Whether in large video conferences, webinars, or other large-scale virtual events, if you’ve ever had to create a Zoom meeting or participated in a Zoom meeting with over 100 participants, you will know how difficult it is to hold constructive discussions.
To enable small discussion groups when there are fifty, a hundred, or even more participants in a meeting, Zoom provides breakout rooms (unfortunately not available in webinars). With a Zoom breakout room, you can open 50 separate rooms or meetings parallel to the main meeting. The host decides whether to assign all participants automatically or manually to breakout rooms or allow meeting attendees to enter and leave Zoom breakout rooms as desired. If the meeting is being recorded, it is important to note that only the main room can be recorded. Locally recording the breakout rooms is only possible with the host’s permission.