Watch how members react to discussion. Call for a vote after sufficient discussion, but before discussion begins to drag. Your tenure as president is even more worthwhile for the members if you let the members know how much you need their help. If you convince members the club needs everyone's talents, you help build leadership. By sharing your leadership tasks, you help others become capable of taking over your job when your term is complete.
Suggestions Have the vice president occasionally preside over the program part of the meeting.
Inform committee chairpersons when you will call for their reports. Give all members an opportunity to participate in programs and activities. Have special projects and activities planned by committees and reported to the club by committee chairpersons. Know and follow parliamentary procedures, but be courteous in conducting the meeting. Funds for printing this publication were provided by the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.