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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 attend...
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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.