How can you have effective meetings? By
having and following an agenda and an Order of Business. The “Order of Business” is the standard
blueprint for your meetings. Most groups follow these standard sections (tho
some may add a few additional ones). This is then put down on their meeting
agenda, which everyone is given a copy of when the meeting begins. This allows
everyone to understand what they will be dealing with at each stage of the
meeting.
Standard Order of Business has the following sections, in this order:
- Call to Order
- Approval of Minutes
- Reports of Officers, Boards, and Standing Committees
- Reports of Special Committees
- Special Orders
- Unfinished Business & General Orders
- New Business
- Adjournment
What happens during each of these sections?
