If you open Teams app on your phone, while you have already joined the meeting on another device such as laptop, it will promote you to join the meeting in a Companion Mode. #TeamsTuesday #TeamsDay
In #CompanionMode you can bring more value into meeting:
- You can share content from your phone directly onto meeting (photos or documents usually)
- You can add a video feed, for example show the audience to offsite attendees. You can add video feed while there is a presentation going on.
- You can take control of the presentation (when PowerPoint is uploaded to the meeting) using your mobile: thus you will be able to change slides using your phone – allowing you to walk away from your computer
Have you already tried Teams app Companion mode? How did you feel about it?
For me, it is a great addition and allows to break traditional online meeting boundaries when you add videos or stills from phone, or just be presenting without being tethered into keyboard. This is one more reason to always add Teams into meetings, even when they are done face 2 face.
Tip 2: did you noticed you can turn off incoming video in meetings? This is especially useful if you have a limited bandwidth in use.
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Published by Vesa Nopanen
Principal Consultant and Microsoft MVP
"They call me Mr. Teams."
"Creating better worklife!"
Virtual Events, Meetings and Collaboration are big letters in the word cloud of what I do and consult daily.
My expertise area is Microsoft 365 / Microsoft Cloud , covering especially
- Microsoft Teams and extending & integrating Microsoft Teams between systems in and out of Microsoft 365
- Power Platform: (Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents, Power Apps & Dataverse for Teams
- SharePoint
- and tools that create a modern workplace solution and practices.
In my work I am also an adviser for customers so they can discover best benefits, gain best value & ROI out of chosen tools. I have 25+ years of experience in IT and worked with Office 365 since 2012.
I am a speaker in various community events like Microsoft Ignite (2019, 2020, 2021), Teams Nation (known before as TeamsFest), Microsoft 365 Virtual Marathon, Commsverse, CollabDays, SharePoint Saturdays, Power Platform community,... and the list goes on.
Community Events & User Groups I co-organize:
- Teams Nation Community Conference & Monthly Meetups
- Teams Community Finland (founder) #TeamsFi
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