Researchers at the University of Oregon determined that people can retain up to three times more information about things they see in their right visual field than they do in their left. Their study suggests that you are likely to have a 'better side' to your face when you are presenting information to others. According to this research your better side is your left because it's in the other person's right visual field. So this means where you sit is important! This article discusses where to sit, where not to sit and where it is best to sit.  So read this now!

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Research Carried Out

Studies show that the left side of your face is the best side for giving a presentation.

Dr John Kershner of Ontario Institute for Studies in Education studied teachers and recorded where they were looking every 30 seconds for 15 minutes. He found that teachers almost ignore the pupils on their right. The study showed that teachers looked straight ahead 44% of the time, to the left 39% of the time and to their right only 17% of the time. He also found that pupils who sat on the left performed better in spelling tests than those on the right and those on the left were picked on less than those on the right.

In the Business Sense?

Further research found that more business deals are made when a salesperson sits to the customer's left than to their right. So, when you send a child to school, teach them to jockey for the teacher's left side but, when they become adults and attend meetings, tell them to go for the extra perceived power given to the person on their boss's right.

Further Information

Further information is available on how seating and where you sit affects your learning and attention/concentration ability in a learning environment and in a business environment, I am currently writing the article and you will see it soon!  I wanted to link them together then decided to have them separate so their short and full of information!

Now you should have a great idea where to sit, where not to sit and the most importantly why each place to sit is different and where is the best to sit!

'On The Run' Summary

This is a broken down version of the above article. The 'On The Run' Summary is here to provide you with basic headers and points about the article so you can get the 'idea'.

Research Carried Out

• Studies show that the left side of your face is the best side for giving a presentation.
• Dr John Kershner of Ontario Institute for Studies in Education studied teachers and recorded where they were looking every 30 seconds for 15 minutes. He found that teachers almost ignore the pupils on their right. The study showed that teachers looked straight ahead 44% of the time, to the left 39% of the time and to their right only 17% of the time. He also found that pupils who sat on the left performed better in spelling tests than those on the right and those on the left were picked on less than those on the right.

In the Business Sense?

• Further research found that more business deals are made when a salesperson sits to the customer's left than to their right. So, when you send a child to school, teach them to jockey for the teacher's left side but, when they become adults and attend meetings, tell them to go for the extra perceived power given to the person on their boss's right.

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