Connect to the larger school community with Microsoft Teams webinars

  • 5 minutes

Typically, meetings are collaborative and conversational between participants:

  • Discussing plans
  • Sharing materials
  • Assigning and accepting tasks
  • Learning content through presentations and discussion

Microsoft Teams webinars, on the other hand, are more structured. Participants have clear roles: one or several presenters share their ideas or provide training to an audience (attendees.) By default, audio and video permissions in a Teams webinar are off for attendees.

Screenshot of a custom branded registration page for a Microsoft Teams webinar.

Microsoft Teams webinars are great for many types of presentations:

  • State of school
  • Parent education
  • Standardized testing results
  • Guest speakers to the school community

Features of Microsoft Teams webinars

Microsoft Teams webinars provide the tools to:

  • Schedule a webinar event
  • Manage attendee registration
  • Run an interactive presentation
  • Analyze attendee data for effective follow-up

Customize webinars

Teams webinar customization features include:

  • Registration: Create a custom form with questions to learn more about the audience beforehand.

  • Branded themes: Organize a custom event for attendees by adding brand images, banners, and color themes.

  • Presenter bios: Give attendees more background information about the event’s presenters with photos and bios.

  • Webinar reports: Help organizers learn more about their audience.

    Before the webinar starts, review how many people:

    • Accessed the registration site
    • Registered
    • Canceled their registration

    After the webinar ends, access analytics about:

    • How many people attended
    • How much time each attendee spent in your event
    • And more

Screenshot of a Microsoft Teams webinar's attendance report and analytics.

Learn more about Teams webinars at Get started with Microsoft Teams webinars.

Host virtual school-wide events with town halls

Schools can also deliver high-quality presentations and large-scale events with town hall in Microsoft Teams.

Town hall features are optimized for sharing content across large audiences.

  • Host school-wide meetings
  • Provide coverage for live events like:
    • Graduations
    • Sporting events

Town halls can host up to 10,000 attendees or up to 20,000 attendees with Teams Premium.

Town halls are a one-to-many experience. The focus stays primarily on presenters and the shared content while attendees watch. By default, attendee cameras and mics are turned off when they join a town hall. However, attendees can still engage through Q & A.

After a town hall ends, educators or administrators can download and publish the event recording to share with attendees. When the recording is published, attendees automatically receive an email with a link to it.

Learn more about Town halls at Schedule a town hall in Microsoft Teams.