Gotowebinar panelist quick reference guide

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Panelist Quick Start Guide (Classic)

Panelists can present, share their webcams, speak, answer questions assigned to them and be promoted (by organizer request). This role requires an invitation from the webinar organizer.

As soon as you join the webinar, you'll see a panelist-specific Control Panel within the webinar that shows the "Panelist" description next to your name in the Attendee list. 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 new GoTo app. This article addresses the classic platform. View GoTo Webinar Panelist Quick Start Guide 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 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.
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.

From the Questions pane, select the question you want to answer.
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.

From the grab tab, select the Screen icon.

Fastpath: You can also select the Show icon from the control panel.

Select the desired application or screen you wish to share. See How do I share my screen? (Classic) for more information as needed.

Share your webcam

Panelists can share their webcams by selecting the Webcam icon in the Control Panel. See Share Your Webcam (Desktop App) for more information as needed.