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Host asks me to be a Panelist But Zoom Only Asks If I Want Mute

  • July 12, 2024
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Every single time I'm in a webinar, from different hosts, whether it's on my laptop or my android phone, and when the hosts clicks the button to make me a panelist, the message on my end asks if i want to unmute or stay muted. it never asks if i accept being a panelist. I've uninstalled and reinstalled, I'm signed in already. this is ridiculous.

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    Ray_Harwood
    Community Super Champion | Customer
    Ray_Harwood
    Community Super Champion | Customer
    July 12, 2024

    Welcome to the Zoom Community, @dmcguire.

     

    A host has two options for allowing an audience member -- whom we generally refer to as an attendee -- to interact via audio and/or video:

    With Allow to talk, you will be asked to unmute your microphone, but you will not be asked to become a panelist.  Your only interaction with the Panelists will be to speak with them.  Zoom will create a "blank" card representing you with your name displayed, but that's it.

     

    With Promote to panelist, you'll get a prompt to join the panelists, which will -- if you accept it -- allow you to join and fully participate with the panelists with audio and video.

     

    You may have asked to be promoted to the panel, or you might have been told you were being promoted to the panel, but the Host only selected the Allow to talk option. 

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