The ABCs of Room Arrangements
Space
Arrange for a room to accommodate the number of participants.
Is wall space available or do windows surround the room?
Remember that a room that is too large can be as bad as one that may be too small.
- Give students at least 25 square feet (5x5 ft) per student to allow for two feet between students sitting next to each other.
- Rooms should have at least 10-foot ceilings to allow the use of visual aids
Workable Walls
Most trainers hang flipchart pages on the walls for the session objectives, small group work, and so on. Here are some questions to ask if you're going to use walls in the training:
- Is wall space available or do windows surround the room?
- Does art cover the walls or are they open with enough space for your material?
- Is the front of the training room opposite the entrance to avoid distractions when people come and go?
- Are you using markers that will absolutely not bleed through so there is no danger of ruining walls?
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1-6. How much physical space should each student have while participating in classroom training?
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