Microsoft Teams meetingswith tens of attendees can sometimes become quite confusing and tiresome.
Or your capacity to focus on whats being said may drop.
To properly follow the speaker, its always a good idea to focus only on that person.
Microsoft Teams allows you to view up to 49 participants on a single screen.
But all this visual clutter can make people feel tired, affecting their attention span and ability to focus.
This option basically overrides the presenters prefs.
To initiate the Pin feature, click onShow Participants.
Then use the drop-down menu to selectPin.
The video of the pinned attendee will then take the focus in your view.
Individual users can spotlight themselves too.
This allows you to draw everyones attention to yourself.
To highlight yourself, click onShow participants, right-tap on your name, and then click onSpotlight me.
To end the spotlight, right-click again on that video and selectStop spotlighting.
Turn off the Camera
Theres another quick workaround that you’ve got the option to use.
Ask allthe attendeesto turn off their cameras if theyre not speaking.
In this manner, the presenter is the only person with the camera on.
Additionally, this method also reduces the strain that Microsoft Teams video meetings put on your bandwidth.
Visual Noise and Attention Deficit Disorders
Some of the meeting attendees may suffer from attention deficit disorders.
Some may tell you about it, while others prefer to remain silent.
Focusing on the main speaker is very difficult for these persons, especially when theres so much going on.
