How to Create Breakout Rooms in Google Meet | Hosts Guide

Creating breakout rooms in Google Meet allows you to effectively divide participants into groups for discussion or activities. How to make breakout rooms in Google Meet? What’s the condition? Here are the answers.

Conditions to Create Breakout Rooms

• Account Type: Breakout rooms are available for Google Workspace editions (such as Business, Enterprise, Education, and others). A free Google Meet version is not available to use this feature.
• Host Control: Only the meeting host or co-hosts can create and manage breakout rooms.
• Browser Compatibility: Ensure you are using a compatible web browser like Google Chrome or Firefox for full functionality.

How to Create Breakout Rooms in Google Meet in Advance

Step 1. Create a new Google Calendar event. Click Add Google Meet video conferencing. Add participants.

Step 2. Click Change conference settings. On the left, click Breakout rooms.

Step 3. You can set the number of breakout rooms, then choose an option:

• Drag participants into different rooms.
• Enter names directly into a room.
• Click Shuffle to mix the groups.
• Click Save.

How to Make Breakout Rooms During Google Meet

Step 1. When you are in a Google meeting, click Activities > Breakout rooms at the bottom right.

Step 2. On the setting page, set the number of breakout rooms. You can create up to 100 breakout rooms in a meeting. 

Step 3. Call participants are distributed across the rooms. You can enter the participant’s name into a breakout room or drag and drop his/her name to move them manually. Or you can click Shuffle to randomly divide the groups.

Step 4. At the bottom right, click Open rooms.

During the breakout sessions, the meeting host can join any room to provide support or guidance. When you're ready to end the breakout rooms, you can bring everyone back to the main meeting room.

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