Choose the right format for your communication
Teams meeting, webcast or webinar?
A meeting, webcast and webinar each serve a different communication goal. This guide helps you choose a format that fits your audience, message and desired interaction.
- When a Teams meeting is the most effective choice
- How a webcast differs from a webinar
- Where live interaction adds value
- What changes when people join on-site and online
- How to plan content, production and follow-up
Use the practical comparison and checklist to prepare your next online event with a clear purpose.
Download the guide: meeting, webcast or webinar?
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Discover which format fits your communication goal. The guide compares the options and shows how to make a webinar effective from preparation to follow-up.
- Meeting, webcast, webinar and hybrid event compared
- Examples of when each format works
- Five pillars of an effective webinar
- A checklist for before, during and after the broadcast
Which format fits your communication?
Start with your objective, audience and the level of production control and interaction you need. The guide explains what each format adds to your communication.
- Teams meeting: discuss together
For a smaller group where everyone can participate and respond directly. Ideal when the conversation itself is the goal.
- Webcast: broadcast one clear message
Reach a larger audience with a controlled live broadcast. The organisation leads the message and manages what viewers see and hear.
- Webinar: broadcast and interact
Combine a professionally managed broadcast with questions, chat or polls. Give participants a way to respond while keeping control of the programme.