Webinar Co-Host Role

When a host schedules a webinar, they can add an Alternative Host to their webinar so that the alternative host can become a Co-Host when they enter the webinar event. If the host is absent during the webinar, the alternative host automatically becomes the host in the host's absence. 

If the host does not add an alternative host before the webinar, the host can change the role of an attendee or panelist in the live webinar to co-host to assist with the management of the webinar event. 

Co-hosts can manage most functions just like the host:

• Mute or unmute attendees
• Stop a panelist's video
• Ask a panelist to start their video
• Spotlight a Video
• Promote attendee to panelist
• Demote from panelist to attendee
• Change attendees' view
• Change who attendees can chat with
• Remove attendees
• Allow attendees to talk
• Invite others to join the Webinar
• Record locally and to the cloud

However, only the host can:

• Assign closed caption input
• Live Stream
• Put panelist on hold
• Assign Co-host Permission
• End the Webinar

The co-host setting would need to be enabled to use this feature in your account.

Pre-Webinar: Confirm Setting is Enabled

Sign into the Zoom web portal.

1. In the navigation panel, click Settings.
2. Click the Meeting tab.
3. Under In Meeting (Basic), verify that the Co-host setting is enabled.

Pre-Webinar: Schedule with Alternative Host

1. Click Webinars in the left navigation, then Schedule a Webinar on the top right.
2. Enter the webinar details.
3. Navigate to Options then click Show.
4. In the Alternative Hosts field, enter the TechConnect Zoom account email address of the Alternative Hosts then click Save. The Alternative Hosts will be listed at the bottom of the Options section in the meeting details.

In Live Webinar: Change Roles of Attendees

1. Click on Manage Participants to open the Participants list.
2. Hover over the name, click the More button and select the appropriate role.

There is no limit to the number of attendees who can be assigned a Co-Host role.