TRTC: Plenty to Offer

The Tagaytay Retreat and Training Center, built on six hectares of rolling terrain, has plenty to offer large and small organizations, schools, churches, companies, and families.  Blessed with a cool climate, excellent facilities, and hospitable staff, TRTC is the perfect venue for spiritual retreats, youth camps, marriage seminars, and the like. 

Five dormitories with a total of 80 rooms can sleep as many as 460 guests.  Each of the dormitory buildings has a ground-level function room equipped with sound system,  LCD projector, and water dispensers. Four guest rooms built specially for the use of guest speakers, senior citizens, and the wheelchair-bound are conveniently located close to the assembly hall, dining hall, administration offices, clinic, and parking area. The largest indoor gathering area, the assembly hall, can seat 1000. Meals are served across the paseo in a dining hall that can seat 600. 

Outdoor activity areas include basketball and volleyball courts, a children's play area, an obstacle course, an amphitheater, and a mini soccer field. 

TRTC is also just a few minutes drive from many of Tagaytay City’s tourist attractions.

A recent guest wrote to say, “Here’s a big thank you for all the help with our event which turned out to be a great success. The service and hospitality of your staff is worth mentioning! The food was very good both in quality and quantity. Overall we had a great time!  Our pastor and the entire committee join me in expressing our gratitude." 

For inquiries and booking information, please get in touch with Eva Lope, TRTC guest coordinator, at evaranlope@yahoo.com.ph, evamlope@gmail.com, 09192933157, 09232497605, and 8066912.

Choose the Correct Room Setup for Your Event

Here’s a tip for first-time event planners, coordinators, and facilitators: seating layouts can affect the impact and success of your sessions.  So make sure you use the appropriate physical arrangements for your meeting.

HowToDoThings.com (http://www.howtodothings.com/business/how-to-arrange-seating-for-a-conference-or-training-session) suggests the following seating arrangements for big groups (41 or more):

Theater Style

• Used for very large audiences where the speaker is the main focus
• Participants sit side by side in long rows
• Does not encourage note-taking since tables are not provided
  
  

Classroom Style

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meeting-rooms/dietz-community-room/

• Same as theater style but with tables
• Appropriate for long lectures
• Encourages note-taking

Chevron or Herringbone Style

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wedding-seating-tables/)

• Chairs are arranged at an angle
• Encourages interaction among participants
• Facilitates viewing of visual presentations
• Most dynamic of all the seating arrangements

LLRX.com (http://www.llrx.com/columns/guide59.htm) and Carnegie Mellon University  ( http://www.cmu.edu/conferences/facilities/meeting/uc/room-styles.html) suggest the following for small groups (40 and below):

Hollow square or rectangle

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branson-conference-facilities/branson-meeting-room

• For meetings where hierarchy is not an issue
• Excellent for facilitator-led meetings
• Encourages audience participation
• Awkward to use when showing visuals.

Boardroom

• Very good for groups between 6 and 15.
• Suggests formality and hierarchy.
• For groups over 15, people at the far end table may feel left out and form a separate group.

Perpendicular

• Seats can be on either outside or inside of tables.
• Instructor can survey students' work.
• Facilitates easy exchange between presenter and audience.
• Center may be used for exhibits or demos.

U-shape

• Encourages collaboration. 
• Center area may be used for simulations and role plays.
• Can be used with or without speaker table.

Semi-circle or circle

• Can be set up with or without tables.
• Presenter's role is minimal.
• Excellent for sharing  or reflection sessions
• Encourages a sense of group and bonding.

Cluster

• Good for presentations with breakout groups.
• Clusters easily return to being a single group. 
• Tables can be either round or small rectangles.

Staff at the Tagaytay Retreat and Training Center will be glad to arrange the chairs and  tables in your function room according to your need. Simply provide them with the number of expected attendees and the seating arrangement you need.