(Legacy) Establish a connection with a co-presenter

Learn how to connect to the co-presenter(s) so you can host a webinar with multiple presenters.

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Please note! This article is about our legacy streaming page. If you're using the current streaming page, please navigate to this article for the current instructions.

As soon as you have added the co-presenter(s), you will have the ability to host the webinar together. You’ll be audible at the same time, but only a single host will be visible at any given moment.

The main presenter determines who is on screen, by clicking underneath the video of the co-presenter.

Connect before the live webinar

Before the webinar, you can log in together with the co-presenters. Do this by logging in yourself and going to the live (or test) environment. Next, let your co-presenters click on the invite link to go to the (test) webinar.

The co-presenters can click on 'Connect' in the live (or test) environment to connect with the main host.

If the main host isn’t online, the co-presenter(s) will be notified of it. Let the co-presenter refresh the page until a connection can be established.

The 'Connect' button as seen by co-presenters

After the co-presenter(s) click on 'Connect' you’ll be notified to approve the connection with the co-presenter(s).

Window that pops up for the presenter when a co-presenter requests to connect to the webinar

As soon as the connection is established, all hosts will see a video of the other hosts and themselves. Now, you have the ability to communicate using your audio. This is perfect for the preparation of the live webinar!

The main host will determine who is visible on the screen by clicking underneath the video of the co-host. The main host has the option to start the webinar when everyone is ready!

Connect during the live webinar

You can already start the webinar before connecting with the co-presenter(s). The co-presenter(s) can connect at any moment during the webinar. So when one of the presenters is late, there’s no need to panic and you can simply start the show.

Co-presenter(s) that connect during the live webinar will not be muted by default.

Videos of the (co-)presenters are always visible to the other (co-)presenters during the webinar

Start the webinar

The main host will always start the webinar, by clicking on 'Start (test) webinar'.

During the live webinar, only one of the presenters will be visible to the viewers, but all presenters are audible. You as the main host can mute co-presenters at any given moment, which can be done by hovering over the video at the bottom and clicking the microphone icon.

The main presenter will clearly see who is visible to the viewers at which moment. You’ll also be able to see a blue line near the presenters' video that’s currently on screen.

Click on the co-presenter to switch the screen to that person. Click on yourself to switch the screen back to you.

The blue bar on top of the currently active (co-)presenter's video

Switching between presenters can be done as many times as you’d like. And when you’re done with the webinar, the main presenter can click on 'Stop (test) webinar' to end the webinar. The connection with the co-presenters will be ended, but can obviously be restarted for a new test or live webinar.

Automatically put active speakers in view

As the main presenter, you can manually switch between co-presenters when they speak, but it can also be done automatically! You can do this by selecting the option 'Automatically put active presenter in view' in the settings where you manage the camera and sound. The option is active when the dot is orange. A co-presenter will then automatically appear on screen when they speak or make a sound.

Option to automatically put the active (co-)presenter in view

Testing with a co-presenter

Test the setup with the co-presenters beforehand to avoid any surprises during the live webinar.

Make sure that you always have a test viewer with co-presenters who can watch the test with you. Why? Co-presenting requires a lot of your connection and computer power, the sound and video of all presenters are streamed via the main presenter.

Please note! The sound that the presenters hear among themselves is not how it's broadcast. Therefore, test this with a test viewer so that they can hear whether or not the sound is good.

Is the sound not good? Then go through the system requirements and troubleshooting!

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