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<\/span><\/div><\/div>Have you ever been to one of those suburban housing developments where all the street names are slight variations on the same phrases? Ridgecrest Street, Ridgemont Street, Crestmont Street, Crestridge Street\u2026 and so on. If it weren\u2019t for your smartphone with GPS, you\u2019d never find your way out. Naming conference rooms can have the exact same effect, if you don\u2019t avoid these seven common mistakes that companies make when planning their offices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>1. Beware Of Confusing Names<\/h2><\/div>It\u2019s a good idea to select a theme for your meeting room names, but if you pick a theme that leads to a lot of similar names (see suburban street-naming example above), you\u2019ll create endless frustration for the employees. Names of famous cities allow for clarity and easy recognition, whereas if you choose the names of the 13 dwarves from J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s The Hobbit, you\u2019d get points for creativity and complaints when people can\u2019t remember if their meeting is happening in Dori or Nori.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>2. Avoid Unclear Meeting Room Names<\/h2><\/div>The temptation to use letters and numbers is strong. You might like the idea of SW-501, and NE-302, for \u201csouthwest corner, fifth floor, meeting room one\u201d and \u201cNortheast corner, third floor, meeting room two,\u201d but instead of using the meeting room naming convention as an opportunity to inspire, you\u2019ve created something akin to the Dewey Decimal System, which new employees and guests will resent deeply.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>3. Stay Away From Names That Are Out Of Touch<\/h2><\/div>You want to use names that express the culture of the company, but often inside jokes and slang can appear insensitive to people who are visiting or who don\u2019t feel comfortable in the culture yet. There\u2019s nothing wrong with being silly or whimsical, especially if that\u2019s the vibe your company puts off anyway, but it\u2019s a good idea to run your list of names by an outsider just to check for blind spots or faux pas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>4. Whatever Conference Room Name You Pick, Don\u2019t Be Boring<\/h2><\/div>Which is to say, you don\u2019t have to name your conference rooms after breakfast cereals or famous people to be creative. The key is to pick a theme that connects with your values, mission, or history as a company and tie each name to that theme. If you have an architecture firm you might choose the names of famous architects or buildings. If you have a law firm you could select from historic cases. On the simpler side, maybe your engineering company decides to use names of principles in physics or names of fasteners (such as turnbuckle, wingnut, clevis, and carriage bolt). Complicated or esoteric isn\u2019t better than an interesting theme with simple names.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>5. Don\u2019t Make The Names Hard To Remember<\/h2><\/div>Let\u2019s say your company works in chemistry or molecular biology. You could name your conference rooms after elements in the periodic table, but you should stop short of using the names of compounds (such as phenylalanine, or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) unless they\u2019re common knowledge to all your employees, not just the highly specialized people. This mistake ties closely to the next one as well. The names of your conference rooms will be used many times a day, so you want to strike a balance between relevance, utility, and interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>6. Don\u2019t Choose Names That Are Hard To Say<\/h2><\/div>As mentioned in mistake number 5, using names from chemistry might feel highly relevant and interesting, but you run the risk of constantly embarrassing and frustrating people who struggle to pronounce such names. For example, you might pick names from a foreign language for your meeting rooms (perhaps the names of Italian wine regions, or french cheeses) \u2014 this could be an excellent theme if you\u2019re in the food or beverage industry where there is high familiarity and competence with the language, not so much if you\u2019re running a petroleum business. As long as the names are accessible to the employees and you provide pronunciation keys on the meeting room name displays<\/a>, you should be fine. Alternately, if you decide to use phrases or overlong words for your meeting room names be prepared for people to shorten them in conversation. Nicknames can be fun or awkward, best to consider which is more likely. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>7. Don’t Pick An Unscalable Naming Theme<\/h2><\/div>Maybe you decide to name your conference rooms after the Great Lakes of North America, that\u2019ll give you five memorable, easy-to-say names, but if you have 10 conference rooms to name, or you expand to a larger office, you need a new theme. That doesn\u2019t meet that every office location has to work from the same theme, but it\u2019s worth looking for themes that can be expanded when needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>Popular Themes For Meeting Room Names<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n- Constellations<\/li>\n
- Geographic Locations<\/li>\n
- National Parks<\/li>\n
- Foods<\/li>\n
- Fictional Characters<\/li>\n
- Sports Teams<\/li>\n
- Local Landmarks (Neighborhoods, Streets, etc.)<\/li>\n
- Historical Touchpoints (Battles, Kingdoms, Epochs, etc.)<\/li>\n
- Prominent Figures In Your Industry (Telsa, Edison, Westinghouse, Kilby, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>
Stay Grounded In The Culture You Want To Build<\/h2><\/div>There are a lot of factors to consider when naming conference rooms, but the only hard and fast rule should be to consider the culture you want to build and make sure the theme enhances or respects your brand, your workplace identity, and your employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>About i.e.Smart Systems<\/h4><\/div>i.e.Smart Systems is a Houston, TX based technology integration partner that specializes in design and installation of audio\/visual technology and structured cabling. For more than three decades, our team of in-house experts has partnered with business owners, architectural firms, general contractors, construction managers, real estate developers, and designers in the Houston market, to deliver reliable, scalable solutions that align with their unique goals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/span><\/div>Have you ever been to one of those suburban housing developments where all the street names are slight variations on the same phrases? Ridgecrest Street, Ridgemont Street, Crestmont Street, Crestridge Street\u2026 and so on. If it weren\u2019t for your smartphone with GPS, you\u2019d never find your way out. Naming conference rooms can have the exact same effect, if you don\u2019t avoid these seven common mistakes that companies make when planning their offices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> It\u2019s a good idea to select a theme for your meeting room names, but if you pick a theme that leads to a lot of similar names (see suburban street-naming example above), you\u2019ll create endless frustration for the employees. Names of famous cities allow for clarity and easy recognition, whereas if you choose the names of the 13 dwarves from J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s The Hobbit, you\u2019d get points for creativity and complaints when people can\u2019t remember if their meeting is happening in Dori or Nori.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> The temptation to use letters and numbers is strong. You might like the idea of SW-501, and NE-302, for \u201csouthwest corner, fifth floor, meeting room one\u201d and \u201cNortheast corner, third floor, meeting room two,\u201d but instead of using the meeting room naming convention as an opportunity to inspire, you\u2019ve created something akin to the Dewey Decimal System, which new employees and guests will resent deeply.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> You want to use names that express the culture of the company, but often inside jokes and slang can appear insensitive to people who are visiting or who don\u2019t feel comfortable in the culture yet. There\u2019s nothing wrong with being silly or whimsical, especially if that\u2019s the vibe your company puts off anyway, but it\u2019s a good idea to run your list of names by an outsider just to check for blind spots or faux pas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Which is to say, you don\u2019t have to name your conference rooms after breakfast cereals or famous people to be creative. The key is to pick a theme that connects with your values, mission, or history as a company and tie each name to that theme. If you have an architecture firm you might choose the names of famous architects or buildings. If you have a law firm you could select from historic cases. On the simpler side, maybe your engineering company decides to use names of principles in physics or names of fasteners (such as turnbuckle, wingnut, clevis, and carriage bolt). Complicated or esoteric isn\u2019t better than an interesting theme with simple names.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Let\u2019s say your company works in chemistry or molecular biology. You could name your conference rooms after elements in the periodic table, but you should stop short of using the names of compounds (such as phenylalanine, or acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) unless they\u2019re common knowledge to all your employees, not just the highly specialized people. This mistake ties closely to the next one as well. The names of your conference rooms will be used many times a day, so you want to strike a balance between relevance, utility, and interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> As mentioned in mistake number 5, using names from chemistry might feel highly relevant and interesting, but you run the risk of constantly embarrassing and frustrating people who struggle to pronounce such names. For example, you might pick names from a foreign language for your meeting rooms (perhaps the names of Italian wine regions, or french cheeses) \u2014 this could be an excellent theme if you\u2019re in the food or beverage industry where there is high familiarity and competence with the language, not so much if you\u2019re running a petroleum business. As long as the names are accessible to the employees and you provide pronunciation keys on the meeting room name displays<\/a>, you should be fine. Alternately, if you decide to use phrases or overlong words for your meeting room names be prepared for people to shorten them in conversation. Nicknames can be fun or awkward, best to consider which is more likely. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Maybe you decide to name your conference rooms after the Great Lakes of North America, that\u2019ll give you five memorable, easy-to-say names, but if you have 10 conference rooms to name, or you expand to a larger office, you need a new theme. That doesn\u2019t meet that every office location has to work from the same theme, but it\u2019s worth looking for themes that can be expanded when needed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> There are a lot of factors to consider when naming conference rooms, but the only hard and fast rule should be to consider the culture you want to build and make sure the theme enhances or respects your brand, your workplace identity, and your employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> i.e.Smart Systems is a Houston, TX based technology integration partner that specializes in design and installation of audio\/visual technology and structured cabling. For more than three decades, our team of in-house experts has partnered with business owners, architectural firms, general contractors, construction managers, real estate developers, and designers in the Houston market, to deliver reliable, scalable solutions that align with their unique goals.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>1. Beware Of Confusing Names<\/h2><\/div>
2. Avoid Unclear Meeting Room Names<\/h2><\/div>
3. Stay Away From Names That Are Out Of Touch<\/h2><\/div>
4. Whatever Conference Room Name You Pick, Don\u2019t Be Boring<\/h2><\/div>
5. Don\u2019t Make The Names Hard To Remember<\/h2><\/div>
6. Don\u2019t Choose Names That Are Hard To Say<\/h2><\/div>
7. Don’t Pick An Unscalable Naming Theme<\/h2><\/div>
Popular Themes For Meeting Room Names<\/span><\/h3><\/div>
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Stay Grounded In The Culture You Want To Build<\/h2><\/div>
About i.e.Smart Systems<\/h4><\/div>
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