Many people underestimate the impact that the meeting room layout can have on the meetings themselves. By thinking about this before the meeting takes place, you can save a lot of time and stress on the day, and ensure that you get the best from your meetings.
Boardroom Layout
Boardroom: This type of meeting room is best for a small number of people, six to twelve to be exact. In a Boardroom, participants sit around a central table allowing for discussions, decision making and the reviewing of information. The layout of the Boardroom provides a very formal yet collaborative space and is often used for interviews, Board meetings and client presentations.
Theatre Layout
A meeting room set out with rows of chairs facing a screen or presenter is best for very large audiences. These types of meeting rooms do not typically have a table in the room, as the information is generally being presented by one person and the meeting is not to be a working meeting where attendees will be taking notes and working from documents etc. Typical uses for such meeting rooms are for company briefings, product demonstrations and talks etc to twenty plus people.
U-Shape Layout
A U shape room is ideal when there is a facilitator leading the discussion yet attendees can still talk to each other. This is suitable for training sessions and workshops. There are a variety of U shaped rooms holding between 10 to 20 people.
Classroom Layout
Rows of tables with chairs facing forward, allows attendees to have a writing surface. This is the most practical layout for training sessions, utilising the Meeting Rooms Chester space to hold training days where attendees complete forms, work through workbooks and take detailed notes.
Cabaret Layout
A space that consists of small round tables scattered around the room and encourages participants to hold discussions in clusters of 3-4 people is ideal for creative workshops and problem solving meetings. This type of meeting would benefit from having space allocated for breakout sessions in Meeting Rooms Chester and so it is worth specifying this when booking your meeting space.
Remember that wherever you are holding your meeting, the meeting room environment should also be accessible for attendees with mobility problems. So when choosing the most suitable meeting room, always check that there is sufficient aisle space between rows of chairs and that there are sufficient seats for attendees with mobility problems.
