THRIVE IN YOUR MEETINGS: THE BEST PLUGIN TO HAVE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS??

Elgato and Microsoft bring you the all-powerful Teams plugin for Stream Deck. Have full control over your video calls at the press of a key.

It’s Monday morning, second coffee in hand. Incoming Microsoft Teams call! Your mind races: ‘Is my mic on? How’s my hair? Are those boxes behind me in view?’ Scrambling your mouse across two monitors and a million open windows, finally, you answer.

Sound familiar? We've all been there. But fret not – now you can dominate your video call experience, instead of it dominating you. ?

Elgato and Microsoft joined forces to bring you ultimate control over your Teams meetings. The Microsoft Teams plugin lets you easily control your meeting experience with the tap of a key on your Elgato Stream Deck. Quickly launch Teams when you’re ready, let your colleagues hear you only when you want with toggle mute, be sure your background doesn’t embarrass you with background blur toggle, and more. ?

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Elgato Stream Deck is all about streamlining your workflow. No matter the task, Stream Deck offers ease of access, intuitive set up, and automated shortcuts with over 200 plugins to help you work better. The Stream Deck Microsoft Teams plugin for Windows and macOS is your champion when it comes to efficient working.

These are the key actions for your calls and webinars: ?

• Background blur: Toggle AI background blur and get that DSLR-like bokeh effect. ?
• Camera: Easily turn your camera on or off. ?
• Leave: Don’t be the last to leave a meeting because you couldn’t find the on-screen button.
• Mute: Mute your mic exactly when you need to, and easily check if you’re muted. ?
• Raise hand: Speak up without fumbling with your mouse. ?
• Reactions: Instantly react with applause, laugh, like, love or wow. ?

What if everything was as easy as lights, camera, action? We’re here to tell you it is! You can get everything set up for that big presentation faster than you think. Together, Stream Deck and the Teams plugin give you full control over your video conference experience. Customize your workstation to have everything within reach. Just a few taps on your personalized Stream Deck LCD keys will: ?

Adjust your lighting to look amazing. ?

Turn on your camera and blur the background. ?

Select your headset audio. ?

… and action! Join the Teams meeting and control your PowerPoint slides with Stream Deck, too. You’re ready for anything.

Elgato and Microsoft believe in boosting performance through innovation — collaborating closely on this project to enhance the user experience and help everyone’s lives run smoother. The plugin not only supports this mission — it resolves some of the worry around meeting and webinar chaos, so you can focus on what really matters.?

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One advantageous feature of the plugin is the convenience of seeing your settings even when you’re not on the Teams window. Stream Deck keys show you the state of your settings in Teams with a quick look. Instantly check if your camera or microphone is on, or know if your laundry is in plain sight right behind you and blur it out with a swift press. Another essential feature are the quick reaction keys. Just ask LinkedIn member and Enterprise Architect John Moore, who says, “Big applause to [Microsoft] and Elgato … I love that I will be able to see, at a glance, what my current status is and be able to quickly do reactions! … Now I can do that with a press of a button. I don’t have to hunt for it in the application.” ?

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As a matter of fact, this was a defining moment during the plugin development. The value truly clicked during the first demo of reactions buttons. Taylor Ward, Director of Ecosystems at Elgato says, “The first time we were able to use the heart emoji in real time to react was the moment we knew this integration was a game changer.”

It’s not solely about efficiency. It’s about feeling engaged and in-the-moment, interacting with your colleagues and friends in real time, and not having technology as a barrier, but an assistant for a seamless experience. The plugin lets you react at exactly the right moment, with a simple press of a Stream Deck key. ?

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Needless to say, digital professionals are excited about the release. William Huneycutt, President of Upskill Tech says, “The Microsoft Teams plugin for Stream Deck exceeded my expectations! It’s not just keyboard shortcuts, but also an integrated set of commands that extends meeting controls to fast one-click controls on my Stream Deck, even when I’m in a different window.”?

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No more missing your chance to speak because you couldn’t find the raise hand button during a webinar. And no more chaos before your video calls. Streamline your workflow today. Download the Microsoft TEAMS plugin for Elgato Stream Deck and watch this video on how to get started. ?

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