Key Topics:
Meeting Introduction: Ricardo introduced the meeting, explaining that it is an office hours session for discussing and asking questions about using Teams effectively. They encouraged participants to come off mute or use the chat to ask questions. 1:05
Article on Mastering Teams: Ricardo shared an article from LinkedIn about mastering Teams, which includes tips to boost productivity and collaboration. They found it interesting and decided to go through the tips during the meeting. 2:36
Organizing with Teams and Channels: Ricardo discussed the importance of organizing with teams and channels, mentioning the new chats and channels experience in Teams. They highlighted the benefits of creating teams for departments, projects, or clients and using channels for focused discussions. 4:16
Leveraging Tabs for Quick Access: Ricardo emphasized the use of tabs in channels for quick access to frequently used documents and tools. They mentioned that many people miss out on this feature and encouraged its use for better organization. 8:06
Streamlining Meetings with Built-in Tools: Ricardo talked about various tools to streamline meetings, such as together mode, live captions, and recording meetings. They also mentioned the upcoming AI-powered real-time translation feature. 11:25
Automating Processes with Power Automate: Ricardo discussed the use of Power Automate for automating notifications and alerts in Teams. They shared their preference for receiving alerts in Teams and Outlook and encouraged others to use this feature. 14:20
Collaborating with File Integration: Ricardo highlighted the importance of file integration in Teams, mentioning version history and linking Teams channels to specific SharePoint libraries for centralized document management. 17:36
Using Shortcuts in Teams: Ricardo mentioned the use of shortcuts in Teams, although they admitted not being a big shortcut user themselves. They shared some common shortcuts and encouraged participants to explore them. 17:53
Focusing with Notifications and Quiet Hours: Ricardo recommended setting up quiet hours and quiet days on Teams, especially during non-working hours and vacations. They also discussed managing channel notifications to reduce distractions. 19:44
Employee Engagement with Viva: Ricardo talked about using Viva for employee engagement, including Viva Engage, Viva Insights, and Viva Learning. They mentioned the recent integration of storylines in Viva Engage. 21:01
Securing Teams Environment: Ricardo emphasized the importance of securing the Teams environment with MFA, conditional access policies, and regularly reviewing guest access and permissions. 21:56
Staying Up to Date with Teams Features: Ricardo encouraged participants to stay up to date with Teams features by checking the roadmap and taking advantage of new updates. They mentioned that Teams now updates more fluidly. 23:23
Meeting Conclusion: Ricardo concluded the meeting by wishing everyone happy holidays and informing them that the next meeting will be in January 2025. They shared the link to the discussed article in the chat. 27:38
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