How to Prepare a Meeting Room for Training

Training rooms are not mere rooms where mundane learning and meeting sessions are conducted, rather they are a magnetic and enterprising environment where people collaborate and innovate together.

meeting room space

The environment of the meeting room boost learning process of the trainees and support their learning abilities. Therefore, it is vital that a meeting room space is conscientiously prepared to accommodate the comprehensive activities that are take place during the training session.

The following considerations, if focused upon, can effectively turn a corporate meeting room into a training room space:

1. People friendly room: The style of the room should be relaxed and friendly rather than intimidating. This would help build better communication between the participants and the trainers.

meeting room for training

2. Optimally spaced room: You don’t want your employees fight for elbow space or to get hold of chair. There should ample space to comfortably accommodate all participants, so they do not feel stuffed in cramped uncomfortable settings. To make the participants feel comfortable it is essential that the room is furnished with extreme precaution to accommodate plush chairs and table and at least 15-17 square feet space for every participant.

3. Smart technology: Another preparation that needs caution is fitting in the appropriate technology. Usually meeting rooms come equipped with these necessary technological essentials.

corporate meeting room for training employees

It should be inclusive of:

  • Smart board
  • Ceiling-mounted projector with remote
  • Large screen
  • DVD player
  • Speakers
  • Wireless microphone
  • Laser pointer and a lectern
  • High-speed internet connectivity

technical essentials for meeting rooms

4. Adequate lighting and climatic control: Training rooms should have adequate lighting and at the appropriate source points or junctures. If you are renting a meeting room for training purpose, make sure to check there is enough lighting in the room. There should be adjustable blinds or shades on the windows to make light be used flexibly. The room should have a pre-programmed lighting feature. The HVAC system inbuilt should function properly so as to maintain the temperature in the room.

5. Beverages break during monotonous sessions: Participants feel mentally and physically drained during the long hours of the training session.  They need a break to rejuvenate their depleted energy. The room should have a tea coffee corner where trainees can gather during breaks.

beverages in meeting rooms for training sessions

When setting up a meeting room for training, remember the purpose is helping your employees learn new skills. Therefore, preparation of the training room requires precision and diligent monitoring when setting up the facilities and technology, and enhancing the learning experience.

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