Enhancing Your Webinar with Overlays and Animated TV Cards

With TV cards, you can provide your webinar attendees with a TV broadcast-level experience—without requiring professional equipment. A variety of animations are available to make your webinar more interactive and visually engaging.

How to Add a TV Card

To add a TV card, go to the Webinar Tray and click on the plus sign. A list of different TV cards will appear in a drop-down menu 

TV Card: Coming Up

If your webinar features multiple speakers and segments, you can guide your audience through the schedule using the Coming Up card. To add a Coming Up TV card, use the TV Card: Coming Up button.This card is also available in the Producer Sidebar, where you can draft any message that will appear in the top right corner of the webinar.

To remove the message, simply click the “X” icon in the sidebar.

TV Card: Speaker (Individual)

Click on the TV Card: Speaker button to add a single speaker TV card. This will display the info of an individual speaker. When adding a speaker to the webinar, their name will be available for selection and display in a TV card.

TV Card: Speakers (Overview)

You also have the option to add TV Card: Speakers, which displays an overview of multiple speakers. This is useful at the beginning of the webinar when introducing the speaker panel. 

TV Card: Webinar Info

This TV card is useful for displaying key information about the webinar. When added, the hero image and description of the webinar will be automatically included in the card.

TV Card: Go On Camera

By adding this TV card to the Webinar Tray, you can display a message inviting participants to request to go on camera. 

How to Display a TV Card in the Webinar Room

When live, click the eye button in the Webinar Tray next to a TV card. The selected card will then be displayed in the webinar room, adding a professional touch to your event.

Additional Use Cases for TV Cards

Name Tags

Name tags provide a simple yet effective way to introduce speakers and remind attendees who is currently talking—especially useful for panel discussions with multiple speakers.

• Name tags appear automatically when switching between speakers.
• To avoid repetition, they only appear within a controlled timeframe.
• You can toggle off name tags for individual speakers in their profiles.
• Name tags are not displayed in Panel and Mixed modes.
  
  
  

Full Overlay for Questions

When an important question is asked during your webinar, you can bring it to full attention by displaying it in the webinar room.

• In the Questions section, click the eye icon next to a question to display it.
• This enhances Q&A sessions, making them more engaging and interactive.
  

Full Overlay for Polls

You can also highlight a poll by pushing it to the center of the webinar to encourage participation.

• After starting a poll, click the eye icon to display it in the webinar.
• Once the poll is closed, you can show the results by clicking the eye icon again.
• Poll results update in real time, allowing participants to see dynamic changes as votes come in.
• To protect viewer privacy, absolute vote counts are not displayed.

By leveraging these overlays and animations, you can create a more dynamic and engaging webinar experience that keeps your audience focused and involved.