Webinar Panelist Role

Webinar Panelist - An Overview

• Panelists are participants in the Webinar.
• Can be invited when the Webinar is scheduled.
• Allowed to enter while the Webinar is in 'Practice' mode.
• Can share video, screen share, and annotate.
• Can respond to Q&A questions.
• Record local – host enabled option.
• Turn on video – host enabled option.
• The Host can promote an Attendee to a Panelist during a live webinar.

Scheduling: Add a Panelist to a Webinar

• Sign-In to your ConferZoom account.
• Click the 'Topic' of the Webinar.

         

• On the 'Invitations' tab select 'Edit'.

         

• Enter the Name and E-mail Address. Panelists do not need a ConferZoom account.
• Select Add Another Panelist to add more than one.
• Press Save to send invites to Panelists.
• To resend the Panelist invitation, click on 'Edit', then 'Resend'.
  
   

Change Panelist Role 

The Panelist enters the Webinar prior to the Broadcast.  The Host can change the Role of the Panelist at any time, including assigning Closed Caption input to a Panelist (or Attendee).

Select the name, and click the 'More' button to the right to open the menu:

Enable Panelist to Screen Share in a Webinar

To allow a Panelists to Share screens, click the ^ icon on the tool bar and enable. 

Panelist Controls

Controls appear at the bottom of the screen of the live Webinar.

 

• Mute/Unmute: This allows you to mute and unmute your microphone.
  
  
• Audio Controls (via the ^ arrow next to mute/unmute): The audio controls allow you to change the microphone and speaker that Zoom is currently using on your computer, leave computer audio, and access the full audio options in the Zoom settings.
  
  
• Start/Stop Video: This allows you to start and stop your own video.
  
  
• Video Controls (via the ^ arrow next to Start/Stop Video): If you have multiple cameras on your computer, you can select which Zoom is using, access the full video controls, and select a Virtual Background.
  
  
• Participants: This opens up the Participants window. Read more about managing participants. 
  
  
• Q&A: This opens up the Question and Answer window. Read more about Q&A in webinar.
  
  
• Share Screen: Click on this to start a screen share. You will be able to select the desktop or application you want to share. Learn more about screen sharing.
  
  
• Chat: Access the chat window to chat with the host, the other panelists or all attendees. Read more about webinar chat.
  
  
• More: Access to additional options.   

         

• Record: Panelist can record local. Host can record to the Cloud.
  
  
• Leave Meeting: Click this to leave the Webinar. Only the host can end the Webinar.

While in screen sharing, the controls will appear in a moveable bar. It is typically at the top of your screen, but you can drag it around as needed. 
      

• New Share: You can click on New Share to start a new screen share without first stopping your current screen share. It will replace the screen that you are currently sharing, as you can only share one screen at a time.
  
  
• Pause Share: This will pause your current share and not show any changes to your screen until you choose Resume Share.
  
  
• Annotate: This will allow you to annotate on your shared screen. It will open up the annotation options.

       

• Remote Control: Click this to give the host, co-host or another panelist remote control of your shared screen. 
  
  
• Remote Control: Click this to give the host, co-host or another panelist remote control of your shared screen.
  
  
• More: In addition to the Invite and Recording options, the options for Chat, video and audio settings, and leaving the meeting move under More. There are also new settings specific to screen sharing. 
  
  

• Disable/Enable Attendee Annotation: If you want to prevent the attendees from being able to annotate on your screen share, select this option.
  
  
• Hide Video Panel: When you are screen sharing, the video will be in a moveable window. If you want to hide the video panel, select this option. 
  
  
• Optimize for full-screen video clip: If you are sharing a video clip in full screen(not your live camera feed), we recommend checking this option. 
  
  
• Stop Share: Select this to stop your screen share.