What on earth does Robert’s Rules of Order have to do with facilitation? Isn’t it something that we want to avoid? Actually, these processes are not mutually exclusive. Just as good facilitation skills can be an asset for anyone running a formal meeting, understanding of the fundamentals of this common decision-making process can give facilitators an advantage, especially when working with difficult people. Every time a facilitator begins with “ground rules” or “norms” he’s really setting up special rules of order, and when taking straw polls it’s just another way of taking votes. This session will investigate ways to adapt the commonly accepted and familiar ways of handling participants in a meeting under Robert’s Rules to facilitation settings. Bring your case studies and problems, leave with solutions and ideas.
Colette Collier Trohan is a nationally-known parliamentary consultant and trainer and the author of the Great Leaders Series – tools developed specifically for anyone who wants to be more effective in meetings, whatever the role. She is also the founder of A Great Meeting, Inc. a company dedicated to developing, publishing and providing materials and services to help people have great meetings that are fair, well-organized and productive. Services include meeting planning, facilitation, strategic planning, governance documents preparation and revision, professional presiding, and training.
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Mid-Atlantic Faciltiator's Network
7926 Edinburgh Drive
Springfield, VA 22153
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Workshops are hosted by:
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
441 G St NW Room 2N30
Washington, DC 20548
Get a Map & Directions. Wayne Vick, CPF is the Creator and Director of the DC Facilitator's Workshop Series. He can be reached at 703-913-6513 (Office), 202-498-2310 (Cell), or at Wayne@facilitationCenter.com.
What on earth does Robert’s Rules of Order have to do with facilitation? Isn’t it something that we want to avoid? Actually, these processes are not mutually exclusive. Just as good facilitation skills can be an asset for anyone running a formal meeting, understanding of the fundamentals of this common decision-making process can give facilitators an advantage, especially when working with difficult people. 
Every time a facilitator begins with “ground rules” or “norms” he’s really setting up special rules of order, and when taking straw polls it’s just another way of taking votes. This session will investigate ways to adapt the commonly accepted and familiar ways of handling participants in a meeting under Robert’s Rules to facilitation settings. Bring your case studies and problems, leave with solutions and ideas. 