Self-expression and pronouns in Microsoft 365
summary
Microsoft announces three concrete M365 features: profile videos, a record-or-upload intro tied to the profile; name pronunciation audio, user-recorded clips with later phonetic/AI options; and a configurable pronouns field stored in mailbox (not in Microsoft Graph) surfaced across Teams/Outlook/Office. Pronouns ship tenant-disabled by default, require admin enablement, run through research and safety reviews, use separate API calls, and follow staged ring releases with controls for visibility and profanity filtering.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:18What is People Experiences
- 2:44Diversity and Inclusion at Microsoft
- 6:32Selfexpression features
- 8:17Profile videos pronouns
- 13:00Pronouns
- 14:55Managing tension
- 20:40Learnings
- 29:40Questions
- 38:40Implementation for customers
- 41:25Region logging
- 43:30Conclusion
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