check before: 2025-01-01
Product:
Teams
Platform:
Android, iOS, Mac, Online, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
Launched
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Summary:
A new Microsoft Teams feature allows moderators to privately respond to attendee questions during events. This feature will roll out from late January to late March 2025. Moderators can enable or disable it in Q&A settings. Notify meeting organizers about this update. More details will be in the Q&A documentation.
Details:
Updated February 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
A new Microsoft Teams feature empowers moderators to respond discreetly to attendee questions during Teams events. This functionality ensures that responses to sensitive questions, personal inquiries, or follow-up discussions are not broadcast to the entire audience, allowing for a more tailored and respectful communication experience.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 417158.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete in late March 2025 (previously early February).
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Created:
2024-12-10
updated:
2025-02-22
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Private Moderator Replies Feature
If the feature is rolled out without proper preparation, moderators may not be familiar with how to use it effectively, leading to confusion during events and potentially mishandled sensitive inquiries.
- roles: Moderators, Event Organizers
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/office/q-a-in-microsoft-teams-meetings-f3c84c72-57c3-4b6d-aea5-67b11face787, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=417158
User Experience During Events
Without preparation, attendees may not understand the private communication process, leading to frustration and a negative experience if their questions are not addressed publicly or if they feel ignored.
- roles: Attendees, Moderators
- references: https://support.microsoft.com/office/q-a-in-microsoft-teams-meetings-f3c84c72-57c3-4b6d-aea5-67b11face787, https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/roadmap?filters=&searchterms=417158
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-02-22 | MC Last Updated | 01/24/2025 00:01:31 | 2025-02-21T18:24:13Z |
| 2025-02-22 | MC Messages | Updated January 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
A new Microsoft Teams feature empowers moderators to respond discreetly to attendee questions during Teams events. This functionality ensures that responses to sensitive questions, personal inquiries, or follow-up discussions are not broadcast to the entire audience, allowing for a more tailored and respectful communication experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 417158. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete in early February 2025 (previously late January). | Updated February 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
A new Microsoft Teams feature empowers moderators to respond discreetly to attendee questions during Teams events. This functionality ensures that responses to sensitive questions, personal inquiries, or follow-up discussions are not broadcast to the entire audience, allowing for a more tailored and respectful communication experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 417158. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete in late March 2025 (previously early February). |
| 2025-02-22 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams is introducing a feature that allows moderators to reply privately to attendee questions during events. The rollout begins in late January 2025 and should be completed by early February 2025. This feature is enabled by default and can be managed in Q&A settings. | A new Microsoft Teams feature allows moderators to privately respond to attendee questions during events. This feature will roll out from late January to late March 2025. Moderators can enable or disable it in Q&A settings. Notify meeting organizers about this update. More details will be in the Q&A documentation. |
| 2025-02-22 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact |
| 2025-02-22 | MC End Time | 03/10/2025 08:00:00 | 2025-04-07T09:00:00Z |
| 2025-01-24 | MC Messages | A new Microsoft Teams feature empowers moderators to respond discreetly to attendee questions during Teams events. This functionality ensures that responses to sensitive questions, personal inquiries, or follow-up discussions are not broadcast to the entire audience, allowing for a more tailored and respectful communication experience.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 417158. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in early January 2025 and expect to complete in late January 2025. | Updated January 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
A new Microsoft Teams feature empowers moderators to respond discreetly to attendee questions during Teams events. This functionality ensures that responses to sensitive questions, personal inquiries, or follow-up discussions are not broadcast to the entire audience, allowing for a more tailored and respectful communication experience. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 417158. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out in late January 2025 (previously early January) and expect to complete in early February 2025 (previously late January). |
| 2025-01-24 | MC Title | Microsoft Teams: Private moderator replies to individual attendees | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Private moderator replies to individual attendees |
| 2025-01-24 | MC Last Updated | 12/10/2024 01:28:41 | 2025-01-24T00:01:31Z |
| 2025-01-24 | MC Summary | A new feature in Microsoft Teams allows moderators to privately reply to attendee questions during events, enhancing communication privacy. It will roll out in January 2025, and meeting organizers should inform their teams. More details will be included in the Q&A documentation update. | Microsoft Teams is introducing a feature that allows moderators to reply privately to attendee questions during events. The rollout begins in late January 2025 and should be completed by early February 2025. This feature is enabled by default and can be managed in Q&A settings. |
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