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Questions on Breakout rooms

  • March 13, 2024
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  1. Is it possible to force an individual out of a breakout room?  If so, how?

  2. Is it possible to disable the ability for an individual to turn on their camera and audio, both in the main session and breakout room?  If so, how?

Thanks!

    Best answer by Ray_Harwood

    Welcome to the Zoom Community, @Dave808.

     

    If you have an unruly Attendee, your best bet is to Remove them, and ensure that your account is set to not allow removed attendees to immediately rejoin the meeting.

     

    In general, there’s no way to exercise that level of control over one individual. However, in my experience, if you as the Host Mute them while they’re unmuted, the only way for them to Unmute is if you click Ask to Unmute for the participant. The same applies for the camera: If it’s active and the Host stops video for that user, they can’t restart video unless you Ask to Start Video. I don’t know how transitioning between the main and Breakout Room will affect this. 

    I’m not sure what you can do for the Breakout Room situation. I think you can move them, but if attendees are permitted to select their own rooms, nothing will prevent them from re-choosing a room. 

    You selected the topic Webinar settings, and don’t indicate if this is an Attendee or Panelist. Again, if you have an unruly attendee, I suggest giving them a warning, and if they continue, Remove them from the Webinar. 

    Review these Zoom Support articles for additional info:

    https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0065566
    https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0066980 

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    Ray_Harwood
    Community Super Champion | Customer
    Community Super Champion | Customer
    March 17, 2024

    Welcome to the Zoom Community, @Dave808.

     

    If you have an unruly Attendee, your best bet is to Remove them, and ensure that your account is set to not allow removed attendees to immediately rejoin the meeting.

     

    In general, there’s no way to exercise that level of control over one individual. However, in my experience, if you as the Host Mute them while they’re unmuted, the only way for them to Unmute is if you click Ask to Unmute for the participant. The same applies for the camera: If it’s active and the Host stops video for that user, they can’t restart video unless you Ask to Start Video. I don’t know how transitioning between the main and Breakout Room will affect this. 

    I’m not sure what you can do for the Breakout Room situation. I think you can move them, but if attendees are permitted to select their own rooms, nothing will prevent them from re-choosing a room. 

    You selected the topic Webinar settings, and don’t indicate if this is an Attendee or Panelist. Again, if you have an unruly attendee, I suggest giving them a warning, and if they continue, Remove them from the Webinar. 

    Review these Zoom Support articles for additional info:

    https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0065566
    https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0066980 

    Bri
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    March 20, 2024

    Hi there @Dave808 ! @Ray_Harwood has provided a helpful reply, so I've marked it as an "Accepted Solution." Please let us know if you have additional questions 😎