But read on...
If your main focus is on presenting a presentation, or presenting a speaker, or a lesson of some sort, set up a theatre-style or classroom style arrangement.
For corporate-type meetings, room arrangement usually involves setting up tables and chairs that will support the goal of your meeting.
Whatever you decide, be sure to allow enough room for attendees to move and sit comfortably.
This should help you out...
A standard size chair is 20-by-20 inches. So your chairs should be placed two- to three-feet apart, so people can scoot back, making sure that the space between your rows of chairs are at least 48 inches or else people might have trouble getting up and down an aisle.
The easiest way to make sure that your event or meeting runs smoothly is by not trying to just get by "winging it". Make sure you have the right size space (or room) and the right size configuration for that room. If this is neglected, it can affect everything - from your food and beverage cost to whether or not an attendee can walk out of a conference room without the inconvenience of squeezing through a row of chairs.
The key to making the right decisions lies in your answer to this question: What is the purpose of this meeting or event?"
Because I wasn't made aware of the answer to that question, this is my basic - off the cuff answer.
As a caterer and event planner that specializes in large, off-premise events and parties - I must admit that the experiences that I had (and didn't care for), working on events at the MacGregor Conference Center, at Wayne State University, paid off. Without them, I honestly doubt that I would have been able to answer your question.
Who'd of thunk it? From not such a great experience (or something bad), came something good. Which is great... Because s long as I can help someone, it wasn't for naught - and it was worth it, then.
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