furniture arrangement and communicating

I loved reading about the concept of how furniture arrangement effects communication. Before this class I never thought about all the different ways we can communicate with each other and I would of never guessed something like furniture would have anything to do with communicating. It makes sense that the closer chairs are arranged that people are more likely to engage in a conversation where as if they are spread apart, people will not. Dominance in seating arrangement is interesting, for example it is so structured how we prepare seating for debates, classrooms etc. Having a certain person sit at the head of a table takes on a more authroiritve vibe. I relate to this as in family dinners, my father who is the head of our household and kind of runs everything always sits at the head of the table. Another example would be my practicum I currently am doing where I act in as a counselor. I make sure that I am in a certain chair, and my client is on a sofa. I sit across from them because it not only makes communicating easier but also I feel they are able to open up more. I also put them on a sofa and not a chair because they will feel comfortable talking and more relaxed in such a tense meeting.