How to Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Meet users

What are breakout rooms in Google Meet

As a Google Meet session organizer, you can set up breakout rooms to separate meeting participants into groups with different sub-sessions.

When can you add breakout rooms to a Google Meet session

You can do this during the session as shown below or while scheduling a session using Google Calendar, as shown here.

Which Google Workspace editions don’t allow you to create breakout rooms in Google Meet

This feature is not available for G Suite Basic, Google Workspace Business Starter, and Education Fundamentals and Standard.

How to create breakout rooms in a Google Meet session step-by-step with images

Step 1

While in a meeting in Google Meet at https://meet.google.com, click the Activities icon at the bottom right.

Step 2

Select Breakout rooms.

Step 3

Click the Set up breakout rooms icon.

Step 4

Add a time limit to end breakout rooms after a set amount of time

If you click the Timer setting, check the End breakout rooms after a set amount of time box and specify how long you want the breakout rooms to last.

When this time runs out, a 30-second countdown starts before all participants return to the main room.

Step 5

The breakout rooms settings appear.

You can adjust the number of breakout Rooms, set a Timer, Shuffle participants randomly between rooms, or click Clear to reset the settings to the default.

Step 6

Rename a breakout room

You can click a breakout room’s name to change it.

Step 7

Assign session participants to specific breakout rooms

Click and drag a meeting participant to move them to another breakout room.

When ready, click Open rooms at the bottom.

Step 8

Joining a breakout room

Participants that you place into another breakout room receive this notification asking them to join.

Step 9

When they click Join, they leave the main session and go into the breakout room. If you have set a timer, they can see how much time remains in the banner on top.

They can Ask for help or Return to the main call.

Step 10

Update breakout rooms settings

You can click the Activities icon at the bottom right at any time to update breakout room settings and join rooms.

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How to Set Up Google Meet Breakout Rooms

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Meet users

What are breakout rooms in Google Meet

When can you add breakout rooms to a Google Meet session

Which Google Workspace editions don’t allow you to create breakout rooms in Google Meet

How to create breakout rooms in a Google Meet session step-by-step with images

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Add a time limit to end breakout rooms after a set amount of time

Step 5

Step 6

Rename a breakout room

Step 7

Assign session participants to specific breakout rooms

Step 8

Joining a breakout room

Step 9

Step 10

Update breakout rooms settings

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