Parliamentary Opinion Writing Exercise

Purpose:

• To practice and to discuss the one skill parliamentarians are not taught at the unit level or at any parliamentary conference;
• To share and discuss one's parliamentary opinion writing sample;
• To practice parliamentary opinion writing based on several established NAP standard formats.

Joint Meeting:

• One hour lesson conducted by one advanced unit (Sigma Rho Pi);
• followed by lunch;
• followed by a second one hour lesson conducted by the second advanced unit (Nu Rho Pi).

When:

• February 12, 2011; Lessons from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Where:

• See the Location Details.

Lesson 1 presented by Sigma Rho Pi:

• Every attendee needs to write 3 Parliamentary Opinions before the joined meeting.
• Read the 3 parliamentary situations for the 3 Parliamentary Opinions.
• Each Parliamentary Opinion must follow a different NAP opinion writing accepted standard.
  
• See the NAP Standard Formats on the left sidebar.
  
• See some Writing Samples on the left sidebar.
  
• Bring a copy of each of your Parliamentary Opinions for each attendee (12-15 copies per opinion).
  
• Or, email your written opinions to parliam@roberts-rules.com by February the 10th, and I will make the copies for you.

Lesson 2 presented by Nu Rho Pi:

• Controlling Committees
  
• How does an assembly control its committees?
• How does an assembly get its committees to do what they should?
• The lesson will include motions related to committees, discussions of the problems, and possible solutions.