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Participating in Zoom Polls and Breakout Rooms

Modified on: Thu, Mar 13 2025 9:38 AM

Learn how to participate in Zoom polls, join and leave breakout rooms. 

Before you start


Participating in Zoom Polls


The meeting host or instructor may use polls in Zoom as icebreakers, or to check understanding, gather feedback, or ask questions. Your responses to polls may be saved, or polls may be anonymous. 


Step 1: A pop-up will appear with the Zoom poll question(s)


Step 2: Select your answer(s)


Step 3: Select Submit

Poll pop up with options and blue submit button at bottom right


The host may choose to share the poll results with participants. 

 

Participating in Breakout Rooms


The Zoom meeting host or instructor may choose to place participants into breakout rooms for collaboration and discussion during your Zoom session. Breakout rooms are sessions that are split off from the main Zoom meeting. They allow the participants to meet in smaller groups, and are completely isolated in terms of audio and video from the main session.


Joining a Breakout Room


Step 1: The host will invite you to join the breakout room


Step 2: Select Join


Step 3: If you choose Later, you can join by selecting the Breakout Rooms option in your meeting controls


Step 4: Click Join Breakout Room

breakout room popup with blue button that says "join breakout room"



Asking for Help in a Breakout Room


If you select Ask for Help, it will notify the host that you need assistance and they will be asked to join your breakout room. 


Step 1: Select Ask for Help in the meeting controls


Step 2: Confirm that you would like assistance by clicking Invite Host


Invite host pop up with blue button that says "invite host"




Leaving the Breakout Room 


You can leave the breakout room and return to the main Zoom session at any time, or you can leave the Zoom session entirely from the breakout room. 


Step 1: Select Leave Room





Step 2: Choose if you want to leave the breakout room or the entire Zoom meeting



When the host ends the breakout rooms, you will be notified and given the option to return to the main room immediately, or in 60 seconds you will be automatically returned to the main room. 


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