Screen sharing, from backstage, to webinar

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January 11, 2023
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We are well versed in producing Zoom webinars, and are currently trialling Events; predominantly for the backstage area (a terrific innovation). However, it does not appear to allow the host to remain backstage whilst screen sharing directly into the live webinar. Is there a solution available here that allows the host to remain backstage whilst screen sharing to attendees?

YaBoiB

Community Champion | Employee

Hello @PraxRob,

I apologize but if the host is presenting in the webinar then they will not be able to remain backstage. That is one of the limitations of the functionality.

https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/4710061514381-Using-Webinar-Backstage

Regards,

Brandon

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PraxRobAuthor

Newcomer

Hi Brandon, thanks for the prompt reply!

Our use case is a little different - our host is the webinar producer, who is playing a video which includes pre-recorded/edited presentations by the presenters. The presenters then join the webinar for live Q&A upon conclusion of the video.

Is there any way that any panellist can share their screen, to attendees, from backstage?

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B-Lloyd

Newcomer

@B-Lloyd,

I agree with you. If you do not mind please fill out the form at zoom.us/feed so that our product team can take this into account. The more customers that ask for features to be developed the better the chance of us moving the priority of that functionality to a sooner future release.

I use this example a lot, but during the pandemic, the education community asked for a lot of different functionality and we (Zoom) listened. They in part made the Zoom desktop client and web app what it is today.

Regards,

Brandon

Can do @YaBoiB . Is it better to fill out the zoom.us/feed or work directly with our TAM/CSM?
Thanks for your help.

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PraxRobAuthor

Newcomer

Nice workaround @B-Lloyd. We've trialled a different approach; our producer logs in via 2 devices - one as host to stay backstage and the other to share screen to attendees. By unselecting "Show Non-Video Participants" in the view options and then forcing the attendees to see the host's view, the screen-sharing profile is then invisible to attendees, for optimal viewing experience of the shared video.