Any MS Teams veterans here?

I'm about to deliver an online training to health professionals being facilitators in MS Teams. The platform is chosen, so no discussion about that possible.

The group is quite relectant to learn the tech bit, they also do not want to experience any interactive exercises>
They have already been participants of loads of interactive sessions but as group is lacking the technical skills to pull it off themselves.

As far as I understand there is no opportunity to handover co-host rights in MS Teams as organisator, so I wonder if the following go around might work...

• participants watching a few videos beforehand on how to set up break-out room, spotlight someone and so on.?
• on the day of training participants coming over to my MS Teams meeting room (no channel, named 'Main Room') for the start and welcome
• first lesson by me is on how to set up a meeting, and how to copy the whole link in the invite.
  I do this by sharing my screen and showing the steps in a Word document or so
• one participant share his/her/their meeting link in the chat (as organizator of that meeting room), then we all hop over to that room
• in the room of the participant, the organizator sets up breakout rooms as practice
• the other participants who want to practise break-out rooms as well, can set up their own meeting link and invite us to hop over

For this to work, I am wondering:

• when hopping over to another organizator's room, do we need to end the meeting 'Main Room'? Or can both meetings rooms stay open as it will be on 2 different accounts?
• how to best keep track of the different rooms? Maybe open a google doc and ask they to pop their links there as they become organizator for their own rooms?
• the training is 2,5 hours and I bet that hopping back and forth gotta take quite a bit of time. How do I make it éss 'boring'?

Many thanks in advance!

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I have been highly?impressed by Howspace and I have been successfully?using it to host a learning community for a startup company I have created and several events I host, with communities up to 500 and more participants.?

If you want to have a peak, let me?know I would be happy to show you what I have.?

On the other hand I have wrote a recent article here on the video collaboration landscape.

@John?Sechrest, I am curious to know more about your database?with video tools. I have a LinkedIn group on Digital Tools for Virtual?Collaboration and would be pleased to invite you and share it with our?+800 members.?

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On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 at 22:36, John Sechrest <sechrest@...> wrote:

Are you assuming that the courses are synchronous?? And are you assuming there is a single tool that has all of the features that you list built in?

Have you been able to get the Miro/Zoom integration to work?

Have you be able to get the zoom built in white board to work for you?

Does the zoom polling work for you? If not, why not?

Have you been able to manage your voting with a google form in a meaningful way?

I have a database of over 100 video tools. I am not clear that any of them have all of the features you have in a single tool.?

If you could put a little more detail on the boundaries, I would love to hear more about them.?

On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 10:32 PM amalia deloney <amalia@...> wrote:

Colleagues

I'm looking to invest in a new platform for next year, for the online workshops I have been doing.? As background, most of the workshops are for adult learners, who are grassroots or neighborhood community leaders.? Setting aside the inherent challenges with internet access/digital literacy, I think I (and they) are ready to move on from Zoom?+ Mural/Slido, etc. configurations and go deeper.?

Core features we need:? Video, polling, breakout rooms, shared note-taking, white-boards, voting,

I realize these are not apple to apple comparisons, and that whatever I choose may not be a forever solution.? That said, I would like to select one to master and introduce to the groups I work with in 2022.??

I am eager to hear your thoughts/advice on any of the following.? If there was ONE you would invest time and money in, which would it be.? Or am I way off base?

-amalia

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Are you assuming that the courses are synchronous?? And are you assuming there is a single tool that has all of the features that you list built in?

Have you been able to get the Miro/Zoom integration to work?

Have you be able to get the zoom built in white board to work for you?

Does the zoom polling work for you? If not, why not?

Have you been able to manage your voting with a google form in a meaningful way?

I have a database of over 100 video tools. I am not clear that any of them have all of the features you have in a single tool.?

If you could put a little more detail on the boundaries, I would love to hear more about them.?

On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 10:32 PM amalia deloney <amalia@...> wrote:

Colleagues

I'm looking to invest in a new platform for next year, for the online workshops I have been doing.? As background, most of the workshops are for adult learners, who are grassroots or neighborhood community leaders.? Setting aside the inherent challenges with internet access/digital literacy, I think I (and they) are ready to move on from Zoom?+ Mural/Slido, etc. configurations and go deeper.?

Core features we need:? Video, polling, breakout rooms, shared note-taking, white-boards, voting,

I realize these are not apple to apple comparisons, and that whatever I choose may not be a forever solution.? That said, I would like to select one to master and introduce to the groups I work with in 2022.??

I am eager to hear your thoughts/advice on any of the following.? If there was ONE you would invest time and money in, which would it be.? Or am I way off base?

-amalia

amalia deloney?

amalia@...?

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Founder,?Seattle Angel Conference?

TEL??(541) 250-0844? ??EMAIL??sechrest@...

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@nwangelconf?

An Investor driven event bringing together new investors and new entrepreneurs to expand the startup ecosystem.?

Colleagues

I'm looking to invest in a new platform for next year, for the online workshops I have been doing.? As background, most of the workshops are for adult learners, who are grassroots or neighborhood community leaders.? Setting aside the inherent challenges with internet access/digital literacy, I think I (and they) are ready to move on from Zoom?+ Mural/Slido, etc. configurations and go deeper.?

Core features we need:? Video, polling, breakout rooms, shared note-taking, white-boards, voting,

I realize these are not apple to apple comparisons, and that whatever I choose may not be a forever solution.? That said, I would like to select one to master and introduce to the groups I work with in 2022.??

I am eager to hear your thoughts/advice on any of the following.? If there was ONE you would invest time and money in, which would it be.? Or am I way off base?

-amalia

amalia deloney?

amalia@...?

Hi?

Here're some options for you to look at...

Lighting:

Great but expensive option:?

Affordable and still pretty good:?

?- note that depending on the natural light source in your room you may need 2?

Headphones:

Bluetooth adds latency and the possibility of dropped connections are one more thing to worry about, so I avoid. If it's a big group and it's mostly you presenting then the laptop speaker might work (if you want to avoid the look of wires going to your ears). Most software now will prevent feedback (your microphone picking up the sound from the speakers and looping). The choice then is either in ear or over ear and will depend on your aesthetic preference and comfort. Personally, I like small, cheap over ears.?

Microphone:

A USB mic on a boom (so it's close to your mouth) will make a BIG difference compared with your laptop mic or the mic on the cable of yr earphones. You want it off the table so that it doesn't pick up the sound every time you tap the desk / turn some paper. There are lots of options, I use a Rode:? mounted on a retractable arm:? . The Yeti is also very popular.?

Camera:

Again an external camera?is likely much better than your laptop and definitely needed if you're working with an external monitor. Logitech C9xx series seem to be the most popular:?. Note I had to use additional software to adjust the settings of the C920 - the defaults are awful. I used?Webcam Settings app and found it fine but the reviews are mixed. Make sure you're set up so it's more or less at eye level.

Hope that helps!?

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On Tue, 9 Nov 2021 at 20:29, <trinaisakson@...> wrote:

I am looking to upgrade my lighting/AV for online + hybrid facilitation. Looking for suggestions for:

1. a lamp that lights face well when there's some backlighting from a window
2. headphones/earbuds - currently just use the wired earbuds that came with my old iPhone, am open to wireless/Bluetooth or headset/noise cancellation. Curious what works for others.
3. wide angle camera/table microphones for hybrid meetings

Thanks all!

I am looking to upgrade my lighting/AV for online + hybrid facilitation. Looking for suggestions for:

1. a lamp that lights face well when there's some backlighting from a window
2. headphones/earbuds - currently just use the wired earbuds that came with my old iPhone, am open to wireless/Bluetooth or headset/noise cancellation. Curious what works for others.
3. wide angle camera/table microphones for hybrid meetings

Thanks all!

That sounds worthwhile! I have experience in health care / health advocacy environments and with multi-disciplinary / intergroup coalitions, so if you would like to reach out to me privately (compensation, platform access, any more specific goals than building connection) to work out the rest, I will reserve that time. in case it helps make scheduling easier, you're welcome to find a time on my calendly (), but i welcome direct emails or whatsapp / signal (+1 713 899 0655) as well.

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 8:41 AM Tamsin Rose <tamsin.rose@...> wrote:

Hi Angelique

Thanks for responding.

The event will be virtual.

The client is the Global Heart Hub, a network of cardiovascular patient organisations. It is quite a standard webinar format, with speakers and panels but we have looked for ways to give space for authentic voices from the patients and to deliver some capacity building.

This is a first attempt?to bring their differing communities together and is a delicate balancing act between larger, more established and well resourced organisations and small, volunteer organisations.?

There will be language barriers for many of the groups, so the tone needs to be informal, inclusive and simple.

I feel terrible about not being able to fulfil my original commitment to support them but I work 50 % of my time at a Foundation and a big meeting related to our future grant funding has been scheduled from 14.30 to 17.00 on Monday 22 November and I am unable to do anything about the date clash.

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On Tue, 2 Nov 2021 at 14:05, Angelique Geehan <ag@...> wrote:

Hi there… i am available at that time; do you have logistical details you can send, or time to discuss fit? thanks <3

On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 7:50 AM Tamsin Rose <tamsin.rose@...> wrote:

Hi all, I have been working with a fantastic group of global patient advocates on cardiovascular health and they have an event on Monday 22 November 2021 from 15.00 - 17.00 CET. Unfortunately I have a date clash that I can't get out of so I am looking for someone who can facilitate their event. A warm, inclusive and empathetic style needed to draw out the discussions and build a sense of community online. Contact me for more details.? Thanks in advance.

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