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Watch Video Tutorial on 3 Short Video Tutorials on Webex Webinars on scheduling, in-webinar management and follow up - updated April, 2024

Adding Attendees to Webex Webinars


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Webex Webinars makes hosting an online event easy. This application is linked to UMBC’s Webex account and everyone in the UMBC community has access to it via umbc.webex.com. Whether you're holding a town hall or hosting a virtual open house, you can deliver a polished, interactive presentation with multimedia, Q&A, and polling to engage your audience.

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Webex Webinars provides more controls, enabling you to deliver formal events in a one-to-many format providing an interactive experience for attendees. You can also customize the registration form for a more friendly, informative sign-up collecting the information you need about your attendees.

Webex Webinars involves a host, presenter, panelist(s), and attendees:

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A Host has control over every aspect of the event and can change the roles of people in the meeting at any time.

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A host is the Presenter by default, which gives the ability to share your screen. Presenter privileges can be passed to panelists by right-clicking on their name or dragging the blue presenter ball.

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Panelists have the ability to share audio and video by default.

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Click here for a detailed breakdown of the Roles in Webex Webinars

Before your event, get familiar with how to schedule an event and know the basics of Webex Webinars . Webex Webinars is not the same as Webex Meetings - scheduling an event and being an event host requires practice. We recommend running a test session with the host and panelists prior to running the actual event.

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