Speaking During the Meeting

You must have permission to speak before you can speak during a meeting that includes audio and video. If necessary, you can ask the Moderator for permission.

Tip After you speak, mute your microphone to avoid transmitting noise (such as shuffling papers or typing on the keyboard) to other participants. If you continue to transmit noise after you speak, your video image might continue to be displayed.

In Automatic Microphone Mode

During a meeting that includes Automatic Microphone mode, you can speak into your microphone at any time to be heard by all participants. Only two participants can speak at once.

You might need to adjust your microphone sensitivity during a meeting in Automatic Microphone mode. Adjusting your microphone sensitivity prevents you from transmitting noise (such as shuffling papers or typing on the keyboard) to other participants when you are not speaking.

In Request Microphone Mode

During a meeting that includes Request Microphone mode, you must request the microphone before you can speak. To speak during a meeting while using Request Microphone mode:

Choose Tools - Audio - Request Microphone or click Request Microphone. A "waiting to talk" icon appears next to your name in the Participant List, and the label on the Request Microphone button changes to Release Microphone.

Tip If you decide you do not want to speak after you have requested the microphone, click the Release Microphone button while someone else is speaking. The icon next to your name disappears, and you are no longer waiting for the microphone.

You will receive the microphone in turn. After you receive the microphone, a "currently talking" icon appears next to your name in the Participant List.

Note When the participant who is speaking releases the microphone, the first person who requested the microphone becomes the next participant to speak. For example, if Etienne, Maria, and Bob are in a meeting and Bob is speaking, Etienne and Maria might both click the Request Microphone button. If Maria clicks the button first, she receives the microphone after Bob releases it. When Maria finishes speaking and releases the microphone, Etienne receives the microphone.

Speak into your microphone. Everyone in the meeting hears you. If you have a video camera attached to your computer, everyone sees your video image when you speak.

When you are finished speaking, choose Tools - Audio - Release Microphone or click Release Microphone to allow someone else to speak.

The Meeting Moderator can pass the microphone to the next person if necessary. For example, the Moderator might pass the microphone if a participant has finished speaking but is having trouble releasing the microphone, or if a participant leaves the meeting without releasing the microphone.

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