Zoom: Send Message or Broadcast Audio to Breakout Rooms

Overview

If you'd like to send a text or audio message to Breakout Rooms while they're in progress, use the Broadcast icon on the Breakout Rooms menu.

Before you begin:

  • Be sure to update your Zoom application installation for the latest tools and features.  Go to tennessee.zoom.us and select the option to Download Zoom.
  • The Broadcast option is available only when Breakout Rooms are in progress.

Instructions

Send Text Message or Broadcast Audio to Breakout Rooms

  1. Select Breakout Rooms on the toolbar at the bottom of the meeting window. 
  2. Choose Broadcast.
  3. Choose to broadcast a text message or to broadcast a voice (audio) message.
  • If you want to send a text message, select Broadcast Message and type your message into the message box. Select Broadcast to deliver the text message.
  • If you want to broadcast a voice (audio) message, select Broadcast Voice. A prompt to press and hold the B letter on the keyboard may appear at the top of the window. Press B, and speak into the microphone to broadcast the audio message.

Participants in Breakout Rooms may request assistance from the meeting leader while rooms are in progress by selecting the Ask For Help icon on the toolbar. The leader will receive a notification of the request, even if the leader is currently in another Breakout Room.

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