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You may wonder how it would feel again to gather with many people at the same time for a meeting in a conference room. Meetings now usually take place virtually or with just a few people. This will be quite an adjustment when we are all back in the office. The importance of acoustics in this respect shouldn’t be underestimated either! In this article you can read all about the consequences of poor acoustics in a conference room and how to remedy them.
It is usually not that difficult to figure out if the acoustics in a conference room are bad. Such issues will manifest themselves in many ways.
Reverberation becomes an issue when speech communication is echoed in the room. The sound bounces off the walls, as it were, which quickly makes it too loud in a conference room, especially when several people are speaking at the same time.
In large conference rooms, it is even possible for the sound waves to be reflected several times. If there are large reflective surfaces (for example, windows and glass partitions) facing each other, flutter echo will happen and become a problem.
The speaker is hard to understand as a result of reverberation and the meeting does not run as smoothly as it should. Meeting participants cannot hear certain things properly and the speaker has to raise his or her voice to remain intelligible. This, in turn, leads to excessive speech volume.
Do you come out of a meeting room with a headache? Do you and your colleagues spontaneously start raising your voices when you leave the room? Does the speaker’s voice become hoarse from having to speak too loudly? These are definite tell-tale signs that there is indeed something wrong with the acoustics in a conference room.
It is not just about what is going on inside the conference room: if the acoustics are bad, people in adjacent rooms can often also hear what is being said. And then your meeting disrupts the rest of the office.
It goes without saying that poor sound quality in conference rooms has many drawbacks. Here are a few:
This can be very chaotic, especially when many people are present. This is certainly not good for the office liveability.
DOX Acoustics offers several solutions to improve liveability and speech intelligibility within your office environment. They will ensure that:
DOX Acoustics provides modular acoustic solutions to ensure privacy and speech intelligibility. By tackling reverberation, for example, the noise level in the conference room will decrease and meetings will no longer disrupt the rest of the office.
Possible solutions include acoustic wall or ceiling panels: these will significantly improve the room acoustics of the conference room itself. In addition, it will be important to improve the soundproofing in relation to the adjacent rooms. Sound-insulating (glass) partitions are the ideal solution for this. They are supplied by DOX Soundproofing.
Do you want to improve the acoustics of your conference room with the help of customised modular acoustic solutions? If so, Acoustics as a Service (ACaaS) is the perfect solution for you.
The acoustics of your office spaces and conference rooms are improved in a flexible way, without expensive investments. Our acoustic experts look for the best solutions tailored to your office. Together, we discuss all the challenges, the finish and your company’s wishes and needs.
Looking for more information on the ways DOX Acoustics can improve your office work environment? Feel free to contact us!
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