Create your first session
Turn on the Live Stream module (see pricing for current rates), then create a session from your event dashboard — give it a title and you're set. A session is the unit everything else hangs off: its own camera, its own live chat, and its own start/pause/end controls, independent of any other session on the same event.
Tip
Running a multi-track online conference, or want a main-stage stream plus a separate breakout? Create one session per track and assign a different staff member to host each — they run concurrently without interfering with each other at all.
Going live
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Start the session
Tap Start to mark the session live — attendees on its page see a "live now" indicator the moment you do.
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Start the camera
In that same session, tap Start camera and allow the permission prompt. A small preview appears in the dashboard so you can check framing and lighting first.
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Pause without ending, when you need to
Pause freezes the session as a status attendees can see (and stops the video showing on their side) without losing your setup — your camera and mic stay connected, so resuming is instant, unlike ending and starting over.
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End when you're done
This closes out the session for good and releases your camera and mic. Start a new session if you want to go live again later in the same event.
Chat, scoped to each session
Every session has its own dedicated live chat — attendees watching one session never see messages from a different concurrent one, and it's entirely separate from the event's general Chat module if you also have that turned on. Set a custom chat title per session, or turn chat off entirely for a session where you'd rather not take questions.
- Attendees verify their registered email once to chat — that same verification carries over to any other session or the Bidding module on the same event, they're not asked again per session.
- Hide an individual message without ending the session or removing the attendee.
- Reading the chat never requires verifying anything — only posting does.
Schedule it, and optionally mirror it to a venue screen
Link a session to a slot on your agenda so attendees see when it's happening, with a "live now" badge and a direct watch link once you start it. Running a hybrid event with a physical room? See mirroring a live camera to your venue display — that's an optional extra step, entirely separate from whether remote attendees can already watch on their own devices.
Before you go live
A laptop's built-in webcam and mic are usually good enough for a talk or webinar; for anything longer, or where audio quality matters, plug in an external mic if you have one. A wired internet connection is also worth using over shared Wi-Fi if you can.