No one can speak more than 10 minutes. No one can speak a second time until everyone who wishes to speak a first time has spoken. No one can speak more than twice on the same issue. Seven Practical Suggestions 1. Announce the adjournment time before the meeting.
Members often police the length of their own comments when the meeting has a foreseeable end.
List starting and ending times for each discussion item on the agenda. Such a motion requires a two-thirds vote. Alternate pro and con. Hearing no objection, discussion is closed. Most parliamentary authorities allow debate to be closed with a two-thirds vote.