A boardroom is a room which is used to host meetings between the Board of Directors and senior managers of the company. These meetings are used to discuss important issues and the directors are accountable for ensuring that decisions are made by the company in line with the interests of the shareholders. In spoken communication, ‘boardrooms’ can also refer to activities that are assumed to be taking place in the boardroom of a business organization but aren’t actually happening in one.
A boardroom can be found in any place, but it is usually located within the corporate offices. It can hold up to twenty people. It’s usually equipped with large touchscreens that can be used for visual presentations during meetings. An agenda is usually distributed prior to the meeting so that participants are aware of what is expected.
In the event of not being used, the majority of boardrooms have cabinets that are able to store audio-visual equipment. A typical boardroom set-up will include a doc cam or Blu-ray player, an LCD display, and a projector. Depending on the size of the boardroom it is possible to install multiple display screens as well as an Extron DVS 605 Plus scaling switcher to work with a variety of sources. Most boardrooms have video conference equipment that permits attendees to join the meeting from a different location than the physical meeting room.