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.
Notice: Seeing something different? You may be on joining from our classic platform. This article addresses the new GoTo app experience. View Panelist Quick Start Guide (Classic) for the steps you need.
Chat with others
As a panelist, you can chat with organizers and other panelists to help manage the
webinar and presentation flow.
- From the top toolbar, select .
- 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.
- Enter your message in the text field, and then select Send.
- Optional: Select to save chat messages.
Answer questions assigned to you
The organizer can assign questions asked by attendees to any staff member.
- You'll receive a "A question was assigned to you" notification.
- From the top toolbar, select Answer question or .
- From the Questions tab, select a question to answer.
- Choose a pre-written response provided by GoTo or enter your own message.
- When you're ready, select Send. If the question and answer is applicable to all attendees, select Send to all.
- You can tag questions so it's easier for the organizer to filter through them.