In a message dated 8/22/2007 5:27:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Stormy435@xxxxxxx writes: A debate is limited to 10 minutes unless extended by vote and each member in the debate speaks before the first member speaks again Good for you on getting Roberts Rules. When I was President,I limited it to 2 mins for each Board member,and went around the Board table twice,then entertained a motion to call for the vote, That seem to give each person time to hear every other person ,then they could speak to that on the second round. Worked well for me and kept the meeting moving along. Helen Miller Fisher ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================