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BSBADM502 1

1. Provide an explanation of each of the following meeting terminology:


a. Quorum - the minimum number of members of an assembly or society
that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of
that meeting valid. 
 
b. Procedural motion - Procedural motions relate to how the meeting is
conducted. These motions are designed to allow for the smooth
transaction of business during a meeting, but they can be used to disrupt
and prolong affairs.
 
c. Proxy - A proxy is a person who is designated by a member of a company
to attend a general meeting and vote in place of that member. 
 
d. Conflict of interest - A conflict of interest is a situation in which a person
or organization is involved in multiple interests, financial or otherwise, and
serving one interest could involve working against another.
 
2. Outline a meeting structure for a formal meeting.
 Annual General Meeting – These are usually a requirement of a
company. Employees and Shareholders will meet to discuss progress
in the past year, and what to do in the next one.
 Planning Meetings – Groups will gather together to plan what to do
and how to do it.
 Review Meetings – Participants will gather to discuss what has been
done, how successful it was and whether it could have been done
differently.
 
3. Outline a meeting structure for an informal meeting.
 Two people meeting. This may be to discuss business ideas or it may be
between an off the record discussion between a manager and a staff
member.
 Team Meeting: a project team joins together to discuss their project and any
issues which may be related to it. 

4. Outline at least three key arrangements that need to be made for a meeting.
 Identify the purpose of the meeting. 
 Develop a preliminary agenda. 
 Select the right participants. 
 
5. Outline two responsibilities of a Chairperson prior to a meeting.
 making sure that each meeting is planned effectively, conducted according to
the constitution and that matters are dealt with in an orderly, efficient manner. 
 make the most of all his/her committee members, building and leading the
team.
  
6. Outline three important aspects of a Chairperson’s job during a meeting.
 To provide leadership.
 To ensure the Management Committee functions properly. 
 To ensure the organisation is managed effectively.
 To provide support and supervision to the chief officer and senior team. 
7. Explain why it is important for a Chairperson to monitor the participation of
all those involved in a meeting.
The Chairperson must ensure that the Management Committee functions properly,
that there is full participation during meetings, that all relevant matters are discussed
and that effective decisions are made and carried out.
  
8. Explain how, in the role of a Chairperson, you would manage someone
who is dominating the meeting.
 Encourage others to talk.
 Create boundaries. 
 Politely cut them off and redirect. 
 Confront colleagues privately.
 Don't allow interruptions.

9. Explain how in the role of a Chairperson you would manage someone who
is too shy to contribute to a meeting.
 Invest Time in a Relationship. 
 Understand Why They're Shy. 
 Play to Their Strengths. 
 Opt for A-Synchronous Communication. 
 At the End of the Day, Respect Their Boundaries 

10.  Explain how in the role of a Chairperson you would manage two people
having a private conversation within a meeting.
 Stand by the people engaged in the conversation If there is a horseshoe-
shaped table arrangement, and we have been moving around, we simply
need to gradually move urself near the problem. 
 Call out the behavior This is direct and to the point. 
 Have and invoke a ground rule By having a standing rule that discourages
side conversations, we can ask people to stop theirs by simply saying
something like, “Just want to remind you of ground rule 2 which you all
agreed to follow.”
 

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