Microsoft has added Q&A moderation and real-time polling to Teams Town Halls. Organizers can now review and approve attendee questions before they are surfaced publicly, and launch live polls to gather audience feedback during the event.
Available now for all Teams Town Hall organizers.
New Town Hall Features
- Q&A Moderation Queue
- Real-Time Polling with Live Results
- Attendee Reaction Controls
Organizers can enable Q&A moderation in Town Hall settings before the event starts.
Our Take
This is the right call, but Microsoft is underselling how disruptive it'll be. Users have built years of muscle memory around that Chat / Teams split — expect a wave of support tickets the week it lands. Get ahead of it with a quick communication to your users before it shows up, not after.
Bottom Line
Good change, bad rollout timing for unprepared orgs. Send a user comm now.
