Tips on how to collaborate in a video meeting

Learn how to collaborate better in Google Meet with the quick tips on this page. Use these tips to improve your communication and group interactions.

Tips to communicate

Tips for group interactions

Tips to communicate

Raise your hand to speak

You can virtually raise your hand in a video meeting to:

  • Let others know you have a question.
  • Indicate that you want to speak.

Pin a meeting participant or presentation

You can pin up to 6 participants and presentations at the same time.

Reverse your camera on a mobile device

On the Meet app, in a video meeting, you can reverse the camera on your mobile device. For example, you can show a whiteboard or notes in the room you're in.

Share meeting info

To give your guests important event info, you can add meeting details, documents, spreadsheets, notes, and other files directly to an event.

Tips for group interactions

Hold a Q&A session

You can use Q&A to submit and upvote questions in a video meeting.

When you use Q&A, you don't disrupt the flow of the meeting or presentation. The moderator gets a report of all questions after the meeting.

Use a virtual whiteboard to brainstorm

To brainstorm with others on a virtual whiteboard, you can use third-party add-ons, such as Miro, to collaborate with other video call participants in real-time. Learn about add-ons in Meet.

Create or vote in a poll

Use a poll to:

  • Identify topics that need more discussion.
  • Get real-time feedback.

The moderator gets an email report with the answers and names of all participants after the meeting.

Use breakout rooms

If the moderator allows, you can join a breakout room during a meeting and have a discussion in a smaller group.

Tips:
  • After non-Google users join the main meeting, you can add them to a breakout room as anonymous users.
  • You can’t add non-Google users to breakout rooms through Google Calendar.
  • You can’t live stream or record breakout rooms.

Live stream a video meeting

To present to an audience of 250 participants, use Meet or Calendar to create a live stream event. You can also add up to 100,000 view-only guests. You can’t display or hear view-only guests in the meeting. They can’t present, record, or control the stream.

Track attendance in a video meeting

Use attendance reports to keep track of who attended your meeting and for how long. The organizer receives the attendance report in their email after the meeting. The attendance report is a Google Sheet with participant names, emails, and the length of time they stayed on the call.

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