Teams for very very large webinars

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Teams for very very large webinars

Posted by Bettie Tibbles on April 18, 2023 at 3:32pm in Delivery and Technology & platforms

Hello everyone,

One of my clients wants to use Teams for a very large event (around 5,000 or more people). It's a short webinar, but with a lot of people, and I've been asked for support. However I'm not knowledgable on producing for very large Teams events.

Does anyone have any advice please?

Thank you,
Bettie

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Janette Mann April 19, 2023 at 11:52am

Hi Bettie. There is a max number that a Teams meeting can accommodate - it keeps on changing but a quick Google suggests that it is currently 1,000 people, so you wouldn't be able to use normal Teams for such a big event. My firm uses Teams Live for really large webinars: it is much less interactive than Teams and much more suited for 'pushing' information out but it does have the ability to do Q&A. That might be a good place to start? Thanks, Janette
- Bettie Tibbles > Janette Mann May 2, 2023 at 4:25pm
  
  Dear Janette,
  
  That is very useful to know, thank you so much.
  
  The questions and answers feature I'm sure will be used.
  
  Kind regards,
  
  Bettie
Jo Cook May 2, 2023 at 3:56pm
I’ve found a few webpages that you might find useful:
- About producing a live event using Teams
- Getting started with Teams live events – this talks about different roles and permissions
- A video about using Teams Live Events – this is good as it shows you how the interface works
Produce a live event using Teams - Microsoft Support

If you were designated as a producer in the Microsoft Teams live event scheduled with the basic video production method, you will join as a producer…
- Bettie Tibbles > Jo Cook May 2, 2023 at 4:26pm
  
  Dear Jo,
  
  Some very useful links, I appreciate you sharing them with me.
  
  Kind regards,
  
  Bettie