Using YouTube sharing in Sessions

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Apart from sharing your screen, you also have the option to share YouTube videos in a Session. This guide explains how to enable YouTube sharing in a Session and details the speaker experience.

Important notes:

  • In a moderated session, only Organizers and Moderators can use the YouTube sharing feature, while in an unmoderated session, anyone sharing their audio and video can share a YouTube video.
  • It's recommended for the speakers on screen to wear headphones and/or mute themselves while the video is playing to avoid echoing.
  • This feature only supports individual YouTube videos and YouTube Live streams. YouTube playlists are not supported at this time.
  • Shared YouTube videos are not recorded. 

Enabling YouTube sharing in a Session

Important: In a Webinar event, YouTube sharing is enabled by default and cannot be disabled. 

To enable this feature in a Session of a multi-track event:

  1. Go to Event Dashboard > Venue > Sessions (or to Event Dashboard > Content > Sessions for Onsite events).
  2. Create a new Session or edit an existing one.
  3. In the Session settings, under Video content, select the Enable YouTube sharing check box.
  4. Once ready, click Save.

Speaker experience

To share a YouTube video in a Session:

  1. Open the Share menu and click YouTube video.
    Note: Organizers and Moderators can share content without activating their own audio and video on screen. The Share menu option stays accessible at all times.


  2. In the Share YouTube video window, add your YouTube video URL.
    Important: Be sure to use a video that is Public or Unlisted and not Private, as otherwise it will not work.


  3. Click Share Video.
    ✔ The video will display on the screen and start playing automatically for all attendees watching your Session. You have full control over your video: pause it, increase the playback speed, enable subtitles or scroll forward.


  4. To remove the video, open the Share menu and click Stop Sharing.

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