Acoustical design of rooms for speech

This Update explains the acoustical requirements conducive to relaxed and accurate speech communication in rooms and gives design criteria for a wide range of room sizes. Some special issues for particular types of rooms and special groups of listeners are discussed.Cet article traite des sp\ue9cifications acoustiques permettant une communication orale d\ue9tendue et pr\ue9cise, ainsi que des crit\ue8res de conception pour des salles de taille diff\ue9rente. Nous abordons certains aspects propres \ue0 des types de salles et des auditoires particuliers.Aussi disponible en fran\ue7ais : La conception acoustique de salles destin\ue9es \ue0 la communication oralePeer reviewed: NoNRC publication: Ye