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After the chair calls a meeting to order, what is the first order of business?

Approving the minutes of the last meeting.

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  1. Approving the minutes ✔
  2. New business
  3. Adjournment

Why: The usual order is: call to order, approve the minutes, old business, then new business, and finally adjournment. Learn to Lead advises taking up only new business that was added to the agenda in advance.

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Why did the secretary read the minutes so fast? She didn't want to waste any hours.
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Answer: Approving the minutes. The usual order is: call to order, approve the minutes, old business, then new business, and finally adjournment. Learn to Lead advises taking up only new business that was added to the agenda in advance.

  1. Learn to Lead, Volume 3: Indirect Leadership, chapter 10 (Civil Air Patrol) www.gocivilairpatrol.com/media/cms/L2LVolume_3__LOW_FINAL_4_MAY_13CC68236BDFE.pdf
    The first order of business is approval of the minutes.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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