What is 'Active Speaker' and How Does It Work?

What is 'Active Speaker' and How Does It Work?

Active speaker allows you to see exactly who is talking within the online meeting room.


  • The tile of the person talking will highlight yellow
  • In speaker view, their video/shared screen will be displayed large in the main window
  • Their icon will move to the top of the participant list on the right of the meeting room
  • Use the 'pin' feature to deactivate active speaker if you want to choose one person's video/shared screen to be always displayed, regardless of who is talking

  • Moderators can override active speaker using the Spotlight feature.


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