Introducing Webinars in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Webinars has landed on campus and it's an excellent way to offer events where you want more control over audience interaction.  A webinar can support up to 1,000 active participants and offers a variety of ways to capture their attention.  Let’s go over the most useful features so you can get started.

• Registration: add a custom registration form to learn more about participants. Once registered, users will receive an automatic email confirmation and calendar invite.
• Multiple presenters: co-present with others and ‘take control’ to seamlessly move through the same presentation.
• Manage attendees: decide how attendees engage, whether they can unmute, chat, or bypass the webinar lobby.
• Presenter mode: keep your audience focused by sharing your camera feed and presentation side by side.
• PowerPoint Live: Sharing via the PowerPoint Live option gives you a private presenter view. Review presentation notes, engage in chats and see your audience whilst the audience only sees the active slide.
• Enhanced accessibility: PowerPoint Live offers screen reader and high contrast support for participants.
• Reporting tools: find out who attended, who didn’t, and how long participants stayed.

 

Schedule a webinar

Head to your Teams calendar tab and click the arrow next to the new meeting button. It’s as simple as that.

 

Here to help

Find full guidance to help you get started on the Digital Skills Hub: Teams Webinars

Ensure you follow University data collection and storage guidance: Managing participant data

Join our online Digital Dojo session on 21 January to learn more about webinars from a Digital Skills Trainer: Scheduling and hosting webinars 

Or join our campus event: Scheduling and hosting webinars on Teams (may be subject to change depending on working from home guidance)

Running a large event? Contact AV Services via HudHelp for support options. 

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