You may already be using Microsoft Teams for meeting and collaborating with your immediate team members, but did you know that Teams can also host webinars for your larger meetings and events? Here’s some basics on what you can do!
Scheduling a webinar is very similar to scheduling a normal meeting in Teams. In the Calendar section of your Teams client, click on the arrow to the right of the New meeting button. You will be presented with a few templates, including Webinar.
When creating a webinar you will have options to disable attendee cameras and microphones, as well as enable or disable Q&A features and a green room for panelists. Other features include automatic recording and transcription, social media sharing, and security settings to specify who can register and attend the webinar. Once completed, you can then share the webinar registration link with your prospective attendees.
In addition to the Webinar template, the Town hall template is similar but turns off attendee mics and cameras by default. Additional info on using webinars in Teams, stop by Microsoft’s website.
