Room Layouts

Here are a few room layouts for typical presentation setups. Click an image to enlarge it in a new window.

 

The position of the first seat (audience-left) maintains the proper sight line to the left-edge of the screen.

A presenter crossing that line would block the view of the person in that first seat. The Presenter’s Triangle denotes the available area for a presenter. This space is purposely restricted by sight lines to allow for optimal predictability in movement.

For large-group events, such as conferences, symposiums, etc., the theatre-style layout can also include stage platforms and cross lighting. Learn more…

 

 

 


 

The position of the first seat (audience-left) maintains the proper sight line to the left-edge of the screen.

For classroom seating, the presence of the tables will reduce the number of available seats by about 40%. A theatre-style setup that could comfortably seat 50 people, will be reduced to about 30 people in a classroom layout.

Classroom seating is suggested for events that will last longer than three hours, or for situations where food & beverages are available in the room.

 

 

 


 

The position of the seat farthest-out (to the audience-left) maintains the proper sight line to the left-edge of the screen.

In this setup, an imaginary sight line is extended to indicate how to position the outside chairs at each table — especially the seat to the farthest right of the presenter — so that everyone can see the screen. 

Half-round layouts are typically used in lunch n’ learn situations, or dinner meetings where food and beverages are served. Group sizes are smaller with half-rounds. However, if the tables are set FULL-ROUND (to accommodate a larger group), then some people will need to turn their chairs around to watch the presentation. 

 

 



The U-shape allows for greater group interaction as people can easily see one another seated at the connected tables in the rectangular setup.

The position of the first seat (audience-left) maintains the proper sight line to the left-edge of the screen.

However, to gain more depth in the room for movement, at least one seat can be removed, and the first table can be rotated inward, creating more of a J-shape.

If people on the same side as the presenter choose to fan their chairs away from the table, so they can see the speaker more clearly, then the presenter needs to be aware of sight lines to the screen if the chairs fan out too wide.

 

 



The Conference Room layout allows for greater group interaction as people can easily see one another sitting around the table.

The position of the first seat (audience-left) maintains the proper sight line to the left-edge of the screen. 

However, to gain more depth in the room for movement, one or two seats can be removed, and placed at the far edges of the table, at the back — or off to side of the room opposite the presenter.

If people on the same side as the presenter choose to fan their chairs away from the table, so they can see the speaker more clearly, then the presenter needs to be aware of sight lines to the screen if the chairs fan out too wide.