Creating meaningful connection can be difficult in larger group settings. Breakout rooms allow organizers to divide the meeting into sub-groups to facilitate discussions and brainstorming sessions.
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Updated Jan 26, 2021
Version 8.0
Blog Post
We are finding a few things that are keeping our staff from leaving the comforts of Zoom and fully embracing MSFT Teams Breakout Rooms.
1. Currently, participants can be moved only when breakout rooms are closed. This is a challenge for our staff especially when trying to conduct interviews. Here is a link to the UserVoice to add this function, please consider voting. https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/42514123-allow-the-moderators-to-reassign-participants-in-t
2. Breakout Rooms cannot be created and prepared before the meeting. With large meetings this is hard to juggle right before a meeting or during a meeting especially when there is only one meeting organizer. Here is a link to the UserVoice to add this function, please consider voting. https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/42411598-prepare-meeting-breakout-rooms