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CONCENTRATION AREA SILENT ZONE Products used in the visualisation Furniture eUP3 Formo Chairs Xilium Belise How do you adjust your space to online meetings and presentations? Organising webinars and training requires relevant amenities, not only as regards technology, but also spatial arrangement – both the speaker and the audience need to feel comfortable. The key aspects we need to consider when planning a space for online meetings or workshops include privacy, freedom, lighting, background and furniture. When holding an online meeting, you need a proper level of privacy and the ability to separate yourself from the rest of the office space. This could be achieved by methods such as; covering glass panes with acous- tic screens or putting in opaque panes. That’s how you minimise the distracting stimuli from the outside. You need to maintain a minimum level of contact with the outside world. It’s good if the entrance to a Webinar Room has a “meeting in progress” sign. Partial separation also requires specific sound-ab- sorbing features (reduction of reverberation, sound absorption and reflection). It’s incredibly important as regards the quality of sound during training. Another significant element is freedom. It’s good to make sure the space designed for online training has air-conditioning and thermostats. Appropriate temperature is crucial for the users’ comfort, that’s why there must be an option to adjust the conditions to individual preferences. Good light is vital, too. It should be warm and diffuse. Plus, it’s important that the user can manage the source of light. Relevant lighting will boost the image quality and highlight the speaker properly. The background is another element you should consider when arranging a space for online meetings. A good idea is to opt for a subdued background in cool colours. You are well advised to depart from a plain surface (it’s good for photos) and choose a melange background to highlight the figure of the speaker, thus making them properly visible. Last but not least, you should choose relevant furniture . Spaces for webinars are often used by a large group of people. Not everybody has the same working pattern and energy level. AWebinar Room should therefore come with intuitive, easily rearranged and adjustable solutions, to make sure the employees can reg- ulate and shift individual pieces and present their content in a sitting or standing position - whichever suits them best. Zoltan Balogh Product Trainer and Advisor Face-to-screen rooms Locked rooms are great for effective online work, webinars, e-meetings and individual focus work. These rooms have more than just a desk and a chair - special features include appropriate artificial lighting and acoustic solutions. These rooms are inconspicuous – far from the crowd you can participate in a webinar or hold an online meeting, without feeling ashamed or stressed about some- body overhearing. Products used in the visualisation Furniture Play&Work Formo Chairs Xilium Soft seating Dotto Deficit of silence Returning to the office after the pandemic entails several challenges. One of them is noise - we’ve grown more sensitive to it. Our expectations of office work have changed over the past 2 years. Some of us managed to come up with a comfortable and ergonomic workspace at home, while others longed for the return to the office, which must now be adjusted to the new reality. It’s good to remember that sound absorption in the office is just as important as a comfortable chair. We’ve noted that after a period of major isolation we’re more sensitive to noise in general – we have called this phenomenon “the deficit of silence.” It turns out we’re on the lookout for quiet places, where we could work with no noise to distract us. Each space should conform to specific acoustic parameters, as defined in relevant norms. You need to make sure these requirements are met for your employees to be able to focus on their work. Acoustic comfort directly affects our well-being and efficiency. If you want your work environment to be friendly, you may want to consider proper activity zones. Do you have separate areas for individual focus work? Can you organise a quick brainstorming session without disturbing all the other employees in the vicinity? Is it possible to hear a phone conversation on the other end of the office? It’s a good idea to rely on an expert sound engineer to identify issues in your office and find the best possible solutions. Anna Kanik Senior Acoustic Consultant 31 30 Contents