Boardroom video conferencing has a problem that a small meeting room does not: distance. Someone at the far end of a long table can look tiny on the call and sound far away. This boardroom, photographed in March 2023, has two large screens side by side on its end wall and a camera fixed just below them. The screens were showing a live call when we took the photos, so we have blurred them.
One wide picture from two screens
Placed edge to edge on a plain grey wall, the two screens read as a single wide display, which suits a room where people sit along the whole length of the table.
Why the camera sits under the screens
With the camera fixed centrally just below the screens, people who look at the faces on the call are also looking towards the lens. The people at the other end get eye contact, or something close to it, instead of the tops of heads.
Planning boardroom video conferencing in London
- Size the screens for the seat furthest from them, not the nearest.
- Choose a camera whose view takes in the whole table.
- Make sure the microphones reach the far end, and that the speakers carry back to it.
- Decide who controls the room, and from where.
AVIXA, the audiovisual industry association, publishes standards that include a method for sizing displays to the people watching them. Our pages on video conferencing, conference rooms and audio conferencing cover each part.
The boardroom in two photos
More finished rooms are in our Gallery.
Upgrading a boardroom?
Tell us how many people sit at the table and how often you meet on video, and we will plan the room around that. Book a consultation, or call our London office on 0208 064 0196.
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