Microsoft Ignite 2021 - Enter the Metaverse - Introducing Mesh for Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Ignite kicks off today, November 2 and Microsoft Teams leads the big announcements this year.

As Microsoft Teams meetings evolved, features like grid view, Together mode and Presenter view marked the beginning of 2D immersive meeting experiences. With the introduction of Mesh for Microsoft Teams, the next leap for 2D and 3D experiences is on the horizon.

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What's new in Office 365 and Windows 11

As hybrid work shifts from “new” to “the new normal,” Microsoft is continuing to learn how to successfully navigate the transition. One thing remains clear: hybrid work is about providing flexibility. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach. Through the launch of new technologies, like Windows 11 released on October 5, 2021, Microsoft is empowering employees to contribute and be productive from anywhere, on any device, at any time.

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What's new in Microsoft Teams - September 2021

Microsoft continues innovating and updating Microsoft Teams, which is why at Excel and Flourish, we like to take a moment each month to go over some highlights that might benefit your company or team. Let’s take a look at what’s new in Microsoft this month.

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Stop the emails: Use Microsoft Teams for communication and collaboration

Even before the pandemic forced us to work from home, email use had been on the rise. The number of messages in our inboxes continues to climb, and daily email volume has increased dramatically due to the absence of informal communication that naturally resulted from being in the office. We need to put a control on this volume.

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Q&A app in Microsoft Teams meetings

With an aim to ensure better user engagement, Microsoft announced that it is planning to rollout Q&A app in Teams Meetings, which is currently in private preview. The Q&A app will allow meeting organizers and presenters to add open or moderated Q&As to any Teams meeting. It enables attendees to ask and reply to questions before and during a meeting

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Hybrid Work Environments - What you need to know

Hi everyone, it's Jennifer Buchholz with Excel & Flourish. I'd like to talk to you a little bit about hybrid work environments and give you a low-down on some of the things that you're going to want to keep in mind as folks are returning to work. We want to make sure that everyone has a seat at the table, everyone has the same information available, and that everybody can participate fully.

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What is Microsoft Viva?

Earlier this year, Microsoft introduced a new product called Microsoft Viva. Viva is the first employee experience platform to bring tools for employee engagement, learning, wellbeing and knowledge discovery, directly into the flow of people’s work. Viva is designed to help employees learn, grow and thrive, with new experiences that integrate with the productivity and collaboration capabilities in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams.

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Hybrid Work Environments 101

During the pandemic, remote work became the norm, and companies were forced to pivot with so many employees working from home. Tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams became the must-have software over the past year and just about everyone is now used to video meetings. But, things are starting to open up again and offices are starting to welcome workers back. But one thing that we know for sure if that some form of remote work is here to stay and the most likely scenario is a hybrid work environment.

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