Gregory Carlson
Professional Registered Parliamentarian
Corporate • Government • Non-Profit • Political • Union
Public Lesson
11 Parts
How to Become a Parliamentarian (NAP)
Learn how to work your way through the ranks of the National Association of Parliamentarians (NAP).
Gregory Carlson
719 371-5079
gregory@gregorycarlson.com
Gregory Carlson is our Chief Executive Officer. He was a high school math teacher for two years in New Mexico, and has been an adjunct math instructor at Pueblo Community College for four years. Gregory is a Professionally Registered Parliamentarian and enjoys classical guitar, idle games, and chess. Gregory's first word was Blickel.
Services include:
- Meeting Parliamentarian
- Professional Presiding Officer
- Parlamentary Workshops
- Presiding Officer Coaching
- Live Meeting Assistance
- Bylaw Drafting
Past clients include:
- Political convention with 3,000+ delegates
- 2 Mayors and 1 City Council
- A major sports organization's Board of Directors
- A Property Owner's Association
- Training for two National Advocacy groups
- Utilizing Parliamentary Procedure Finesse
- The top 15 Mistakes that Presiding Officers make
Past presentations have included:
- Interpreting Ambiguous Bylaws (Presented at the 2022 NAP National Training Conference)
- Enforcing Decorum in Meetings and dealing with disruptive members
- Privileged Motions
- Board Meetings and Parliamentary Procedure
"Thanks for making me look good!"
- Quote from client who was a presiding officer of a small political party
The goal of any parliamentarian
Parliamentarian vs. Lawyer,
what is the difference?
Do you know that many lawyers do not take a single course in parliamentary procedure? Lawyers will help write contracts and help you navigate the legal system, but during an actual meeting, you need a parliamentarian.
- Do your meetings take way longer than they should? Do they seem to run in circles?
- Do your meetings lack decorum, with members making personal attacks and not focusing on the issues?
- Do your meetings seem disorganized and lacking clear direction? Or maybe you were just elected President and you are not sure how to run the meeting?
- That anyone can call themselves a parliamentarian, but only those who have completed the rigorous training of the National Association of Parliamentarians can call themselves a Professional Registered Parliamentarian (r)
- There are only about 400 Professional Registered Parliamentarians in the world!
Did you know:
- That there is an order of precedence between your governing documents and rules?
- That with a little bit of training, you can learn to run a fair, efficient, and productive meeting?
- Do your members know how to make motions (decisions) or how to change a motion that has already been voted on?
- That most organization use Robert's Rules of Order (RONR)
- That there are 98 different motions in (RONR) which a member may make?
- How to deal with resignations, or executive session, or how to take advantage of committees?
- How to handle a member or members who are being disruptive to the meeting?
- That there are best practices for running online or electronic meetings?
A Professional Registered Parliamentarian can assist with all of these questions, and more!
Parliamentarian Services
Parliamentarian or Professional Presiding Officer or at a Live Meeting or Parliamentary Workshop
Meeting minimum payment: 1 hour; rounded up to 15 minute increments
Up to 15 members
$150 per hour
16 to 100 members
$200 per hour
Over 100 members
Specific contract required, either hourly or flat fee, please contact me
Reasonable Incidental Costs - Varies
Travel - $100 per hour
Hourly Services - $100 per hour (Rounded up to 15 minute increments)
- Reviewing Governing Documents/Preparing for a meeting
- Meeting Preparation Consultation
- Meeting Parliamentarian
- Bylaw Consultation
- Script Writing
- Presiding Coaching
- Bylaw or Motion Drafting
- Parliamentary Opinion Writing