From the course: Learning to Run Webinars

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Opening the webinar event

Opening the webinar event

From the course: Learning to Run Webinars

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Opening the webinar event

- [Voiceover] The moment you open your webinar is the first impression you'll make on attendees. Plan ahead for timing, permissions, and what's visible and audible to your audience in these first few moments. Opening up the webinar to your attendees requires some advanced planning. Be aware that attendees will join your event at different times. Some will join before the event, some will join on time, and some will join after the event begins. Before you grant access to attendees make sure your attendee login permissions are set correctly. Have your webinar start on the hour, and allow attendee access to the event 10 minutes before the event. Once you've allowed attendee access be aware that what the presenters say and what's presented on screen can be seen and heard by anyone in attendance. Make sure all presenters and production staff are on mute and that the only thing showing on screen is the welcome slide for attendees. When attendees log in you want them to know that they're in…

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