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-organizer, presenter, 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:
- Open the meeting in your Teams calendar.
- Select Meeting options.
- Select Roles
.
- Next to Choose co-organizers, search and choose people you want to make co-organizers.
- 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
in the meeting controls. Hover over a name and select More options
. Select Make a presenter or Make an attendee.
- Go to your Teams calendar. Double-click the meeting and select Meeting options > Roles
. 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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