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GoTo Webinar Panelist Quick Start Guide

Panelists can present, share their webcams, answer questions assigned to them, and be promoted to the organizer role. This role requires an invitation from the session organizer.

As soon as you join the webinar, you'll see a panelist-specific view with your name under the "Panelist" category in the People pane. Once you're familiar with the control panel, you'll be able to use the tools specific to the panelist.

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Chat with others

As a panelist, you can chat with organizers and other panelists to help manage the webinar and presentation flow.
  1. From the top toolbar, select Chat and Questions icon.
  2. From the Chat tab, use the "To" drop-down menu to select the recipient(s) of the message:
    • Organizer(s) only – All organizers will see the message in their Chat pane.
    • Individual participant – Only the selected staff member will receive the private message in the Chat pane.
  3. Enter your message in the text field, and then select Send.
  4. Optional: Select More icon to save chat messages.

Answer questions assigned to you

The organizer can assign questions asked by attendees to any staff member.
  1. You'll receive a "A question was assigned to you" notification.
  2. From the top toolbar, select Answer question or Chat and Questions icon.
  3. From the Questions tab, select a question to answer.
  4. Choose a pre-written response provided by GoTo or enter your own message.
  5. When you're ready, select Send. If the question and answer is applicable to all attendees, select Send to all.
  6. You can tag questions so it's easier for the organizer to filter through them.

Share your screen

When an organizer gives you presenter controls, you'll be able to share your screen, give remote control, and switch presenters. Once you begin sharing, you'll see an "audience view" that provides thumbnail of what attendees are currently viewing.

Select Share in the lower toolbar. See Share my screen and Use remote control for more information as needed.
Troubleshooting: If the icon is grayed out, that means the organizer needs to grant you presenter access.

Share your camera

Select Camera in the lower toolbar to begin sharing your camera feed with attendees.To get a preview of your camera, select Settings icon in the top toolbar then Camera. See Share my camera for more information as needed.

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Chat with others

As a panelist, you can chat with organizers and other panelists to help manage the webinar and presentation flow.

  1. From the Attendee pane, right-click on the name of an organizer or panelist, and then select Send Chat Message.

    Result: This will change the "To" field in the Chat pane. You can also select the desired recipient(s) from the "Send Chat To" drop-down menu in the Chat pane directly.

  2. Enter the desired chat message, and then select Send.

Answer questions

An organizer can forward you questions asked by the attendees, thus allowing you to undock and expand the Questions pane and answer those questions.

Icon definitions
  • Check icon: The question has been answered.
  • Flag icon: The question has been prioritized.
  • Expand/collapse icon: The Questions pane will undock from or dock to the Control Panel.
  1. From the Questions pane, select the question you want to answer.
  2. Type in your answer, and then select Send Privately or Send to all.

Share your screen

When an organizer gives you presenter controls, you will be able to share your screen, pass keyboard/mouse controls, and switch presenters. You will also see an "Audience View" pane that provides a thumbnail view of what the audience is currently seeing.
  1. From the grab tab, select the Screen icon.
    Fastpath: You can also select the Show icon from the control panel.
  2. Select the desired application or screen you wish to share. See Share my screen for more information as needed.

Share your webcam

Panelists can share their webcams by selecting the Webcam icon in the Control Panel. See Share my camera for more information as needed.

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