I did have this opportunity in my old building and didn't get everything I wanted, but here are a few things I asked for or got:
- I had monitors hanging on opposite walls
- I had asked for a divider that I could pull down the middle of the room so I could have the option of doing one large training group or two smaller groups.
- I had a dry erase board on wheels (it actually flipped to a cork board) so it could adjust to the set up of the room
- My tables were all on wheels so I could arrange the room based on the course or roll them out of the room all together if we were doing "auditorium" type seating
- I had outlets down the middle of the floor as well as along the walls
- I kept most of the walls free so we could hang our giant easel pads up as we took notes
- There was a monitor outside of the room that would rotate upcoming programming opportunities
- There was also a wall of fame on the outside wall with acrylic frames that held recent certification "certificates"
- Tech would have been my biggest item on my wish list. Better audio for anyone joining remotely. An easier, more consistent way to connect to monitors.
- I also wish I would have had a small cabinet with a few key supplies - post its, pens, highlighters, power strips. All the things people either forget to bring with them or I wouldn't thing to grab until the morning of.
- Everyone also really disliked the chairs I had. They didn't have arms to save space, but for a longer training that was uncomfortable.