ASGA's SG Meetings Quiz How Much Do You Know About Running Effective Meetings?

1. How long should an SG meeting last?

2. In a bi-cameral structure, who should chair your senate/legislative branch meetings?

4. A meeting agenda doesn’t need a roll-call of members.

True

False

5. Meeting minutes must include

7. What is most important to be an effective chair of your SG meeting?

a. Sticking to the agenda

b. Allowing everyone to speak

c. Redirecting the behavior/action/focus to keep meeting moving forward

d. Sticking to a pre-determined meeting time

e. Making sure to make eye contact with all participants

8. What is the top priority to debate effectively during a meeting?

a. Restate the motion before giving your viewpoint

b. Give your opinion succinctly in three steps

c. Tell members how you want them to vote

d. Make sure that you really listening to other participants

e. All of the above

9. What is the best way to avoid a dysfunctional meeting?

a. Stop improper use of motions and point of order/request for information

b. Train members on meeting basics before the meeting

c. Go over possible improvements at the beginning of the meeting

d. Correct members who are misusing Robert’s Rules of Order

e. All of the above

10. What is the biggest mistake in using Robert’s Rules during a meeting?

a. Not teaching the basics of Robert’s

b. Relying on institutional knowledge

c. Using Robert’s as a weapon to manipulate the meeting

d. Not restating the motion by the chair or members

e. Going too fast in your meetings

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