To host a webinar with multiple presenters, you first have to add co-presenters to the webinar. You can read more about that process here.
All of the presenters can be visible and audible at the same time. They can also opt to turn off their camera and microphone at any time.
If you want to learn hands-on how to co-present with your team, click here. You can also refer your co-presenters to this article for a guide on presenting a webinar.
Entering a webinar as co-presenter
Co-presenters will be able to use their link to enter the webinar room as soon as they’ve been added to the webinar, even when the main presenter isn’t there yet. When a co-presenter enters the webinar, you'll hear a subtle sound. When a co-presenter leaves a webinar, you'll hear a sound again.
Please note! Only team members with the correct abilities can start the webinar.
Connected presenters will immediately appear on screen if their camera and/or microphone are enabled, both for themselves and the other presenters. This makes it easy to prepare for the webinar together.
Once everyone is ready, the main presenter can start the webinar.
Entering an ongoing webinar as co-presenter
Co-presenters can also enter webinars that have already been started. When a co-presenter enters the webinar, you'll hear a subtle sound. When a co-presenter leaves a webinar, you'll hear a sound again.
Please note! If the webinar has already started, a co-presenter that joins with an active camera and microphone will immediately appear for the viewers.
Speaker layouts
There are three layout options for webinars with multiple presenters.
The first is the ‘Grid layout’, which shows all presenters in the same size. This layout is perfect for when you’re having a conversation with your fellow presenters as part of your webinar.
The second is the ‘Active speaker layout’, which shows the currently speaking presenter at a larger size than the other presenters. This layout is perfect when you want to put more focus on the current speaker, for example when each presenter has their own part in the webinar. While using this layout, you can use the slider in the layout settings to change the ratio between the active speaker tile and other tiles.
The last layout is the 'Floating tile layout', which makes it possible to display the active speaker as a floating tile while sharing a presentation or screen sharing. While using this layout, you can choose the position of the tile in the layout settings.
To change the layout, click on the layout button below the sidebar on the right of the webinar room.
Turning off the camera and/or microphone
When a presenter disables their camera, the presenter will still be audible and appear with a ‘No video’ icon, so that viewers can still make out who is speaking.
If you prefer to hide the 'No video' icon when presenters have disabled their camera, you can enable the 'Hide people without a camera' option in the webinar settings.
If a presentation or screen is being shared when you disable your camera, your video will disappear from view entirely.
When a presenter mutes themselves, the presenter’s video will still be visible but the viewers won’t be able to hear them. A ‘mute’ icon will appear on their video to indicate this.
Managing your presenters during the webinar
The main presenter can manage the other presenters during webinars. This means that the main presenter can toggle the co-presenters' camera and microphone, as well as end their screen share sessions. Read more about this here.
Testing with multiple presenters
We recommend testing your multiple presenter setup before hosting the real webinar in order to avoid surprises. Please refer to this article for instructions on testing webinars.