A town hall is a type of meeting available in Microsoft Teams. Whether you’re celebrating milestone achievements with your org or covering an election, town hall features help you deliver high-quality production experiences to large audiences.
Town halls can host up to 10,000 attendees or up to 20,000 attendees with Teams Premium.
Town Halls in Microsoft Teams enable customers to extend their reach to scale their message and connect with audiences around the world. They are designed to deliver professionally produced, studio-quality events that deliver a more dynamic experience. They also structure and manage audience engagement to maximize participation and maintain focus on the event.
Key Features:
- Attendee capacity: Town Halls can host up to 10,000 attendees or up to 20,000 attendees with Teams Premium.
- Event Duration: As Town Hall is integrated as a part of the Teams meeting experience, events duration will be the same as meetings duration, which is up to 30 hours.
- Co-organizer Support: This feature allows multiple organizers to manage the event.
- Automated Invitation and Event Recording Emails: This feature sends automated emails for invitations and event recordings.
- Green Room: A virtual space where presenters can prepare before the event starts.
- Manage What Attendees See: This feature allows the host to control what attendees see during the event.
- RTMP-in and RTMP-out: These features allow for the input and output of Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP), a protocol for streaming audio, video, and data over the Internet.
- Presenter Spotlight: This feature brings presenters to the forefront of the event.
- Translated Captions: This feature provides live translated captions to break down the language barrier during your town hall.
- Publish Town Hall Recordings: After a town hall ends, you can download and publish the event recording to share with attendees.
- Attendee Reports: This feature provides insights into your town hall with post-event attendee reports.