In these challenging economic times, many businesses are looking to optimize and consolidate for cost savings and efficiencies while accelerating growth. As hybrid workforces continue to pose unique challenges to keep people connected, organizations everywhere are asking the question, “How can we do more with less?” Virtual events have become an increasingly popular option for businesses of all sizes, but with so many different platforms available, it can be tough to know where to start.
At WheelHouse IT, we’re excited to share how Microsoft Teams is evolving the webinar experience for existing webinars within Office 365 and Microsoft 365 offerings and the new advanced webinars within Teams Premium that are generally available now. Microsoft Teams is delivering engaging and richer digital-first event experiences that can help businesses generate leads and drive results.
Seamless setup and preparation before your event Every webinar is unique, and Microsoft has revamped the setup and management of registration to offer more options to customize registration details and event settings. You can now designate co-organizers and add the relevant event details, enhance presenter bios to showcase their expertise and social credentials and manage registration capacity limits for up to 1,000 attendees. You can also specify custom questions to gather pertinent information about your prospective attendees and enable consent for event terms and conditions upon registration.
To build excitement and drive attendance as the webinar draws near, you can leverage timely, automated reminder emails to ensure the event remains top of mind. On the day of the webinar, presenters can join one another and the host in the virtual green room to ensure seamless preparation. With the virtual green room, presenters have a separate, dedicated space separate from attendees where they can connect and chat in real-time, stage content, do a quick briefing, and test run without disturbing attendees.
Maintain focus and drive engagement during your event During the webinar, you can easily manage the production of your webinar to showcase a more dynamic, curated presentation by managing what attendees see. You can keep your attendees focused and more deeply engaged by managing their view so they only see shared content and participants brought on-screen and are no longer distracted by the multiple profiles of other attendees or an accidental attendee video popping up.
Improve live event experiences with Microsoft eCDN in Teams Premium To improve live event experiences within your organization, the Microsoft Enterprise Content Deliver Network (eCDN) is now included in Teams Premium. With Microsoft eCDN, organizations can seamlessly and securely live stream global meetings, all-hands gatherings, and town halls and distribute company-wide trainings using Teams Live Events.
Enhancing existing webinar experiences, Microsoft continuously improves the existing webinar experience in Office 365 and Microsoft 365 plans that users have relied on daily to deliver events worldwide. Microsoft has revamped the setup and management of registration with a new structure and expanded options to customize registration details and event settings.
Live stream Teams Meetings and Webinars to Meta Workplace Live As webinars are intended to reach a broader audience, typically outside of your organization, Microsoft is making it easier to connect with your extended network right within Meta Workplace Live. Now organizers can live stream a Teams meeting or webinar to Meta Workplace Live to increase your reach and enable attendees to engage wherever works best.
At WheelHouse IT, we’re excited to extend our knowledge to bring these new webinar experiences to our customers, partners, and community around the world. Whether you’re a seasoned Teams user or recently new to the application.
