Have you received as many RSVPs as you thought you would? What is your plan to manage no-shows or extra attendees on the day? Is this a quick 10-minute Zoom session or a longer 45-minute session? How many breakout sessions are you hoping to realistically run in this time? Is this a virtual open day or a staff meeting? Do your activities need to be targeted to a student or parent audience? This will help you to brainstorm activities that would best suit your audience.Ī few other things to consider in your session planning: You should pick three to four SMART goals and specify whether your event is for prospective families, students, staff, or your existing community. If you’re unsure what breakout activities would best suit your online event, defining your event audience and the goals you want to achieve is a good place to start. Hosting virtual events is a smart way to keep engaging your school community within these current circumstances, but with webinar fatigue on the rise, it’s important to consider creative ways to create a personalised and interactive experience for your attendees. In this post, we’ll give you a step-by-step breakdown of how to use breakout rooms for your next virtual event. It’s a great space to allow for group discussions and virtual activities.

Here at Digistorm, we’ve used Zoom for our online webinars and have become familiar with many of its handy features, such as breakout rooms.īreakout rooms allow you to easily split your Zoom attendees into different “rooms,” separate from the main meeting. Whether it’s for staff meetings, online interviews with prospective parents, or virtual events, we know that it’s an engaging and interactive platform that has been successful for many schools.

By now, many businesses and schools are seasoned pros at using Zoom.

Zoom webinar breakout rooms