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Training via Zoom
Is it difficult to travel to a parliamentarian training? Are there no parliamentarians in your area? Valoree provides training on your parliamentary authority. Valoree has scheduled courses on a variety of topics, request a topic, or watch a previously recorded training on demand! Click the button below to find out more!
Basics of Parliamentary Procedure
Motions from Memory
Minutes
Agenda
Governing Documents
Presiding
Voting
Practical Presiding
Dive into the intricacies of presiding with “Practical Presiding” led by Valoree Althoff, CPP-T, PRP. This session empowers you with the tools to identify the right individual for presiding, the essentials of preparation, and the nuanced understanding of ranking motions. Explore the mechanics of effectively processing a motion, culminating in a comprehensive summary. If you’re steering meetings, aiming for a chair/president role, or simply wish to be an informed member, this insightful training is tailored for you.
Become the Ideal Presider
Motions from Memory
Learn tips and tricks to process the parliamentary motions in Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised! In this class you will learn the characteristics of the Main Motion, Subsidiary and Privileged motions that make up the 13 ranking motions. We discuss the ladder of motions from the American Institute of Parliamentarians Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure also! In addition, we will discuss the incidental motions that are processed immediately. You will leave this class with a better understanding of the motions. If you preside over your membership meetings, aspire to serve as chair/president, or you are a member that wants to know more, this class is for you.
A better understanding of motions
Parliamentary Basics
Are you a member or an officer of an organization and your parliamentary authority is Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised? Perhaps you could benefit from this class! By the end of this introductory course, you will have a firm understanding of the basic rules of parliamentary procedure as outlined in RONR In Brief. If you are interested in joining the National Association of Parliamentarians, then this course prepares you to take the membership exam and have confidence you will be able to succeed the first time!
Prepare for the National Association of Parliamentarians membership exam
Minutes Not Taking Hours
Send your minutes hours after the meeting, not weeks! Learn how to write concise minutes that reflect what was done in your meeting. Leave this course with a template agenda and template minutes. This course is great for organization secretaries or anyone tasked with structuring meeting agendas and delegating responsibilities.
Template agenda and template minutes included
In-Person Training
In-person, Classroom Training
Valoree is happy to arrange a specific class for your organization where she travels to you! Valoree offers a two-day Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised course where she teaches you the book! Perhaps the basic four-hour course fits your organization’s needs better? Valoree can teach a custom training based on which parliamentary authority you use.
Improve your Organization's Functionality
Parliamentary Services Offered
Valoree can serve as your parliamentarian for convention, meeting, or community association. She can perform many other parliamentarian services, as well as offering a variety of training options.
Parliamentary Education
Virtual and in-person training. Training for boards, minutes, members, and delegates.
Meeting Services
Convention parliamentarian, supervise elections, opinions, bylaws, and scripts.
Community Associations
Parliamentarian services for your community association.
Valoree Althoff
Certified Professional Parliamentarian - Teacher
Professional Registered Parliamentarian