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Teams Live Events - Producer

Modified on: Thu, Jun 15 2023 9:24 AM

All Swinerton admin employees have licenses to Microsoft Teams via Office 365 (your Office applications accessible via a web browser).  Staff are strongly encouraged to install the computer desktop application from Software Center for the full benefits and functions of Microsoft Teams Live Events.


Software Center: Go to your computer's start button, just start typing "software center," choose the Software Center app, and in the Applications tab, install Teams.


A producer of a Microsoft Teams Live Event is a host that ensures attendees have a great viewing experience by controlling the live event stream.  The producer:

  • Starts and stops the live event.

  • Shares own video.
  • Shares participant video.
  • Shares active desktop or window.
  • Selects layouts.


Microsoft Teams Live Events videos and guides on:

(Organizer) Step 1 - Schedule a live event

(Organizer) Step 2 - Invite attendees

(Producer) Step 3a - Produce your live events.

(Presenter) Step 3b - Present in your live events.

(Organizer) Step 4 - Manage the recording and reports.


(Optional) Understand the roles and responsibilities by reviewing this Get Started article.


Support is available through Microsoft Teams Live Events Support https://support.office.com/home/contact..


Facts:

  • Support is available through Microsoft Teams Live Events Support https://support.office.com/home/contact.
  • Microsoft Teams Live Events and Microsoft Teams Meetings* are separate.  Please do not invite people to a Live Event through a Teams Meeting.
  • 10,000 is the maximum amount of attendees that a Microsoft Teams Live Event can hold.  Special configurations will enable up to 100,000 attendees.
  • Up to 250 producers and presenters can run a Microsoft Teams Live Event.
  • 2 gigabytes is the maximum PowerPoint file size for presentation.
  • 4 hours is the maximum duration for a Microsoft Teams Live Event.
  • 15 (maximum) concurrent Microsoft Teams Live Events per organization.
  • Microsoft Teams Live Events, Yammer, and Steam operate on the same platform.


*Microsoft Teams *Meetings* can hold up to 250 attendees.

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