{"id":201008,"date":"2021-03-12T14:23:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T11:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-use-breakout-rooms-in-a-zoom-meeting\/"},"modified":"2021-03-12T14:23:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T11:23:27","slug":"how-to-use-breakout-rooms-in-a-zoom-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-breakout-rooms-in-a-zoom-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Use Breakout Rooms in a Zoom Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d8d0cd8296\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d8d0cd8296\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-breakout-rooms-in-a-zoom-meeting\/#How_to_Enable_Breakout_Rooms_in_Zoom\" >How to Enable Breakout Rooms in Zoom<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-use-breakout-rooms-in-a-zoom-meeting\/#How_to_Use_Breakout_Rooms_in_Zoom\" >How to Use Breakout Rooms in Zoom<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Use Breakout Rooms in a Zoom Meeting&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/zoom-breakout-rooms.png\" alt=\"zoom logo in the breakout rooms icon\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Zoom meetings can very easily feel overwhelming when there are a lot of people involved. A feature called \u201cBreakout Rooms\u201d can help large groups by allowing people to break off into smaller groups. It\u2019s a handy trick to know.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBreakout Rooms\u201d are similar in concept to working in groups in a real-life office or classroom. People can break off from the main meeting into smaller groups for discussion, then seamlessly join back up with everyone afterward\u2014no need to manage a bunch of separate Zoom calls.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Use the Whiteboard Feature in Zoom to Mark up Screens<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Enable_Breakout_Rooms_in_Zoom\"><\/span>How to Enable Breakout Rooms in Zoom<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before we can use Breakout Rooms in a meeting, you\u2019ll have to enable the feature for your account. This is only necessary if you\u2019ll be hosting the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>First, sign in to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/profile\/\">Zoom website<\/a> in a web browser such as Google Chrome and select \u201cSettings\u201d on your account page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717856\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021-03-10_11-32-23.jpg\" alt=\"sign in and select settings\" width=\"650\" height=\"387\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Scroll down to the \u201cIn Meeting (Advanced)\u201d section and toggle on the switch for \u201cBreakout Room.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717854\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021-03-10_11-35-19.jpg\" alt=\"toggle on breakout room\" width=\"446\" height=\"188\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While you\u2019re here, enable \u201cAllow host to assign participants to breakout rooms when scheduling\u201d as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021-03-10_11-35-19a.jpg\" alt=\"schedule breakout rooms\" width=\"446\" height=\"188\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Select \u201cSave,\u201d and we\u2019re ready to use Breakout Rooms in a meeting.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_Breakout_Rooms_in_Zoom\"><\/span>How to Use Breakout Rooms in Zoom<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To use Breakout Rooms in a meeting, you\u2019ll need to be the host and use the desktop client. That includes <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/download\">Windows<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/download\">macOS<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/download\">Linux<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/zoom\/hmbjbjdpkobdjplfobhljndfdfdipjhg?hl=en-US\">Chrome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Set Up a Zoom Meeting<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve enabled the feature, you\u2019ll see a \u201cBreakout Rooms\u201d button on the toolbar. Click it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021-03-10_13-37-13.jpg\" alt=\"breakout rooms button\" width=\"649\" height=\"153\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A pop-up will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear with the Breakout Room options. You can choose the number of rooms and how participants will be divided into them.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Assign Automatically:<\/strong> Zoom will randomly put people in rooms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assign Manually:<\/strong> You choose who goes in which room.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Let Participants Choose Rooms:<\/strong> Self-explanatory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Make your choices and click \u201cCreate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021-03-10_13-38-12.jpg\" alt=\"set up breakout rooms\" width=\"396\" height=\"313\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re assigning people to rooms manually, the next screen will show the list of rooms. Click \u201cAssign\u201d for each room and select the people you want in each.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021-03-10_13-43-01.jpg\" alt=\"assign people to rooms\" width=\"651\" height=\"144\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Next, click \u201cOptions\u201d for some additional settings. You can put a time length on the Breakout Rooms sessions and choose a countdown in order to give people time to wrap up before you close the rooms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021-03-10_13-45-43.jpg\" alt=\"breakout rooms options\" width=\"488\" height=\"291\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019re done, click \u201cOpen All Rooms.\u201d People will be put into the rooms in whatever way you decided. They will be prompted to accept joining a room or to select a room on their own.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021-03-10_13-47-56.jpg\" alt=\"open all rooms\" width=\"444\" height=\"120\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>While the Breakout Rooms are happening, you can click the toolbar\u2019s button to bring up the menu. From here, you can \u201cBroadcast Message to All.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021-03-10_13-58-12.jpg\" alt=\"broadcast a message to the rooms\" width=\"446\" height=\"132\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Enter a message and click \u201cBroadcast.\u201d The message will appear on the screen for all participants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021-03-10_13-59-00.jpg\" alt=\"broadcast a message\" width=\"442\" height=\"198\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re ready to end the Breakout Rooms, click \u201cClose All Rooms\u201d from this same menu.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-717849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/2021-03-10_13-58-12a.jpg\" alt=\"close the breakout rooms\" width=\"446\" height=\"132\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>That\u2019s all there is to it. 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