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Heidi_Janssen's avatar
Heidi_Janssen
Active Contributor
5 years ago

Why does video and screen share show to attendees before you've started the broadcast?

I find it strange that video and screen share show to the live audience before you start the broadcast. It'd be nice if this was hidden prior to starting it so that you could practice without an audi...
  • AshC's avatar
    AshC
    5 years ago

    Sorry for any confusion there.  While in 'Practice Mode' your desktop sharing, webcams and audio feeds will not be visible to attendees  until you actually confirm the 'Start Broadcast' button. 

     

    ** This not only appears at the top of the GoToWebinar control panel, referencing the already live audio feeds for Staff, but also when you begin screen sharing:  The pop-out warning asks if you want to 'Start Broadcast' or just screen share.

jmsjmsjms's avatar
jmsjmsjms
Active Contributor
Agreed! Wish the GoTo team would get on this, such a bizarre setting that makes it hard for teams to properly get set up before the session.
davidmorneau's avatar
davidmorneau
New Contributor
5 years ago

I would also like an answer to this. We have been running meetings with the belief that no attendees can see the presenter's screen before the broadcast starts. I was alerted to this issue and did a test today (joing a meeting as an attendee on a separate computer using a different email). I could see the presenter's slides as they navigated their powerpoint.

 

It's important that our online webinars and meetings maintain the polish we've always achieved in our live events. This is real issue. The documentation suggests that everything is private before the braodcast begins, which it clearly is not. Please adress.