Exam 3: Group Member Participation

Deborah Duarte and Nancy Snyder point out that "technology cannot make up for poor planning or ill-conceived meetings.In fact,it can make the situation worse." To avoid such problems in a virtual meeting,you should

The Committee to Save Patterson Park began a discussion of plans to organize a park cleanup day.There was not enough time during the meeting to finish the discussion.In what part of the agenda for the next meeting should this issue appear?

_________ is the outline of items to be discussed and the tasks to be accomplished at a meeting.

Generally,when is the best time in a meeting agenda to address important and difficult issues?

A sentence such as "Let Debbie finish her point first,and then we'll hear other viewpoints" can help a group deal with a member whose disruptive behavior fits the description of a

The person assigned as a meeting recorder is responsible for reviewing the minutes,distributing the minutes of the meeting,and sending any reports that were prepared..

By looking through a group's minutes over a period of time,you can learn about the group's activities and measure how productive the group has been..

During their group meeting,Jenny talked too much in an overly forceful way so that no one else had a chance to speak.What disruptive behavior is Jenny displaying?

A meeting's official chairperson is responsible for reviewing the minutes,distributing the minutes of the meeting,and sending any reports that were prepared..

The person assigned as a meeting recorder can leave some members' comments "off the record" if the group decides that the comments are irrelevant or inappropriate..

If members come late to a scheduled meeting,they should sit without participating until they have observed enough of the meeting's discussion to contribute responsibly..

The elections committee of the Student Government Council is making preparations for the upcoming campus elections.During what part of the agenda should the elections committee chairperson report on the status of the committee's work?

You should balance the sequence of discussion topics in an agenda by putting important and difficult items at the very beginning of the meeting..

All meetings follow the traditional sequence of business agenda items..

According to one study,more than 70% of executives report that most of the meetings they attend are a waste of time..

Because parliamentary procedure requires that the majority rules,it does not guarantee that every member has an equal right and opportunity to speak before a vote is taken..

When an association's Board of Directors meets to revise an outdated set of by-laws,they are participating in

In general,the ideal meeting length is one hour..

A chairperson's job is complete when a meeting adjourns..

Effective groups learn how to adapt to member misbehaviors..