Zoom Webinar Best Practices For Presenters
Zoom Webinar Best Practices For Presenters
Before you connect to the Zoom webinar, have the PowerPoint presentation open on your desktop, NOT
in presenter mode.
Make sure you are in a space where you can control noise and interruptions. You can connect to the
audio by phone or using a headset connected to your computer. We do not recommend using the
microphone on a laptop, as this is not high enough quality for the recording.
Use the link that was sent to you in the meeting invitation – this is a link just for you as a presenter.
If connecting by phone, follow the prompts on screen after joining the webinar.
When you first connect to the Webinar by clicking on the link you will see a link similar to this, Join with
Computer Audio.
The panelist controls will appear at the bottom of your screen if you are not currently screen sharing.
Start/Stop Video: This allows you to start and stop your own video.
Participants: This opens up the Participants window so you can see who is on the webinar
Share Screen: Click on this to start a screen share. You will be able to select the desktop or application you
want to share.
Chat: Access the chat window to chat with the host, the other panelists or all attendees.
NOTE: the controls will auto-hide, so you may have to ‘mouse-over’ the bottom of your screen to get them to
show
Screen Sharing: Click on the Share icon, either in the main window or in the control panel
Select the PowerPoint presentation you wish to display (NOT the “screen” option), this makes sure
participants can only see your presentation, nothing else that may be going on with your computer during
the presentation. Your slide deck will then come up as your main screen
If you want to see the participants, click on that icon, it will also open to the right. This allows you to see
participants and know if any are raising their hand. You can unmute them and allow them to ask their
question.