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Introducing listen-only conversations

The Carbon Voice Team
Phonon X, Inc.

Listen-only conversations let people listen in without the ability to post or reply.

What it's for​

📣 Team broadcasts. Leadership can create a listen-only conversation for company-wide announcements without accidental replies cluttering an important update — especially useful on larger teams.

🔒 Private communities. Good for customer communities, coaches, or external advocates who want to share quick updates like a private podcast, without clients posting back or seeing each other.

New options in conversation settings​

  • Set as listen-only. Mark any conversation as listen-only and new members join as listeners by default. Listen-only members can't see other listen-only members.
  • Control who can post. Promote an individual from listener to speaker to manage who contributes while everyone else listens.
  • Flexible sharing. This works with every way of joining a conversation — add people manually, let anyone in your workspace find and join, or share a public link.

See one in action​

Productivity expert Ari Meisel moved his client community, Less Doing Labs, to Carbon Voice, where he shares insights and strategies straight from his workflow. You can join and listen in.

See Listen-only conversations for the full documentation.