Brrrr!!!

Many of us have to go from time to time through long hours of seating for a whole weekend in a hotel meeting room during some type of seminar, be it a continuing education course, a preparation course for an exam, a training course or a working session.

Last weekend I took an interesting seminar. Saturday and Sunday from 9 am through 7pm. As interesting and engaging as it was, we all had to endure what I call the "battle of the thermostat". Boy, it was cold...Brrrrrrrr!!!!

Having been at both ends of the room, as an instructor and as a student, it's almost impossible to find the perfect temperature. While the instructor is active talking, moving around and thinking on his or her feet, students are just seating still fighting sleep. So right there there is a difference in temperature perception.

The bigger the room and the larger the group, the most difficult it is to reach the ideal temperature. While the front of the room is cold, the back is worm and vice-versa. He best suggestion is to go to those sessions dressed like an onion, in layers.

Stripping down and dressing up will keep you busy and distracted, especially if the course is mandatory or boring and you'd rather be doing something else. It is also an opportunity to show your fashion sense, by combining many pieces of clothing and accessories to protect yourself against extreme temperature conditions. So go ahead and be creative...