Webster's New World Robert's Rules of Order Simplified and Applied [Paperback]

Robert McConnell Productions (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0764563998 | ISBN-13: 978-0764563997 | Publication Date: August 29, 2001 | Edition: 2

This is the clearest, most useful guide to parliamentary procedure, now with new information on effective and reliable procedures for nominations, elections, ballots, balloting, and ballot counting.

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Comprehensive...Authoritative...and User-friendly! Parliamentary procedure in plain English Now updated and expanded, this essential resource explains the rules of parliamentary procedure in clear, simple language and shows you how to apply them in a practical, effective way. Organized and cross-referenced so you can find what you need quickly and easily, it includes:
* Clear discussions of the concepts behind each rule that give you a firm foundation
* Down-to-earth examples that show you how to apply the rules to your own situation
* Real-world "scripts" that remove guesswork about what you should say
* Detailed examples of agendas and minutes to help you organize and record your meetings
* Step-by-step strategies for taking - or blocking - action
* Timesaving tips to make your meetings more efficient
This revised edition includes new information on proper procedures for conducting meetings online, voting by mail and by e-mail, and adopting election procedures to help your organization prevent ballot fiascos. Information and video series available at the authors' Web site www.parli.com A Webster's New World Book www.hungryminds.com

About the Author

About the Author Robert McConnell Productions is a multimedia company providing simplified information about parliamentary procedure in the form of videos, books, magazine articles, and a Web site: http://parli.com. The company published Robert's Rules of Order: Simplified and Applied in 1998, a book designed to take the complexity and the mystery out of Robert's Rules and to explain it to users in plain, easily understandable terms. The company also makes special interest videos in its own production studio. To date, the company has made five videos about parliamentary procedure. Parliamentary Procedure Made Simple: The Basics is an 80-minute video produced in 1993. It has sold more than 12,000 copies worldwide so far. The next video, produced in 1996, is All About Motions, a 140-minute video covering all the motions in Robert's Rules of Order. The third and fourth videos are a 32-minute How to Conduct a Meeting and its Spanish companion version, the 46-minute Como Conducir Reuniones, the world's first video about parliamentary procedure made in Spanish. The fifth video is Nominations & Elections, a video designed to keep organizations out of trouble by showing them how to do the electoral process correctly. The company markets these videos through a combination of direct mail brochures, targeted faxes, and a Web site, http://parli.com, which was the first Web site about parliamentary procedure on the Internet. The company also makes and markets videos about France, Russia, and Cuba, and produces custom-made videos for corporate clients. Robert McConnell Productions has been in business since 1993.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Webster's New World; 2 edition (August 29, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764563998
• ISBN-13: 978-0764563997
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent companion volume, June 13, 2007

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This review is from: Webster's New World Robert's Rules of Order Simplified and Applied (Paperback)

Do not be confused. This book is not Robert's Rules of Order (RROO). It is a companion volume designed to explain RROO. It is, however, a very good companion which I found to be very easy to understand and contained some very up-to-date information like how to vote by e-mail.

It has some other nice features like scripts to use in meetings. However, it lacks a simple table of motions, something that is included in most versions of RROO.

Unfortunately, the most up-to-date official version of RROO (the Newly Revised, 10th edition) is a huge book compared to the original volume that Mr. Robert wrote in 1876 as a pocket guide. To me, the large size makes the newest edition virtually useless. If you are interested in parliamentary procedure for a PTO, club, or church business meetings, you are also unlikely to need the most recent edition.

The last edition that Robert himself was personally involved in before his death was the 1915 Revised edition (not to be confused with the Newly Revised versions). This was the official version for many decades and I think is still good enough for most users. I purchased a paperback re-print of this edition from 1970 which also added a new preface by Robert's grandson.

Some supposedly modern editions of RROO are really just re-writes of the original 1876 version. I assume that as the original book is so old, it has long run out of copyright, so anybody can publish their own RROO. This may be a good thing as people looking for a more slimmed-down book may be happier with a modernized version of Robert's original pocket version. However, the 1915 edition, while expanded significantly over the original, is not so huge and I think a reasonable compromise.

So, to make a long story short. I would recommend purchasing some official version of RROO (again, I like the 1915 edition) along with Webster's book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading material!, May 16, 2007

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This review is from: Webster's New World Robert's Rules of Order Simplified and Applied (Paperback)

I accepted a position as Board Adminstrator for a charity organization overseas. Prior to that, I had heard about Robert's Rules of Order, but had never used the book as a reference. In my time as a Board Administrator, I referred to this book often for a proposed amendment to our Constitution and By-Laws, procedures for notifying members of the Annual General Meeting, and to clarify the motion-making procedure for Board members. Robert McConnell Productions uses sample scripts to give readers can get a sense for how to conduct a board meeting (Chapter 2, "A Business Meeting in Action"), how to debate a motion (Chapter 4, "Rules of Debate"), and how to vote (Chapter 5, "Ways the Vote Can be Taken"). I passed my copy to the next Board Administrator and just ordered a new copy for myself. Board members have a significant advantage in Board negotiations if they are intimately familiar with RRO.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference, December 27, 2008

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This book was a great reference tool these past few years. It was easy to look up the topic in question and find an answer to the questions we might have had. It is well laid out and easy to use.