It's understood that over the course of a deployment, there may need to be intermediate steps (such as quickly deploying bring-your-own-device meeting rooms) implemented on your path to a fully native Teams experience in your meeting spaces. Non-native and self-built systems that rely on external services, or a bring-your-own-device connection, will never truly match the ease of use or immersive quality of a native Teams Room. Teams Rooms go beyond what can be done with Teams on personal devices by providing unique in-room capabilities, like one-touch join, content cameras to share physical whiteboards into the meeting in an intelligent way, and proximity features like seamlessly transferring a Teams meeting from your personal device to the room. Native Teams Rooms experiences versus other devices Optimizing the meeting experienceĪ great meeting experience is the result of using the best possible technology for a meeting space in ways that facilitate the exchange of ideas without being intrusive. The important thing to remember is that no matter what space you are equipping, from a private office to a lecture hall, it needs to be Teams enabled.Ĭombination presentation and co-creation space layouts: A combination of use cases from other meeting scenarios can be combined to form multi-purpose rooms where presentation-focused meetings, as well as co-creation work, can be achieved with equal efficiency, often simultaneously. Rooms can also be designed to accommodate both easily by having technology for each use. Remember, both types of rooms can handle both types of experiences when needed. Presentation and co-creation-focused meetings Meet and co-create space layouts: Tables and co-creation equipment can have flexible positions and should accommodate groups of people working at either the tables or the equipment.

Teams devices are designed to be user-friendly enough for young students or new users to navigate adeptly, and for educators or admin to control and customize from first use. The right space bridges users and the technology seamlessly and eliminates friction for even the most novice users. The device can be mobile, encouraging users to stand up, gather, and interact with the device. Access to personal files is also a focus for this bucket. Meet and co-create meetings are generally less formal with a priority on co-creation, inking, and whiteboard. In smaller rooms, the tables may be attached to the wall, but in larger spaces, they must be separated to accommodate camera considerations. Meet and present space layouts: Tables should be fixed and located in front-of-room displays. Everyone needs to be involved in the discussion and must be able to see and interact with shared content. Meet and present spaces prioritize presentation and discussion, which means the layout and technology must be optimized for content sharing and remote co-creation. The device is typically fixed, allowing users to remain seated while interacting with the device from a center-of-table console. Audio-visual is a priority, and there is a focus on presenting content. Meet and present meetings are the first bucket, and this meeting is generally more formal. Any type of space and any type of meeting can be optimized with Teams Rooms devices or Teams Rooms solutions. For example, with Teams Rooms devices, users can enhance their collaboration with a digital whiteboard, and intelligent people-tracking cameras make sure every local participant can be seen no matter where they are in the room. Microsoft Teams Rooms solutions offer flexibility of purpose and even flexibility of movement throughout a space that traditional meeting rooms do not.

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