# What features does the webinar room offer?

The webinar room in GetResponse offers a variety of tools that let you broadcast valuable content to your audience, receive the feedback from participants and create engaging calls to action.

In order to manage your webinar room, join the webinar as **presenter** and start building your room layout with the toolbar on the left-hand side:

![Webinar Room First steps](https://us-wd.gr-cdn.com/help/2019/05/Webinar-Room-First-steps_3.jpg)

What features will I find in the webinar room?
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While hosting a [webinar](https://www.getresponse.com/blog/how-do-webinars-work) in GetResponse, you will have access to the following features:

Audio-Video View

The **audio-video** panel will allow you to stream video from your web camera and audio from the microphone. Inside the **AV View** tab, you will find buttons to enable the audio-video stream and streaming settings.  

![Audio Video streaming](https://us-wd.gr-cdn.com/help/2019/05/AV-streaming_2.jpg)

Presentation

**Presentation** panel allows you to **upload a file up to 500 mb** and stream it to your audience with full control over the slides flow. Uploaded files can be shared with participants, downloaded and removed from the room.  

![Presentation option](https://us-wd.gr-cdn.com/help/2019/05/Presentation-option_2.jpg)

Whiteboard

**Whiteboard** allows you to write, draw, insert images and shapes or use a pointer.  

![Whiteboard mode ](https://us-wd.gr-cdn.com/help/2019/05/Whiteboard-option.jpg)

Screen sharing

**Screen sharing** function allows you to share your desktop in real time with all participants. This option can be selected by clicking the **Screen sharing** menu button in your browser and accepting permission that will appear.

![screen sharing](https://us-wd.gr-cdn.com/help/sites/9/2023/02/0838/wbnr1.png)  

YouTube

**YouTube plugin** inside the webinar room allows you to stream any video from YouTube by copying its URL into the search bar on the dedicated pop-up.

![YouTube video embedder](https://us-wd.gr-cdn.com/help/2019/05/Youtube-video-embedder_2.jpg)

Surveys

Whenever you would like to ask about your participants opion or launch a poll, or a quiz – you can do it with the **Survey** mode inside the webinar room. You will need to create a survey from the pop-up where you can select from **Poll** and **Test** type of survey, depending on your goal.

![Add survey or poll](https://us-wd.gr-cdn.com/help/2019/05/Survey-tab_2.jpg)

Call to action

Create **calls to action** to advertise your products or direct participants to your store, simple as that.

![Create call to action](https://us-wd.gr-cdn.com/help/2019/05/Create-call-to-action_3.jpg)

Facebook, YouTube & LinkedIn streaming

Use this option to livestream your webinar on your **YouTube, Facebook** **or** **LinkedIn** profile.  

![livestream GetResponse webinars on facebook youtube linkedin](https://us-wd.gr-cdn.com/help/sites/9/2024/04/1127/liwbn.png)  

Chat

The chat window, available in the lower right corner of the [webinar](https://www.getresponse.com/help/webinar.html) room, allows the organizer, presenters, and attendees to interact by exchanging text messages. To send a message in the chat window, click the message entry bar, enter your message, and click Enter. You can also add emojis to make it more interactive and express emotions more effectively. To do so, click the small emoticon available in the bar and choose among hundreds of suggestions.

![The image shows where you can find the chat in the webinar room](https://us-wd.gr-cdn.com/help/sites/9/2025/03/1837/CleanShot-2025-03-20-at-19.36.28.jpeg)

In addition to exchanging messages and emojis, the chat window offers various interactive features to enhance engagement. From quick polls to dedicated Q&A sessions, private event team chats, and group discussions.

[Here you can learn more about the different functions of the chat window in the webinar room](https://www.getresponse.com/help/how-does-the-chat-in-the-webinar-room-work.html).