How to use PowerPoints & Google Slides in Goldcast?

As a speaker or event organizer, you might want to share a PPT or Google Slides presentation with your audience. Follow these steps to share your presentations so you can view your Goldcast event and your slides simultaneously. 

In this article

• Best practices to share a PowerPoint presentation in Goldcast
• Best practices to share Google Slides in Goldcast

Note: The following instructions illustrate the process on a Chrome browser. 

Best practices to share a PowerPoint presentation in Goldcast

1. Before you begin presenting in Goldcast, open the PowerPoint presentation you want to share with your attendees in the background. 
2. Click the Slideshow icon at the bottom of the screen.    
3. In the slideshow mode, right-click and select Show Presenter View.                 
4. Use the Alt + Tab keys to switch windows and navigate to your Goldcast event. 
5. Click the Share Screen icon at the bottom of the screen. 
6. Select the appropriate Windows tab (PowerPoint Slide Show Window) to begin sharing your PowerPoint presentation in Goldcast.                           
7. Use Alt + Tab to return to PowerPoint, resize the Presenter window and make it overlay on the Goldcast events space like this. This method helps you present and engage with your audience simultaneously.         
8. You can navigate and control your PPT while still being able to see the chat, messages, and other engagement features in Goldcast. The Presenter View also allows you to view your slide notes. Remember, slide notes are only visible to you and not to the audience.  
9. As you navigate and present the slides, they will be automatically visible to all the attendees in Goldcast. You can move forward and backward between slides, as required, and these changes get reflected in real-time in the Goldcast Event Space. 
10. Once you’ve completed the presentation, click Stop Sharing, and continue with the rest of your event in Goldcast. 

Best practices to share Google Slides in Goldcast

1. Before you begin presenting in Goldcast, open the Google Slides you want to share with your attendees in the background. 
2. Click the down arrow next to the Slideshow button at the top-right of the screen and select Presenter View. 
3. Once the Presenter View opens, switch to the Goldcast event tab. 
4. Click the Screen Share icon at the bottom of the screen.
5. Select the appropriate Chrome tab (Google Slides Presentation) to share your presentation in Goldcast.                         
6. You can resize the Google Slides Presenter view and make it overlay on the Goldcast Event Space like this. 
7. You can navigate and control your Google Slides while still being able to see the chat, messages, and other engagement features in Goldcast. The Presenter View also allows you to view your slide notes. Remember, slide notes are only visible to you and not to the audience.  
8. As you navigate and present the slides, they will be automatically visible to all the attendees in Goldcast. You can move forward and backward between slides, as required, and these changes get reflected in real-time in Goldcast. 
9. Once you’ve completed the presentation, click Stop Sharing and continue with the rest of your event in Goldcast.