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EddieMay's avatar
EddieMay
New Member
4 years ago

Stop attendees seeing presenters before webinar starts

Hi,

We like to assemble presenters 15 minutes before we go live - just for a last minute check that everyone can share, etc, & to run thro' the order of play.

However, today, logged in as an attendee on another laptop, I saw & heard all the organisers/presenters talking about the upcoming webinar before I pressed start broadcast.

Is that normal behaviour or did I miss a setting or something?

 

Thanks,

Eddie

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  • Chris Droessler's avatar
    Chris Droessler
    4 years ago

    Before you click Start Broadcast, the Attendees should not hear the staff talking, but can see the shared screen (if any) and the webcams (if they are enabled).

     

    My shared screen before I click Start Broadcast is usually a PowerPoint slide where I have the closed captions enabled.  In this case, the Attendees can not hear us talk, but they can see the words on the screen. To prevent this, I freeze (pause) the screen when nobody is talking, and then unfreeze (unpause) the screen when I Start the Broadcast.

  • Chris Droessler's avatar
    Chris Droessler
    Respected Contributor
    4 years ago

    Before you click Start Broadcast, the Attendees should not hear the staff talking, but can see the shared screen (if any) and the webcams (if they are enabled).

     

    My shared screen before I click Start Broadcast is usually a PowerPoint slide where I have the closed captions enabled.  In this case, the Attendees can not hear us talk, but they can see the words on the screen. To prevent this, I freeze (pause) the screen when nobody is talking, and then unfreeze (unpause) the screen when I Start the Broadcast.

    • Golder's avatar
      Golder
      Active Contributor
      4 years ago

      Chris, I thought the shared screen was visible, but not the webcams prior to pressing start broadcast.

       

      • AshC's avatar
        AshC
        Retired GoTo Contributor
        4 years ago

        Golder  You can always launch the webinar in 'Practice Mode' if you want to keep the discussion and screen sharing exclusive to your staff.