PowerPoint presentation sharing is the main data collaboration activity.Īudio is required and video may also be used.Ī dedicated person, generally either the meeting organizer or an assistant to the organizer, sets up the meeting well in advance.ĭedicated staff (not the presenters) runs the meeting, including connecting to an online meeting, verifying that audio, video, and slide sharing work, managing lobby and user roles, muting and unmuting participants, taking questions, and managing recordings, as appropriate. One or a few users are presenters, and everyone else participates only as attendees. The meeting format is a one-to-many presentation. Large meetings typically have the following characteristics:
If you are interested in deploying a hybrid solution that can take advantage of Skype Meeting Broadcast, see What is a Skype Meeting Broadcast? and Configure your on-premises deployment for Skype Meeting Broadcast. All users must have an online tenant established as a prerequisite. The use of Skype Meeting Broadcast requires that Skype for Business Server already be configured in a hybrid setup with a production Microsoft 365 or Office 365 organization. Skype Meeting Broadcast enables users to host and broadcast meetings to large online audiences of up to 10,000 participants.