Panelists can help monitor the questions being asked unless you change the settings in the Q&A tab after the webinar is created. It is a lot like the chat feature where participants can ask questions. The Q&A option is automatically selected when creating your webinar but you can unmark it if you choose to do so. You can also approve or block entry for users from specific countries or regions, as well as automatically record the webinar once it begins. If they are not logged in under their account, they cannot join the meeting. This means that users must be signed into a Zoom account in order to join. Much like the regular meetings in Zoom, you can require authentication to join your webinar. This option is for the users that are signing into the webinar and how they will hear the webinar. With webinars, participants are anonymous and cannot be seen or heard by other participants.

You’ll notice that in the Audio section that there is the option for Telephone, Computer Audio, or Both. Audio section in the Schedule a Webinar page Zoom automatically creates a numeric passcode but you can change it so it includes letters once you select the “Require webinar passcode” option. Additionally, it’s best practice to have a passcode. If this is a large event, it’s recommended to require registration. Webinar Tab on Zoom’s webpage Schedule a Webinar view If you have your own webinar account, the Schedule a Webinar looks almost identical to the Schedule a Meeting option. With that being said, here’s what you need to know about webinars. They may have different names or look slightly different, but the functionality is the same. Many of the features in webinars can also be found in a Licensed account.

There is no month-to-month option so if you need it for one event, this may not be the option for you. Additionally, webinars are on a yearly subscription. You can schedule a webinar 100 with OLS and we can assign you as a co-host so you can start the webinar without needing us to join directly however, if you decide that you want your own webinar account, you will need to figure that into your department’s budget.

Webinars are an additional cost for your program.

Zoom webinar features