Live Broadcast

This is what we typically think of when it comes to online events. This broadcast type allows users to stream live and prerecorded videos as well as communicate with audiences in realtime. It also allows speakers to interact with audiences through polls and Q&A sessions. 

To add a Live Broadcast session to your event agenda, click the Session button at the center (if this is the first session you are creating) or at the bottom of the Agenda tab on the Space page for your event.

A pop-up will appear. Select the Live Broadcast Type:

Click here for instructions on creating the other session types.

Entering Session Details and Configuring your Session

After clicking Next on the bottom right, this screen will appear: 

Add in the title of the session and the timing of the session. 

Note: The session must fall within the start and end times of your event, and cannot begin within 30 minutes from when you create the session.

Note: Webinar events only have Live and Prerecorded session types. Additionally, a Webinar event only has 1 session, whereas Virtual events and Hybrid events may have more than 1 session.

If your event has multiple tracks, select which tracks this session should be included in by clicking the track names. You may add the session to all tracks by checking the box next to Select all tracks.

Details

Add speakers to your session by clicking the Add Speaker button, and select your speakers from the list.

Note: you must have previously added speakers to the Speakers list in the Space section in order to add them to a broadcast. Instructions for adding speakers can be found here. 

If you'd like to share prerecorded video or PDF slide content on stage during your session, you can do so by selecting the Add Videos and Slide buttons, then selecting your file from the list.

Note: you must have previously added slides to the Library section on your admin homepage in order to add them to a broadcast. Instructions for adding slides can be found here. 

Description

If you click the Description tab next to the Details tab, you'll be able to add in more information about the session itself.

Stage Engagement

Once you've added this information, select the Stage Engagement tab. This is where you will choose how attendees will interact with your event.

Resources - this allows you to upload documents, link URLs, or relevant material for your attendees which will appear in the Docs tab of the attendee engagement panel.

Polls - If you want to feature a poll for attendees to vote on, you can create them here. During the event, it will appear in the Polls tab in the engagement panel. As a speaker or moderator, you’ll be able to open polls for attendees to respond to, and share the results on stage if you choose to. Learn more about polls here.

To create a poll, click the Create Poll button. Then enter the question text, the answer options, and select if you'd like this poll to be multi-select. Then click the Save Poll button.

Engagement Options

• Raising Hand – if an audience member clicks the "Raise Hand" button, the speaker is able to approve them to join the stage on video to ask their question
• Q&A – audience members can type questions in the Q&A tab in the engagement panel. The speaker is then able to choose that question and “present” it on stage in text form, or respond to the question via posting a text response.
• Attendee Count – you can decide if you'd like the number of attendees viewing the session to be visible to everyone in attendance, or only to organizers. If enabled, the attendee count will appear in the bottom left corner of the stage. 

RTMP Out

On the RTMP Out tab, you can set up streaming from the Goldcast platform to other platforms, like Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn. 

Learn more about how to stream Goldcast out to other platforms. 

Once you are finished adding all of your event details and engagement options, click the Save button in the bottom right corner. Your session is now added to your event agenda!

Once a session has been added to your agenda, a blue label will be displayed under its name to indicate its broadcast type.