4. Meeting Roles and User Interface in Adobe Connect

InformationEvery Adobe Connect meeting has three available user roles: Hosts, Presenters, and Participants. Depending on your role in a given meeting (and the layout chosen), you may have different interface options available to you. This guide will describe how an Adobe Connect meeting is laid out and how different roles work within it.

  • The Video pod is where attendees will see the presenter’s webcam.
  • The Attendees pod sorts users by role: hosts, presenters, or participants.
  • For hosts, the Pods menu allows for the addition of many other pods.
  • The Notes pod allows attendees to take notes during a session.
  • The Poll pod allows hosts to get answers during a presentation.
  • The Q & A pod can be a useful area to collect questions from participants. Questions can be assigned to participants.
  • Hosts can open a Web Links pod. This allows hosts to bring all users to an external web link.
  • Breakout rooms can be created by hosts. Breakout content can then be brought into the main meeting.
  • Hosts can create customized layouts for future meetings. To create a new layout, click the Layouts menu and click Create New Layout....
  • In any session, hosts have the most privileges. Presenters share many of the host’s privileges. Participants have very few privileges, though hosts and presenters can allow them access to speak and use webcams.
  • Presenters and host can use a Presenter Only Area. This area is private and is not visible by participants.