Due to the Covid-19 situation, we are holding some of our events as Zoom Webinars. This page provides some basic information to help you become more familiar with Zoom Webinars. Webinars are slightly different from Zoom Meetings in which you might have participated. The information presented here might look complicated at first glance, but most of it is really pretty obvious.
Even with these instructions, if you are having any difficulties. feel free to contact our Webmaster at webmaster@marincoalition.org for assistance.
How Do I Sign Up for a Webinar?
Simply go to the Next Event page when Marin Coalition is offering an upcoming webinar event. To register, just select the “Webinar Registration” button. Registration to our Zoom webinars is free. More details:
- Zoom webinars require registration, unlike Zoom meetings. The link on the Next Event page will take you to the Zoom registration page. Just enter your Name and Email and select the “Register” button.
- You will be sent to a Registration Confirmation page and you will receive a Confirmation email shortly thereafter. Save that email as it contains the link to access the webinar.
- You will also receive reminder emails the day before and the hour before the webinar is set to start with the same access link.
- DO NOT SHARE! That link is unique to your registration. If someone else uses that link to access the webinar, you will be blocked out. If a friend or relative wants to attend, they can sign up on the Next Event page and get their own unique link.
How Do I Access a Webinar?
Simply select the access link on your confirmation and reminder emails prior to the start time of the webinar. You may need to enter the name with which you registered. More details:
- See “Browser versus Zoom App” below regarding using your browser or the Zoom App to view the webinar.
- The webinar will begin at or around the start time. Meanwhile, a “starting soon” screen will display.
- At the appointed time, the webinar will begin and the “starting soon” screen will be replaced with the moderator and speaker or panelists and off we go!
How Do I Participate In A Webinar?
As an attendee, you will see and hear the presenters (moderator, speaker, panelists) but you will not be seen or heard, just like being in an audience. More details:
- To ask a question, select the Q&A icon at the bottom of your screen at any time and type in your question or comment there.
- There are other features that might be present, such as Raise Hand and Polling. These will be explained by the moderator or speaker if they are going to be used.
Browser versus Zoom App
You can choose to see the webinar on your browser, or you can download the Zoom App. Either method works, but the Zoom app experience can be somewhat richer.
- When you click on the webinar access link, it will open up a Zoom.us page in your browser.
- You will see a small dialog box asking if you want to “Cancel” or “Allow” that page to open the “Zoom App” (aka “Zoom Client”).
- If you had already downloaded the Zoom App previously, “Allow” will open that App and join the webinar.
- If you select “Cancel“, the dialog box will go away and the webpage will offer the option of “download and run Zoom” or “join from your browser“.
- Selecting “join from your browser” will enable you to view the webinar from your browser. This is handy for those who, for some reason, cannot download or run the Zoom App.
- Selecting “download and run Zoom” will download the Zoom App to your computer and access the webinar from the App. After that, you will have the Zoom App available for future Zoom Meetings or Zoom Webinars.