Breakout rooms offer a fantastic functionality within Zoom, enabling the division of your meeting into smaller, more concentrated discussion groups. This article aims to walk you through the steps to set up breakout rooms in Zoom.
Step 1: Start a Meeting
To begin with, start a meeting on Zoom as usual. Once the meeting is started, click on the “Breakout Rooms” button located in the toolbar at the bottom of your screen.
Step 2: Create Breakout Rooms
After clicking on the “Breakout Rooms” button, you will be prompted to create breakout rooms. You can either create a pre-assigned breakout room or an automatic breakout room. If you want to manually assign participants to specific breakout rooms, choose the pre-assigned option. If you want Zoom to automatically assign participants to breakout rooms, choose the automatic option.
Step 3: Assign Participants
If you chose the pre-assigned option, you will be able to manually assign participants to specific breakout rooms. To do this, click on the “Assign” button and select the participants you want to assign to each breakout room. You can also choose to randomly assign participants to breakout rooms by clicking on the “Randomly Assign” button.
Step 4: Set Breakout Room Options
Once you have created and assigned your breakout rooms, you can set additional options for each room. You can choose to allow participants to leave the breakout room at any time or require them to ask for permission before leaving. You can also choose to broadcast a message to all breakout rooms or just one specific room.
Step 5: Start Breakout Rooms
After setting your options, click on the “Start Breakout Rooms” button to begin the breakout sessions. Participants will be automatically assigned to their respective rooms and can start discussing in smaller groups.
Conclusion
Configuring breakout rooms in Zoom is a simple process that allows you to create more focused discussions during your meetings. By following the steps outlined in this article, you can easily set up and manage breakout rooms for your next meeting.
