Essentials for Running a Zoom Webinar

Effective immediately in response to COVID-19, most Technology Training classes will be delivered online until further notice.

In advance of each session, Tech Training will provide you with a Zoom link to your class, along with any required class materials.

A Zoom webinar is designed for hosts and panelists to present to view-only attendees. In this session, we cover best practices for setting up a webinar, using a registration form, setting up polls, and interacting with participants using the Q&A.

This session for Zoom webinar beginners discusses and describes various key features used for conducting effective webinars.
 

Topics covered in this session include:

• Overview – Differences between a Zoom meeting and webinar
• Scheduling a Webinar
• Webinar registration form
• Tips for conducting and interacting in a meeting
• The Webinar practice session
• Setting up Polls
• Setting up and using the Q&A
• The different roles in a Webinar (Host / Co-Host / Panelist / Attendee)

University IT Technology Training classes are only available to Stanford University staff, faculty, students and Stanford Hospitals & Clinics employees. A valid SUNet ID is needed in order to enroll in a class.