Using Zoom Meetings For Events

How do I set up my Zoom Meeting for a webinar style event?

  1. You may wish to set up registration when you create your meeting

  2. If you plan to have pollings during your event you should set those up before the event starts

  3. If you wish to live stream your event you can do so through Panopto

  4. When the meeting is running you can set your Security so participants cannot share their screen or unmute themselves. 

    Zoom Security menu with chat and enable waiting room checked.
  5. In the Participants panel you can make sure Mute Participants upon Entry is enabled. 

    Mute all options with enable waiting room and mute participants upon entry checked.
  6. When screen sharing make sure that others are not able to annotate the screen

  7. You should to have multiple people monitor the chat, manage waiting rooms, and the participant's audio or video. 


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