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Running an effective and efficient meeting is not as easy as it may sound. Utilizing parliamentary procedure will help the chair of the meeting in handling debate and issues that arise during the course of the meeting. Robert’s Rules of Order is the text most often used as a guide on parliamentary procedure. This book can be complicated and most members will probably not read it. However, this handbook contains a shortened guide of the most commonly used motions in Robert’s Rules of Order in Microsoft Word format.