Zoom’s breakout rooms are a crucial tool that enable you to split your meeting into smaller segments for in-depth conversations. Nonetheless, monitoring time within these breakout rooms can be a daunting task. Thankfully, there’s a method to incorporate a timer into your Zoom breakout room, ensuring all participants are aware of when the session is nearing its conclusion.
Step 1: Start a Meeting
To add a timer to your Zoom breakout room, you need to start a meeting first. Once you’ve started the meeting, click on the “Breakout Rooms” button in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
Step 2: Create Breakout Rooms
After clicking on the “Breakout Rooms” button, you’ll see a pop-up window where you can create your breakout rooms. You can choose how many rooms you want to create and how many people will be in each room. Once you’ve created your rooms, click on the “Create Breakout Rooms” button.
Step 3: Assign Participants
After creating your breakout rooms, you’ll see a list of all the participants in your meeting. You can assign each participant to a specific room by clicking on their name and selecting the appropriate room from the drop-down menu.
Step 4: Start Breakout Rooms
Once you’ve assigned everyone to a breakout room, click on the “Start Breakout Rooms” button. This will send all participants to their respective rooms and start the timer for each room.
Step 5: Set Timer
To set the timer for your breakout room, click on the “Options” button in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen. From there, select “Breakout Room Options” and then “Timer.” You can choose how long you want the timer to be and whether or not you want an audible alert when time is up.
Step 6: End Breakout Rooms
When the timer runs out, Zoom will automatically end the breakout rooms and bring everyone back to the main meeting. You can also manually end the breakout rooms by clicking on the “End Breakout Rooms” button in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen.
Conclusion
Adding a timer to your Zoom breakout room is a simple process that can help keep your meeting on track. By following these steps, you can ensure that everyone knows when the session is coming to an end and can wrap up their discussions accordingly.