Best way to chat with a remote member on a board?

Hi ​@Dean Rowntree, thanks for reaching out!

You’re not missing anything obvious, using text boxes for quick back-and-forth can get messy.

Here are a few built-in options in Miro that usually work better for “quickfire” collaboration:

Comments

• Select any object (or area) and add a comment instead of a text box.

• Comments stay threaded, can be resolved, and don’t clutter the canvas.

• You can @mention your colleague to grab their attention.

• Works well if you’re reacting to specific parts of the diagram.

Miro Talktrack

• If one of you needs to explain thinking rather than chat back and forth, Talktrack lets you record a short walkthrough tied to the board.

• Better for explanation than rapid discussion, but keeps context intact.

Live collaboration + cursor following

• When you’re both on the board at the same time, you can:

  • Follow each other’s cursors

  • Use Reactions (thumbs up, emojis) for lightweight feedback

Teams and Zoom

For fast brainstorming or debate, a Teams/Zoom call alongside Miro is still the smoothest option. Many teams pair:

• Voice/video for discussion

• Miro for visual thinking and decision capture

Hope this helps!

​@Dean Rowntree Another option is the visual notes panel. What I like about this is that it is docked/pinned, so it’s always on screen. And, you can create checkboxes to assigned each other tasks, e.g., type [] + space and ask your team mate to do something - their checking the box signals it is done.

For example:

​@Eca ​@Robert Johnson thank you for the suggestions! The comment and note features are probably the most useful and I’ll be sure to try those out next time.