10 Tips to Collaborate for Remote and Onsite Work

• Use a shared workspace to keep projects and conversations in one central hub.
• Host 1:1 and team meetings from any device.
• Connect with contacts inside and outside your organization.
• Catch up on conversations with chat and use in-line translation for multilingual teams.
• Collaborate and co-author documents in real time with Office 365 apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

2. Reduce Meeting Fatigue

• Try Together Mode to feel like you’re in the same room and pick up on nonverbal cues.
• Use Large Gallery View to see up to 49 participants at once.
• Customize your view with Dynamic View to suit your preferences.

3. Create More Inclusive Meetings

• Share reactions with emojis using Live Reactions.
• Participate via chat, now surfaced on all screens with Chat Bubbles.
• Follow along with Live Captions and Live Transcriptions so everyone is seen and heard.

4. Make Meetings More Effective

• Prepare by keeping content, context, and conversation in one place.
• Use background blur, Microsoft Whiteboard, digital hand raising, and live captions during meetings.
• After meetings, store and share recordings, notes, and transcripts for easy reference.

5. Improve Collaboration

• View, edit, and co-author shared documents in real time.
• Share files within channels, meetings, and chats.
• Use Microsoft Whiteboard for creative brainstorming and inclusive participation.

6. Manage Wellbeing

• Block out focus times and set your status to ‘away’ or ‘do not disturb’ to avoid interruptions.
• Set quiet hours on your mobile device to mute notifications.
• Check in regularly with your team and use emojis, GIFs, and stickers to keep things fun.
• Recognize team members with the Praise tool to boost morale.

7. Simplify Day-to-Day Activities

• Automate routine processes with Power Apps.
• Centralize data and reporting with Power BI.
• Use Power Automate to streamline tasks and workflows.

8. Streamline Your Work and Save Time

• Get a unified view of tasks from Microsoft To-Do, Planner, and Outlook with the Tasks app.
• Organize project tasks with Planner, accessible on desktop, web, or mobile.
• Respond quickly in chat with suggested short messages.

9. Work Across Devices

• Transition seamlessly between devices—laptop, desktop, mobile, or meeting room.
• Take meetings on the go with the Teams mobile app.
• Use touchless experiences in meeting rooms for safe onsite collaboration.

10. Connect Across Your Organization

• Host company-wide live events to foster engagement and dialogue.
• Bring together up to 1,000 participants for interactive meetings.
• Use view-only mode for large-scale meetings with up to 20,000 participants.

Conclusion

Keeping your team connected is more important than ever. With Microsoft Teams, you can enable teamwork from anywhere. These tips will help you stay productive, connected, and secure—whether you’re working remotely or onsite. Ready to get started? Contact HawkPoint.