check before: 2025-01-01
Product:
Teams
Platform:
Android, iOS, Mac, Online, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
Status:
In development
Change type:
New feature, User impact
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Details:
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.
Details:
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.
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Created:
2024-12-10
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2024-12-10
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Teams will introduce a feature in January 2025 that allows moderators to reply privately to individual attendees during events, ensuring sensitive questions can be addressed without sharing the conversation with the entire audience, and this feature can be enabled or disabled in the Q&A settings.
Direct effects for Operations**
Communication Breakdown
If moderators are not prepared to use the new private reply feature, sensitive questions may be mishandled or publicly addressed, leading to potential embarrassment for attendees and a lack of trust in the communication process.
- roles: Moderators, Attendees
- 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 Degradation
Without proper training on the new feature, moderators may struggle to manage private replies effectively, resulting in delayed responses and frustration for attendees, which can negatively impact the overall event experience.
- 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
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