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:
- Go to Event Dashboard > Venue > Sessions (or to Event Dashboard > Content > Sessions for Onsite events).
- Create a new Session or edit an existing one.
- In the Session settings, under Video content, select the Enable YouTube sharing check box.
- Once ready, click Save.
Speaker experience
To share a YouTube video in a Session:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- To remove the video, open the Share menu and click Stop Sharing.