Send your minutes out hours after the meeting not weeks! Learn how to write concise minutes that reflect what was done in your meeting. Leave this course with both a template agenda and template minutes; great for organization secretaries or anyone tasked with structuring meetings and delegating responsibilities. 2 hrs

Less meeting time—who doesn’t want that? Henry M. Robert wrote Robert’s Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies for that very purpose—to provide structure and rules to avoid common meeting problems and tools to streamline meeting processes. Learn basic meeting procedures, practice with scripts, and utilize the agenda to make business more expedient. Whether you are involved in a volunteer, civic, or youth organization, spend a day that will save you hours and energy for years to come. High school organization leaders are welcome. Appropriate for ages 15 and up. $20 for scripts and educational materials including Robert’s Rules of Order in Brief payable to instructor at class. 4 hrs

Sign up for both Basics and Intermediate Skills in one day. Appropriate for ages 15 and up. $20 for scripts and educational materials including Robert’s Rules of Order in Brief payable to the instructor at class. See information above on the NAP membership exam. One-hour lunch break. 7 hrs

You may think of Robert’s Rules as rigid, but it actually provides flexibility for your organization once you are familiar with the structure provided—and you can streamline your meetings to best utilize everyone’s time and talents. Build on the basics from the first course, taken either the same day or in a previous semester.  If an attendee wishes to take the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP) membership exam at the end of the course, an additional prorated dues fee will be sent to the NAP for a one-year membership. 3 hrs