

Please review this article to see some considerations you should be aware of when using the join before host setting. In this scenario, participants will have very limited control since they are basically just video chatting without an administrator running the meeting. If the host is unable to attend the meeting, it can proceed without them by enabling the join before host option in your invite*. When scheduling the meeting in advance, the host has the option to allow users to join before host or select an alternative host. If you are new to Zoom, your account will be created the first time you log in.
This article will provide an overview of the different roles Zoom has to offer. However, there are times when the meeting may need to have an alternative host, a co-host or another scheduler. This speeds up the process, as each respondent takes less time choosing the next respondent, as well as ensuring that everyone responds.Zoom Meetings are generally hosted by the person scheduling their meeting. Those with their hand still raised (and thus have not answered) are easily visible, whether in Speaker or Gallery view, as participants with their hand raised are brought to the top of the videos.The person choosing the next responder knows exactly who has and has not answered.This method accomplishes 2 things for the team:

As each participant provides their answer to the question, they lower their hand and choose the next person to answer. Thus, we instituted the Hands-Up approach.Īfter the question is posed, everyone in attendance raises their digital hand, which is found in the Reactions button on the desktop and web client (see our Support article for how to enable this feature for your meetings, as well as how to raise your hand on the mobile apps). Even with a small team, it was always difficult to determine who had and had not yet answered the question. These questions range from “What is your current favorite binge-worthy show?” to “What is the best advice you’ve ever received?”, all as a team-building exercise. In our own weekly team meetings, a fun question is posed to all and we each provide our answer. We likely all know and use the Raise Hand feature to take informal polls or to signify to the host or presenter that you have a question, but this Pro Tip will detail how to use Raise Hand in a slightly different way.
