Schedule the conversation
Use meeting scheduling to organise when people come together. Decide whether Direct or Translated communication fits the group.
A SHARED ROOM FOR DIFFERENT VOICES
Meet together.
Give everyone a turn.
Bring people into a Direct or Translated conversation with group audio and video. Share your screen, manage admission and leave room for each person’s contribution.
BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER
A meeting has more than one moment.
Scheduling, joining and speaking are different parts of bringing a group together. Choose the meeting mode and make those choices clear to the people you invite.
Manage admission
Admission controls let you manage entry into a meeting, rather than treating joining and participation as the same thing.
Show what you mean
Screen sharing gives the discussion a common point of reference when a document or something on screen needs attention.
Understand usage
The initiating account funds paid communication. Review activity and credit consumed; usage history is not an automatic recording.
A LITTLE STRUCTURE, A BETTER DISCUSSION
Plan the room.
Then give people space.
Choose the format
Before inviting a group, consider whether the discussion needs audio, video or screen sharing. Choose Direct or Translated mode for the people involved and select each person’s language from the options for the meeting. A scheduled time helps people prepare; admission controls manage how they enter.
Give each speaker room
Once the meeting starts, make turn taking clear. In a translated audio group, participants request to speak and one active speaker holds the floor. A pause after someone finishes lets others follow the translated speech before responding. Talking over the active voice can make recognition harder.
Keep details clear
Screen sharing gives everyone a reference point, but it does not make spoken details automatically accurate. If a quantity, date or name matters, confirm it rather than relying on a quick spoken mention. Live subtitles help participants follow original and translated words.
Choose what to save
Decide separately whether a local recording or transcript is needed. Recording has a visible indicator and requires consent; neither the meeting nor its history creates a default content archive. The initiating account funds paid communication, and optional saving adds its own charges.
TRANSLATED AUDIO GROUPS
One active speaker.
A clearer place to listen.
Translated audio groups use one active speaker at a time. Request to speak and take turns, so the conversation has a speaking floor rather than several overlapping voices.
Each person follows translated speech in their selected language. Live original and translated subtitles provide another way to follow the words.
Understand live translation ↗Active speakerOne voice at a time
Request to speakLeave a little space between turns
Recognition, translation and spoken output introduce processing delay. Pause, listen and confirm details when needed. Noise and overlapping speech can affect recognition.
Select each person’s language for the meeting. Leave time for translated replies and clarification.
KNOW WHAT PARTICIPANT MINUTES MEAN
People × time.
Not just the length of the meeting.
Participant minutes reflect how many people take part and for how long. The examples below explain that measure; they are not monetary quotes.
Two participants for 60 minutes equal 120 participant minutes.
Five participants for 24 minutes also equal 120 participant minutes.
Both examples reach the same participant-minute total with different group sizes and durations. That does not prove their communication charges will match. The mode and relevant translation inputs still matter, so use participant minutes to understand the measure rather than to infer a final price.
Group translation rates can depend on speech and output languages. These examples do not calculate a group translation charge. Consult the pricing for the selected mode rather than applying a one-to-one audio package rate to a group.
Read the confirmed pricing information ↗Choose audio or video
Group audio, video and group video offer Direct and Translated modes. Pick the format that suits the discussion and confirm its pricing before paid use.
Make saving a separate choice
Optional local recordings and transcripts are distinct from live subtitles. Recording requires consent and a visible indicator. Do not assume the meeting is automatically archived.
Recording & transcript details ↗A workspace is not a content archive
Teams can organise members and credit. Workspace administration does not automatically grant access to private conversation content.
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