Step 2 of Making a Motion: What occurs when the presiding officer recognizes you and assigns you the floor by stating your name or nodding toward you?

Step 2 of Making a Motion: What occurs when the presiding officer recognizes you and assigns you the floor by stating your name or nodding toward you?

• A. Rise and address the chair
• B. The presiding officer recognizes you and assigns you the floor by stating your name or nodding toward you
• C. State the motion
• D. Sit down after stating the motion

Answer: (B)

Getting the floor in a meeting is controlled by the chair. A member requests it by rising and addressing the chair, but speaking only happens once the chair recognizes you. The moment the presiding officer recognizes you and assigns you the floor—by naming you or nodding toward you—you have the right to speak. From there you would clearly state the motion to bring it before the group. This step is the grant of speaking rights and sets up the next action of presenting the motion. The other parts, such as simply rising to address the chair or sitting down after stating the motion, are not the act of obtaining the floor; the former is the request, the latter would occur after you finish speaking.

Getting the floor in a meeting is controlled by the chair. A member requests it by rising and addressing the chair, but speaking only happens once the chair recognizes you. The moment the presiding officer recognizes you and assigns you the floor—by naming you or nodding toward you—you have the right to speak. From there you would clearly state the motion to bring it before the group. This step is the grant of speaking rights and sets up the next action of presenting the motion. The other parts, such as simply rising to address the chair or sitting down after stating the motion, are not the act of obtaining the floor; the former is the request, the latter would occur after you finish speaking.