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Zoom Webinars

Zoom Video Webinar allows you to broadcast a Zoom meeting to up to 3000 view-only attendees. It includes registration with custom questions, attendee lists, and Q&A chat ability for attendees. For more information visit https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/sections/200324965-Video-Webinar.

Setup a Webinar

 1. Go to the URL https://uhd.zoom.us

 2. Click the Sign In link in the top right corner and enter your UHD username and password.

 3. On the following page, click My Webinars on the left side menu.

a screenshot of the Zoom account options with My Webinars highlighted

 4. Click the Schedule a Webinar button on the right.

 5. On the Schedule a Webinar page fill in the Topic, Description, Time, and Duration of the webinar.

 6. Additionally select video and audio options.

  • Recommended: Enable a Practice Session for you and your panelists before the webinar goes live to viewers.

 7. Click Schedule.

a screenshot of the Webinar options window

 8. On the Manage Webinars page you can Edit the webinar details, add the event to a calendar, upload a banner, set panelists, invite attendees, setup polling       questions.

  • To add Panelists, click the Edit link to the right, then enter a name and email address.
  • To invite attendees, share the registration URL or copy the invitation into an email.

Conducting a Webinar

 1. On the Manage Webinars page, click the Start webinar button on the left.

a screenshot of the Start Webinar button

 2. In the External Protocol Request dialogue, click Launch Application.

    • If you have not installed Zoom, you will need to run the zoominstaller.exe.
a screenshot of the Launch Application button

 3. If you have enabled a practice session, you will see a Broadcast button at the top of the Zoom application window.

    • Your session will not go live to your viewers until Broadcast is clicked.
a screenshot of the Broadcast button

 4. At the bottom of the Zoom window you’ll find a toolbar that enables you to manage the webinar.

a screenshot of the Zoom Toolbar, marked to coincide with the following list
  • a. Microphone and video settings
  • b. Participants - manage panelists and viewers
  • Also, promote viewers to panelists
a screenshot of the Viewers tab with the Promote to Panelist option
  • c. Q&A – answer questions from viewers
  • d. Polls – deploy survey questions for viewers and display results.
  • e. Share Screen – share a specific application or your whole desktop
  • f. Chat – text chat with viewers and panelists
  • g. …More – invite additional viewers and start a local recording to the host’s computer.
  • h. End Meeting – Leave the meeting, or end for all users

For additional support, visit http://uhd.edu/bbhelpform