Webinars

A Webinar is a professional, structured online seminar within Teams, better suited than a standard meeting when you need to broadcast to a large audience with controlled participation. Here are the main features provided by Teams to organize a Webinar:

• Registration: You can set up a registration page where attendees sign up in advance. Organizers can collect details (name, email, etc.) and approve registrations.

• Audience size: Webinars are optimized for larger groups (hundreds to thousands of participants), unlike regular meetings which are more collaborative and interactive.

• Roles: There are clear distinctions between organizers, presenters, and attendees:

  • Organizers schedule and manage the event.

  • Presenters share content and speak.

  • Attendees mostly watch and listen, with limited interaction.

• Controls: Organizers can manage attendee audio/video permissions, use Q&A, and moderate participation more tightly than in a meeting.

• Engagement: Features like polls, chat, and Q&A are available, but in a more controlled format than in standard meetings.

• Reporting: After the webinar, Teams provides attendance and engagement reports to track who joined and how they interacted.

You can consult the following page maintained by Microsoft with all details about managing Webinars with Teams:

• Get started with Microsoft Teams webinars - Microsoft Support

Don't hesitate to contact us to assist you in setting up your webinar or if you need a Teams Premium license to unlock an advanced configuration for your webinar.