The Benefits Of Having a Meeting Room

Meeting rooms are still an important – if not essential – feature of modern working life. The way we work has transformed. The rigid 9–5 has given way to flexible working, dress codes have become increasingly casual, and some businesses no longer use a full-time office, preferring flexible workspace solutions instead.
But while software like Teams and Zoom can keep us in touch, most recognise that in-person meetings bring something extra. Brainstorming ideas, hashing out initial plans, or discussing the finer details all benefit from the dynamic that can only exist in an in-person meeting. But where can you have that meeting?

Why Choose A Private Meeting Room?

We offer rooms suitable for meetings and training, complete with the necessary facilities for a successful session.

Guaranteed Privacy

All our meeting rooms are private, ensuring your discussions remain confidential. While there are plenty of public spaces where people can get together, the risk of being overheard can inhibit conversation and may even create business risks.

Professional Image

Our rooms all feature high-quality furniture and equipment, tasteful décor, and are maintained to the highest standards. Even if you are not meeting clients, a professional environment helps you have professional meetings.

More Productive and Focused Staff Meetings

Using one of our meeting rooms can improve the productivity of your meetings. With fewer distractions and no risk of interruption, it becomes a space dedicated to your meeting’s purpose, whether that is brainstorming a hundred ideas or agreeing on just one.

Flexible Spaces For Your Purpose

Our rooms can be configured to your needs. The same space might see dozens gathered around the table for a board meeting one day, but be arranged classroom style the next for a training session. Each room features free Wi-Fi and a phone, and can be equipped with additional facilities, such as flipboards and whiteboards, or refreshments when a caffeine boost is needed.

A Cost-Effective and Convenient Solution

Rather than paying for a meeting room that sits empty, or, worse, gets overused, you only pay for what you need with a Regal Court meeting room, allowing you to simply turn up to a clean meeting room ready for you. We are conveniently located in the centre of Slough. However, if you need a meeting elsewhere, please do not forget to check our other venues.

The Meeting and Conference Rooms We Offer

Regal Court features seven dedicated meeting rooms, in addition to breakout spaces throughout the building. Suitable for meetings with between two and thirty attendees, they all offer different layouts and facilities. We take care of furniture and equipment arrangements, ensuring everything is in place so you can get started straight away.

Our boardroom-style rooms can cater for up to sixteen people, allowing everyone to sit around the same table. Our larger training rooms can fit even more people in with a classroom-style layout, making them ideal for briefing or training sessions. We can also offer larger horseshoe-style layouts, which can be good for more formal conference-style meetings.

We have also considered those who cannot attend the meeting. Although in-person meetings bring advantages, it is not always possible to get every person in the room. However, hybrid meetings often suffer because those attending remotely can be overlooked or struggle to follow what is happening. If you need a room for a hybrid meeting, we can provide the audio-visual equipment, along with high-speed internet, ensuring even those joining from the other side of the world have a video conferencing experience that is almost as good as being in the room.

And because our rooms are dedicated meeting spaces, we have considered factors such as acoustics and comfort. You can spend a day in one of our meeting room chairs without straining to hear participants at the other end of the room, or finding yourself fidgeting in discomfort for the last few hours.

Most importantly, our meeting rooms are flexible. They can be hired for as little as an hour, all the way to multi-day bookings for longer conferences. Because we have several meeting rooms, we can often accommodate even urgent bookings, so when you just need a space for people to gather, Regal Court is an obvious choice.

How to make the most of your meeting room

Everyone knows the sinking feeling of a should-have-been-an-email meeting. Great meetings don’t just happen, but with a little work, you can maximise the value of your room and host a meeting that matters.

Make sure you need a meeting

Always question whether you need a meeting. Think about whether alternatives, like email, chat platforms, or virtual meetings, are better. It might seem counterintuitive for us to say it, but we’re not just here to hire rooms.

We see the value and energy a positive meeting creates, and we want to help that happen with every booking.

Keep your agenda focused

A clear, concise agenda keeps meetings on track. Focus on the tasks at hand and cut anything that could easily be covered in an email. If it doesn’t need a room, it doesn’t need a room.

Encourage everyone to contribute

The best meetings bring out great ideas from everyone involved. Wherever possible, structure the conversation to invite views and input from all attendees. A well-facilitated session ensures everyone leaves feeling heard and involved.

Where can be as important as why

Think about your attendees. How will they get to the meeting? What can they do during breaks? How do they keep the conversations going afterwards?
Look for venues like ours, with well-connected locations, excellent facilities, and with external options attendees can use.

Think about the Ps of meetings

There are variations of these, but we like these 5 Ps of meetings:

• Purpose: Think about why you are having your meeting.
• People: Make sure you have the right people at the meeting for that purpose.
• Process: How your meeting works affects its effectiveness. Everything from what’s on the agenda, how attendees are involved, right down to how breaks are structured, can be important.
• Preparation: Ensure everything is ready before the meeting starts. Everyone should have the data and information they need, and any equipment in the venue should be tested and working.
• Payoff: Plan a meeting with the end in mind. People should be able to leave knowing they have accomplished something, and with the next steps they have to take.

And if you need an extra tip, we recommend a sixth P, which, we’ve found, can make a huge difference: pizza!

Hire A Meeting Room

When you need a meeting and know that having it in person is the best way to do it, choosing a convenient, well-equipped, and professional space is the best approach. From regular meetings to one-off gatherings, our suite of meeting spaces will have something that is right for you.

Call us today to book a tour and explore the spaces we have available, and discover how they could work for you. Then you can start booking your first meeting in a space that is set up for your success.