Create breakout rooms

I need two breakout rooms for this 50-minute workshop with 40 attendees. Create Room 1 and Room 2 now, set them to open in 3 minutes, and have the rooms auto-close at the 40-minute mark so we return for the final Q&A. Name Room 1 Design and Room 2 Implementation and make them visible in the meeting roster so I can move people manually if needed.

Before I create breakout rooms for next week's planning session, make setup easier for the reviewer who will run them. Pre-name rooms by topic, set the timer to the precise segment length, enable participants to join and leave freely, and surface which rooms will close automatically. Point out any settings that would surprise a first-time host.

I’m creating breakout rooms for a 60-person staff retreat and I don’t know whether to cap rooms at 8 or leave them unlimited. I worry small groups will be too few for discussion but large rooms will let people hide. What’s the sensible room size trade-off for an hour-long interactive workshop, and how should I set the room names and timers to match that decision?

Every sprint planning I spend ten minutes rebuilding the same set of breakout rooms and names, then fixing people who land in the wrong room. That wastes time and makes the meeting look sloppy. What habit or quick template should I adopt so I create and reuse consistent room configurations with minimal setup each week?