A speaker giving part of his or her speaking time to another speaker is known as what, a practice allowed in some bodies but not in deliberative assemblies unless rules authorize?

A speaker giving part of his or her speaking time to another speaker is known as what, a practice allowed in some bodies but not in deliberative assemblies unless rules authorize?

• A. Sharing the floor
• B. Delegating the floor
• C. Extending the floor
• D. Yielding the floor

Answer: (D)

Yielding the floor is the act of relinquishing speaking time to another member. In meetings that follow Roberts’ Rules, normally only one person speaks at a time, and when someone who has the floor yields, they allow another person to speak—perhaps to answer a question, present a related point, or respond to a debate. This is a formal option, available only if the organization's rules authorize it. The other terms aren’t standard parliamentary phrases, and they don’t carry the same formal meaning as yielding the floor.

Yielding the floor is the act of relinquishing speaking time to another member. In meetings that follow Roberts’ Rules, normally only one person speaks at a time, and when someone who has the floor yields, they allow another person to speak—perhaps to answer a question, present a related point, or respond to a debate. This is a formal option, available only if the organization's rules authorize it. The other terms aren’t standard parliamentary phrases, and they don’t carry the same formal meaning as yielding the floor.