So we’re involved in a major renovation here at Walsh Gallegos. Our Austin office is a bit more than ten years old, and showing the wear and tear. So now we are getting new carpets, paint and all that. As a result, we’ve been cleaning and up and re-organizing a lot. That means you will find stuff that you haven’t seen in a long, long time.
Like a whole file cabinet of overhead transparencies. I used to travel around with these, using a lot of these “overheads” in my presentations. Along came PowerPoint and that was the end of that. But I guess we never tossed them. So I’ve been going through them. They do have some sentimental value for me. I used to consider myself on the cutting edge of presentation skills when I whipped out a dozen “overheads.”
Anyway, I found some fairly useful stuff on some of these. Like this one that was aimed at Board Presidents:
THE LEADER OF THE PACK:
YOUR JOB AS BOARD PRESIDENT
- Remember that your role as board president gives you more responsibility, but not more authority, than other board members.
- Knowledge of parliamentary procedure is important.
- Good communication skills are more important.
- Follow your policy re: public comment and timelines.
- Follow your policy as to how things get placed on the agenda.
- Develop the skill of shutting someone up with tact and diplomacy.
- Intercede with fellow board members before trouble gets out of hand.
- Study the Open Meetings Act.
- Serve as principal conduit for legal advice on matters pertaining to the board.
- Study the E.B.B.
That last one refers to the “Enormous Blue Book” a/k/a the TASB Policy Manual. Which is now all online, of course. No more E.B.B., but it’s still very important to study local policy.
Hope you find that helpful. See you next week!
DAWG BONE: IT’S A GOOD THING WE SWITCHED TO POWERPOINT. WEIGHS A LOT LESS.
Headed to Lubbock for the first Back to School Program. See you there on Monday, Region 17!