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Learn how to get started with breakout rooms here.

Breakout rooms are especially great this time of year for mixing and mingling and playing games during a virtual holiday party. And unique to Microsoft Teams, breakout rooms can be initiated both in Microsoft Teams channels and in Microsoft Teams meetings to give you flexibility on how you want to meet. Organizers can jump in between meetings on their own, deliver announcements to all breakout rooms at once, and bring everyone back to the main meeting at any time. Breakout rooms make it easy to divide your meetings into sub-groups to facilitate smaller discussions, brainstorming sessions, learning groups, and even holiday mixers. We are excited to share that breakout rooms are generally available in Microsoft Teams today. In addition to these we are announcing additional Together mode scenes, rolling out now, that you can use any time of the year that transport your team to a variety of settings including a coffee shop, conference room, classroom, and more. Read more about this and other features in our Microsoft 365 blog post. To get started, once you are in your Microsoft Teams meeting, select Together mode from the drop-down menu, then click the small pencil in the left-hand corner of the screen to choose a scene (Together mode requires at least five people in your meeting). You’d be surprised how it lightens a mood to show up with some festive holiday cheer in your meeting! Our new winter wonderland Together mode scenes add a dash of holiday spirit that’s perfect for hosting a virtual holiday party with your team. Use our new together mode scenes: Whether you are playing some fun holiday games together like the scavenger hunt or just spending time together our new together mode scenes can bring some holiday cheer to your party. For a cohesive look, you can ask team members to choose the same custom background, or better yet, use our new winter wonderland Together mode scene in Microsoft Teams. Ask the team to pose, then take a few screenshots to share in your Microsoft Teams team to commemorate the moment. Photobooth: To recreate the classic holiday party photo booth in Microsoft Teams, ask the team to go on a scavenger hunt at their home or office for a few fun items to use as props-a hat, sunglasses, feather boa, their daughter’s princess tiara-the crazier the better. You can also turn this into an activity by making a special drink or meal together over Microsoft Teams, led by one of your talented chef or mixologist teammates. Plan some fun holiday activities in Microsoft Teams with some unique activities and new featuresįood and drinks: Ahead of your party, send your team the recipe-and the ingredients if you’re feeling extra festive-for a food, cocktail, or mocktail you can enjoy together during the party. Our community is diverse and we’d like to show that by expanding our library of holiday themed backgrounds! Don’t see the background you want? Have one that you think is fantastic? Submit your background here to be included in our library of backgrounds from around the world. More detailed guidance can be found here. While you’re setting up your video and audio before joining a meeting, select Background effects, click Add new, and then select a background to upload from your computer. Visit our Microsoft Teams custom background page ( ) and pick one, or a few, that are good for you. We’ve also created a set of new holiday-themed custom backgrounds for standard meetings and video calls. Maybe your office vibe is to go all out with a more formal look, or if going more casual, ask the team to wear their favorite ugly holiday sweater.ĭress up your background: You can bring a festive atmosphere to any meeting by using our holiday themed backgrounds every day. In your invite, suggest a festive dress code. This doesn’t have to be forgone just because the party is virtual. Set the stage for a great holiday themed meetingįestive attire: Part of the fun of a holiday party is dressing up. Below you’ll find some ideas for making your virtual holiday gathering fun, but remember a party is about the people not the technology! Whatever you do just make sure you remember that and enjoy this holiday season! It's time to bring people together to do something other than work.

CUSTOM BACKGROUNDS MICROSOFT TEAMS PLUS

Plus we've launched a Microsoft Teams background page that will give you some fun holiday backgrounds to use to dress up your next virtual meeting.

There are many new features in teams that are perfect for your holiday gathering. Now is the time to bring some holiday fun to your Microsoft Teams meetings.

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