The psychology of the floor layout at a conference is important.
Some of the issues are obvious and very practical. One example is that people who by chance or design are forced to sit at the rear of a conference room may, unless you take steps to prevent it, struggle to see what’s going on or feel engaged in the proceedings.
That is why first-class audio visual aids of the type available at the Belair Park Country Club are essential in any corporate conference venue.
Another thing that may need to be considered is whether to seat people at desks (or rectangular tables), round tables or simply to arrange chairs in rows.
There are various pros and cons to all such seating arrangements.
For example, a floor consisting of round tables with seats evenly spaced around them will mean that some people will have their back to the stage and speakers etc. By contrast, rectangular tables or desks can be practical but some psychologists might argue that they represent a ‘barrier’ between the delegates and podium.
Row seating has the advantage that everybody is facing the speaker and there are no psychological barriers in place but the downside is that people have nowhere to put their possessions or write if they need to take notes.
The optimum configuration for any given conference will depend upon the way material is being presented and the dynamic structure of the event itself. It may be the case that theatre-type sitting is advisable for the main conference venue whilst round tables are provided in associated breakout rooms etc.
All of our rooms are extremely flexible in terms of the extent to which they can be configured to support your individual conference requirements. Our conference managers and coordinators will always be able to come up with something that is suitable for your particular environment.
Some of the issues are obvious and very practical. One example is that people who by chance or design are forced to sit at the rear of a conference room may, unless you take steps to prevent it, struggle to see what’s going on or feel engaged in the proceedings.
That is why first-class audio visual aids of the type available at the Belair Park Country Club are essential in any corporate conference venue.
Another thing that may need to be considered is whether to seat people at desks (or rectangular tables), round tables or simply to arrange chairs in rows.
There are various pros and cons to all such seating arrangements.
For example, a floor consisting of round tables with seats evenly spaced around them will mean that some people will have their back to the stage and speakers etc. By contrast, rectangular tables or desks can be practical but some psychologists might argue that they represent a ‘barrier’ between the delegates and podium.
Row seating has the advantage that everybody is facing the speaker and there are no psychological barriers in place but the downside is that people have nowhere to put their possessions or write if they need to take notes.
The optimum configuration for any given conference will depend upon the way material is being presented and the dynamic structure of the event itself. It may be the case that theatre-type sitting is advisable for the main conference venue whilst round tables are provided in associated breakout rooms etc.
All of our rooms are extremely flexible in terms of the extent to which they can be configured to support your individual conference requirements. Our conference managers and coordinators will always be able to come up with something that is suitable for your particular environment.
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