| A | B |
|---|
| Chair | the president, chairman, chairwoman; the individual in charge of keeping the meeting going |
| Convene | To begin; To Start; To come together to discuss |
| Point of Order | object to a procedure |
| Aye | Agree with; yes |
| Nay | Disagree with; no |
| Table | Suspend further consideration of a motion |
| Reconsider | reconsider something that has already been disposed of |
| Majority | a difference in the number of a vote; more people on one side than the other (more 'aye' than 'nay') |
| Ammend | To change a motion under consideration; to add to or remove something from the current motion |
| Adjourn | To end the meeting; to dismiss |
| Motion | introducing a newe piece of business |
| Parliamentary Procedure | structure for holding group meetings and makin decisions |
| Quorum | proportion of the membership needed to conduct official business |
| Communication | The process of exchanging information, ideas, and feelings. |
| Channels | The avenues by which a message is delivered. |
| Feedback | The receiver's response to the message. |
| Blocks | Things that interfere with understanding the message, including distractions, emotional blocks, and planning a response. |
| Setting | Where communication takes place. |
| Distractions | Blocks to effective listening that include noises, environmental factors, interruptions, and competing thoughts. |
| Emotional blocks | Biases against the opinions expressed by the sender that prevent understanding. |
| Jargon | Technical or specialized vocabulary used by members of a particular profession or industry. |
