This way hosts can moderate the questions for the speakers verbally during the session.

Open the Chat window and click the 3-dots to allow attendees to Chat with the Host Only.

A basic meeting can have up to 300 participants, and a Large Meeting option for up to 500 participants is available.

The host can share hosting responsibilities with other participants.

Mute all participants in the Participants window A meeting is a Zoom event where one person is the host and all other participants have equal footing.

Open the Participants list by clicking Participants and elevate the speakers to CoHost by hovering over their name and clicking More > Make Co-Host:.

They can resize the Zoom window if necessary by dragging the sides of the window.Įlevating the Speakers to Host, Muting all Participants and Allow Participants to Chat with the Host Only Exit Full Screen Mode and open Chat (Exiting Full Screen view is the only way to see the chat on the right side otherwise it is a floating screen). Hide Non-Video Participants by hovering over a non-video'd participant's box > click the 3 dots > Hide Non-Video Participants.Ĥ. At the bottom of the window, select Invite. Once selected, you’ll now be in a virtual video conference room. Select the orange New Meeting icon to start a new meeting.

When you start Zoom, you’ll be offered a few different options. Once the installation is complete, Zoom will open automatically. If they are in Speaker View, then whenever a Speaker makes a sound their video will appear front and center.ģ. Run the software, and Zoom will begin installing. Everyone will need to be in Gallery View to see only the speakers in the session. Gallery View shows every attendee in their own box (like the Brady Bunch). If they see Speaker View at the top right, then they are in Gallery View. Toggle between Gallery view and Speaker View at the top right of the screen. Use a short slide presentation at the beginning of the session to help participants navigate zoom and set up the screen the way you want them to see it.Ģ. Any one-offs that aren't paying attention to the no-video rule can be turned off individually by the host by clicking on the Participants button > More > Stop Video. *They can still turn it on during the meeting but, you can set up the ground rules at the beginning and ask that they keep their video off. In November 2012, the company signed Stanford. Ensure that you've turned off participants video at the beginning before they enter: In September 2012, Zoom launched a beta version that could host conferences with up to 15 video participants. However you create the meeting (whether that be in Google Calendar, the Zoom App or on the web), go to the meeting and edit it here on the web: Ģ. Be sure to have everyone test their devices prior to the session: Setting up Participants Video to Offġ.

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