Meetings
Chat
Use in-meeting chat for links, side questions, and live coordination.
Meeting chat is the place for information that should accompany the conversation without interrupting it. Use it for links, clarifying questions, short updates, and follow-up breadcrumbs that need to stay attached to the meeting.
Meeting chat
- Chat opens from the right of the control bar and shows an unread badge while it is closed.
- It stays open beside the stage, so you can read and reply while people keep talking.
- Hosts can turn meeting chat off for a meeting from its access settings.
Best uses for chat
Section titled “Best uses for chat”- Share links, docs, and references while someone is speaking.
- Capture side questions without derailing the speaker.
- Leave small follow-up breadcrumbs that later connect to the recap.
Moderation and policy
Section titled “Moderation and policy”- Hosts can disable chat or restrict who can use it in sensitive meetings.
- Chat is best for live coordination, while summaries and notes are better for durable follow-up.
- Treat chat sharing as part of the meeting’s overall permissions model, especially with guests present.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”People are using chat for decisions that never make it into follow-up
Section titled “People are using chat for decisions that never make it into follow-up”- Add notes or summary review to the meeting workflow so decisions move into a durable recap.
- Post the final decision into chat only after it also exists in the recap or notes.