# Breakout rooms

Breakout rooms allow you to divide a Nextcloud Talk call into smaller groups for more focused discussions. The moderator of the call can create multiple breakout rooms and assign participants to each room.

> **提示**
>
> Breakout rooms are currently not available in conversations that are joinable by guests (public conversations).

## Configure breakout rooms

To create breakout rooms, you need to be a moderator in a group conversation. Click on the top-bar menu and click on `Setup breakout rooms`.

![Talk Breakout rooms setup button in conversation controls](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/talk-breakout-rooms-setup.png)

A dialog will open where you can specify the number of rooms you want to create and the participants assignment method. You have three options:

- **Automatically assign participants**: Talk will automatically assign participants to the rooms.
- **Manually assign participants**: You'll go through a participants editor where you can assign participants to rooms.
- **Allow participants to choose**: Participants will be able to join breakout rooms themselves.

![Talk breakout rooms configuration dialog showing participant assignment options](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/talk-breakout-rooms-setup-dialog.png)

## Manage breakout rooms

Once the breakout rooms are created, you will be able to see them in the sidebar.

![Talk sidebar showing created breakout rooms](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/talk-breakout-rooms-sidebar.png)

From the sidebar header, you can:

- **Start and stop the breakout rooms**: this will move all the users in the parent conversation to their respective breakout rooms.
- **Broadcast a message to all the rooms**: this will send a message to all the rooms at the same time.
- **Make changes to the assigned participants**: this will open the participants editor where you can change which participants are assigned to which breakout room. From this dialog it's also possible to delete the breakout rooms.

![Talk breakout rooms sidebar header with start and manage options](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/talk-breakout-rooms-sidebar-header.png)

From the breakout room element in the sidebar, you can also join a particular breakout room or send a message to a specific room.

![Talk individual breakout room entry in the sidebar with join option](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/talk-breakout-rooms-sidebar-item.png)