This Microsoft Teams update will help you make an impact in your next meeting
New Microsoft Teams feature will help you deliver the best possible presentation
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Microsoftis preparing an update forcollaboration platformTeams that should help users maximize the impact of their presentations.
As explained in anew entryin the Microsoft 365 product roadmap,Microsoft Teamsusers will soon benefit from new controls for presenter mode that allow for the video feed to be resized and repositioned.
“Presenter mode video controls enable presenters to move and resize presenter video feed and automatically adjust content size accordingly. This can be applied to all modes, including standout, side-by-side and reporter,” the company explained.
Microsoft Teams presentations
The update for Teams presenter mode is still currently under development, but should go live for all users by the end of April.
Microsoft first rolled out presenter mode last year, in an effort to provide Teams users with a way to flex theirpresentationstyle to the occasion. For example, standout mode seats the presenter’s video feed in front of the slide deck, while reporter mode places content above the person’s shoulder in the style of a news broadcast.
At the time, Microsoft said the new presentation features were designed to “help presenters deliver content more professionally and offer meeting participants dynamic experiences”.
With the latest update, the company will offer an additional layer of flexibility with the option to resize and reposition the video feed to suit the specific content being presented. This way, Microsoft Teams users can ensure that vital information isn’t obscured by their video.
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The feature will dovetail nicely with additional featuresrecently announced by Microsoftthat allow users to rehearse their presentations in advance and record these practice sessions for the purposes of fine-tuning.
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The company also unveiled a variety of hybrid working-centric updates designed to ensure meetings remain equitable with employees split between the home and office.
“Whether it’s creating more engaging meeting experiences, enabling collaboration with external partners, or giving you the flexibility to work where, when and how you want, these new features address the new expectations people have for the workplace,” wrote Nicole Kerskowitz, VP Microsoft Teams.
“While so much has changed about work, one thing remains constant: people are at the center. With technologies like Microsoft Teams supporting people, we can make hybrid work really work by bringing everyone - and everything - together.”
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