Lock meetings, mute, and remove participants

Lock meetings, mute, and remove participants

Moderators initiate and set the tone of discussions, present ideas, encourage participants to speak, and regulate discussions to arrive at conclusions. In Zoho Meeting, the presenter of a meeting acts as the moderator. Moderator controls are features that help moderators conduct secure online meetings, move discussions in the right direction, minimize interruptions, and collaborate effectively to make decisions faster.

Lock meetings

Lock meetings to reduce interruptions during ongoing discussions.
  1. Start the meeting.
  2. Click Lock Meeting on the left pane.
Key points
  1. No one will be able to join a locked meeting even if they have the 'join' link.
  2. If someone tries to join a locked meeting, the presenter of the meeting will be notified. The presenter can decide whether or not to let the participant in.
  3. A locked meeting is similar to a password-protected meeting.
  4. The presenter can unlock the meeting at any time if they want to let all participants in.
  5. Participants who try to join a locked meeting will be informed that the meeting is locked. They can either wait for the presenter to unlock the meeting or close the window.
  6. Presenters can let selected participants in and reject others.
Note
  • This feature is only available in the paid editions of Zoho Meeting.
  • Only the presenter of a meeting can lock a meeting. Switching to a different presenter does not give them access to lock meetings.

Mute participants

Mute participants to reduce noise and encourage constructive discourse.
 
How-to
  1. Start the meeting.
    • To mute all participants, click Attendees on the left pane, then click Mute all.
                        
    • To mute individual participants, click Attendees on the left pane. Click the Mute audio option next to the name of the attendee you want to mute.
                        

Key point
Participants can unmute themselves to speak even after presenter mutes them.
Note
  • This feature is only available in paid editions of Zoho Meeting.              
  • Only the presenter of a meeting can mute participants.

Remove participants

If someone joins your meeting by mistake, or if a participant no longer needs to be included in a new topic of discussion, you can remove them from your online meeting.
 
How-to
  1. Start the meeting.
  2. Click Attendees on the left pane. 
  3. Click  next to a participant's name to open a dropdown.
  4. Click Remove.
Key point
A participant who has been removed from a meeting can join the meeting again unless the meeting is locked.
Note
  • This feature is only available in paid editions of Zoho Meeting.
  • Only the presenter of a meeting can remove participants.



 

 

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