We built TwentyThree Webinars with ease of production in mind, so that you can create engaging and interesting webinars directly from your browser. We’ve developed tools that allow you to upgrade your webinars from a simple live-streamed slideshow to a TV-like production. The host is the person in the webinar room responsible for producing the webinar and has full control over what is shown on screen at any given time. By combining different production options, you can create a dynamic webinar that keeps your audience engaged and interested throughout.
When you enter the webinar room as a host, you will see the switcher at the bottom of the screen. The switcher displays previews of all available feeds, including speaker webcams and shared screens, as well as mixing options for Mixed and Panel views. While speakers can see other speakers' video feeds, the audience will not see these previews.
To switch between available streams, click on the preview of the stream you want to display. A green halo will appear around the selected feed, making it easy to identify the active stream at a glance.
During a webinar, you or other speakers may want to share your screen or a slideshow. When screen sharing, the shared screen appears in the switcher as a small tile next to your main webcam feed. For more detailed information on sharing screens and slides, refer to our dedicated article on this topic.
Mixed mode allows a speaker to broadcast both their webcam and screen simultaneously, displayed side by side. This layout is useful as a transition between webcam-only and screen-sharing views rather than as the primary layout for an entire webinar.
When a speaker has both their webcam and screen sharing enabled, a new tile will appear below the screen-sharing preview. Clicking this tile broadcasts the webcam and shared screen together. Note that only a single speaker’s webcam and screen can be displayed in this mode; you cannot mix sources between different speakers.
If either the webcam or screen-sharing stream disconnects while in Mixed mode, the affected stream will appear blank. You can easily switch to the still-connected feed by clicking on it in the switcher. The same occurs if a speaker manually turns off their webcam or screen sharing while broadcasting in this mode.
When using Mixed mode, screen-sharing guidelines remain the same as standard screen sharing. For TvCards, Polls, Questions, and Up Next cards can be displayed on screen, but Name Tags will not be shown.
If your webinar features multiple speakers, you may want to display all of them on screen simultaneously—for example, during panel discussions or Q&A sessions. The Panel layout allows you to bring all speakers onto the webinar “stage” at once.
If multiple people are in the speaker room, a “Panel” tile appears to the right of speaker previews in the switcher. Clicking this tile brings all speakers on stage, displaying their selected webcams on screen.
To select which speakers appear on screen, click the settings button in the bottom right-hand corner of the Panel tile. Then, check the boxes next to the speakers you want to display. The order in which speakers appear follows the speaker list/registration page. TvCards in Panel view follow the same rules as in Mixed mode—Polls, Questions, and Up Next cards can be displayed, but Name Tags will not appear.
If you have a video yo want to stream in the webinar room you can add the video to the Webinar Tray. The video will be uploaded to the tray and displayed in a tile with the play button on top. When clicked on the tile the video will play in the webinar room. This action automatically mutes all speakers and plays the video, including its audio, to the audience. Speakers can unmute themselves to provide commentary, but there are no volume controls for adjusting video audio levels. If you want your video to loop, click the looping icon on the far right of the playback progress bar. The audience will not see this progress bar.
When video playback finishes, switch to your next display stream by selecting it in the switcher. This action also automatically unmutes any speakers who were muted at the start of playback. However, speakers who manually muted themselves before or during playback will remain muted.
By utilizing these production tools effectively, you can create high-quality, engaging webinars that keep your audience involved throughout the session.
