Retractable microphone assembly embeddable in desks

A retractable microphone assembly embeddable in desks, which comprises a housing, a frame having an opening and a cover for the opening, a microphone, a movable support structure supporting the microphone, where said movable support structure is intended to move the microphone between a hidden lower position and an upper use position, and a mechanism for actuating and guiding the movable support structure, wherein the retractable microphone assembly comprises a centring element for the microphone, said centring element being movable between a position wherein the upper portion thereof is hidden beneath the frame and a position wherein it projects from the frame through the opening, said centring element (5) having lighting elements, such as to enable the functions of centring the microphone, pushing the cover and visually indicating the operational status of the microphone.