How can I choose who can present in Microsoft Teams?

Roles in Microsoft Teams meetings


Assign different meeting roles in a Teams meeting to give people specific permissions. 

There are three roles to choose from: co-organizerpresenter, and attendee. Co-organizers and presenters share most organizer permissions, while attendees are more controlled.

Below are the capabilities for each role:

*Presenters can only see or admit people from the meeting lobby if they're signed into Teams.

Change meeting roles

Before a meeting

You'll need to send out the meeting invite before you can assign roles.

To assign roles:


  1. Open the meeting in your Teams calendar.
  2. Select Meeting options.
  3. Select Roles People or Show Participants button.
  4. Next to Choose co-organizers, search and choose people you want to make co-organizers.
  5. Next to Who can present?, designate who can present during the meeting.

A couple of things to keep in mind:

  • Send a meeting invite directly to anyone you want to make a presenter.
  • Co-organizers can't change a meeting before it starts.
  • The role of meeting organizer can't be changed.

Note: The ability to select specific presenters isn't available for channel meetings. 

During a meeting

There are two ways to change someone's role during a meeting:


  • Select People  People or Show Participants button in the meeting controls. Hover over a name and select More options  Microsoft Teams more options icon. Select Make a presenter or Make an attendee.
  • Go to your Teams calendar. Double-click the meeting and select Meeting options Roles  People or Show Participants button. Add a co-organizer from the Choose co-organizers dropdown menu. That person will be notified that they can present content and help facilitate the meeting.


Created: May 29, 2020 - 10:56am Updated: Apr 03, 2025 - 7:27am Author: UIT Support Center Article: 3039
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