions
  • 13

    The Railway Line Principle

    • The Railway Line Principle
  • 14

    What's in Your Meeting Toolbox

    • What's in Your Meeting Toolbox
  • 15

    Procedural Motions to Close Discussion

    • Procedural Motions to Close Discussion
  • 16

    Procedural Motions Designed for Adjournment

    • Procedural Motions designed for adjournment
  • 17

    Procedural Motions for Efficient & General meeting Management

    • Proceduraly Motions for Efficient and General Meeting Management
  • 18

    Amendments

    • Amendments
  • 19

    Points of Order

    • Points of Ordert
  • 20

    Right of Reply

    • Right of Reply
  • 21

    Voting

    • Voting
  • 22

    Tricky Issues

    • Tricky Issues
  • 23

    How to Achieve What You Want to Achieve

    • How to Achieve What You Want to Achieve
  • 24

    Reference Tables for Procedural Motions

    • Quick Reference Table for Procedural Motions
  • 25

    The Terminology Minefield

    • The Terminology Minefield
  • 26

    Recommended Reading

    • Recommended Reading