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# Connect Through Groups
Manage your team communication groups on Empuls
Empuls groups are workspaces where your team members can communicate and collaborate seamlessly. Create work-related groups or interest-based groups, as per your team's needs.
## Townhall Group
Townhall is the **default** group created in Empuls. All the enabled users are automatically a part of it. Super Admins are the default admins of this group. Automated posts like Birthday, Work Anniversary, and New joiners post will be posted in this group, for public recognition.
### What can you do in a group?
* Start new conversations, attach documents, and comment on other's posts.
* Make announcements and send notifications to all group members.
* Share greetings and appreciation with your teammates.
* Give peer-to-peer awards.
* Create a Poll.
### How to create a group?
* Navigate to **Connect > See All**. It takes you to the **View All Groups** page.
* Click on the **Create Group** button, and add the relevant details in the *New Group Details* form.
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Anyone in the organization can join the open groups. Closed groups require approval from the respective group admins.
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### Add Members to a Group
To add members to a group, enter the *Group Information* page by clicking on the group name. Now follow the below steps to add members to it:
* Click on **ADD MEMBERS** at the bottom right corner under Group Members.
* Enter the email address of your teammates and click **Add** or add members across the organization using the filters
* Notify new group members through an email as you add them.
Great! Now that you know how to create groups for collaboration, let's find out how to appreciate your teammates with value cards and spot awards.
