check before: 2025-02-28
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Android, iOS, Mac, Online, US Instances, Web, Windows Desktop, World tenant
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Launched
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Summary:
Organizers of Microsoft Teams town halls and webinars will soon be able to assign presenters to moderate Q&A sessions. This feature, available to all users with Microsoft Azure Active Directory IDs, will roll out from late February to early April 2025. No admin action is required for the rollout.
Details:
Updated March 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Organizers of town halls and webinars will be able to select and assign presenters to also moderate the Q&A, allowing them to manage and publish questions asked during the event. This feature lets organizers make changes to the group of moderators at any time (before or during the event), and it is available to all users organizing a town hall or webinar.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 469492.
This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android.
[When this will happen:]
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025 (previously early March).
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2025-01-16
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2025-03-22
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summary for non-techies**
Microsoft Teams is introducing a feature that allows organizers to assign presenters as moderators for Q&A sessions in town halls and webinars, available to users with Microsoft Azure Active Directory IDs, and rolling out automatically between late February and early April 2025.
Direct effects for Operations**
Q&A Management Changes
The introduction of the Q&A moderation feature may lead to confusion among users if they are not informed about the new roles and responsibilities of presenters, potentially resulting in mismanagement of questions during events.
- roles: Event Organizers, Presenters
- 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=469492
User Experience Disruption
Without prior preparation, users may experience disruptions in their event participation due to untrained presenters managing Q&A, leading to delays in responses and dissatisfaction.
- roles: Attendees, Presenters
- 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=469492
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change history
| Date | Property | old | new |
| 2025-03-22 | MC Messages | Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Organizers of town halls and webinars will be able to select and assign presenters to also moderate the Q&A, allowing them to manage and publish questions asked during the event. This feature lets organizers make changes to the group of moderators at any time (before or during the event), and it is available to all users organizing a town hall or webinar.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 469492. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early March 2025. | Updated March 21, 2025: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Coming soon for Microsoft Teams: Organizers of town halls and webinars will be able to select and assign presenters to also moderate the Q&A, allowing them to manage and publish questions asked during the event. This feature lets organizers make changes to the group of moderators at any time (before or during the event), and it is available to all users organizing a town hall or webinar. This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 469492. This message applies to Teams for Windows desktop, Teams for Mac desktop, Teams for the web, and Teams for iOS/Android. [When this will happen:] General Availability (Worldwide, GCC): We will begin rolling out late February 2025 and expect to complete by early April 2025 (previously early March). |
| 2025-03-22 | MC Title | Microsoft Teams: Allow presenters to moderate Q&A | (Updated) Microsoft Teams: Allow presenters to moderate Q&A |
| 2025-03-22 | MC Last Updated | 01/16/2025 01:34:41 | 2025-03-21T17:51:10Z |
| 2025-03-22 | MC MessageTagNames | New feature, User impact | Updated message, New feature, User impact |
| 2025-03-22 | MC Summary | Microsoft Teams will soon allow organizers to assign presenters as Q&A moderators during town halls and webinars. This feature, available to all users with Microsoft Azure Active Directory IDs, will roll out from late February to early March 2025, with no admin action required for the update. | Organizers of Microsoft Teams town halls and webinars will soon be able to assign presenters to moderate Q&A sessions. This feature, available to all users with Microsoft Azure Active Directory IDs, will roll out from late February to early April 2025. No admin action is required for the rollout. |
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