Can I make a chat go to the presenter only?

[Guest]

We have a large call that we don't want the chat to be available for everyone. Is there a way to make the chat only go to the presenter and host?

[Jorma_at_CoSo]

Yes, use the Presenter Only Area (POA). You can enable it in the following in room menu: Meetings > Enable Presenter Only Area.

Place a chat pod there and only those in the room with Presenter or Host rights will be able to see and interact with it. In fact, there should be a chat pod there labeled Presenter Chat.

[Guest]

Hi Jorma - I should have been clearer, is there a way to disable the chat with "everyone" versus just the hosts/presenters? I see you can disable private chats between participants, but not a way to make it so they can only chat with the hosts/presenters.

[Jorma_at_CoSo · Accepted solution]

Ah, that makes sense. No that function isn't available in the Chat pod. However, that is basically how the Q&A pod works. You should see if that meets your needs.

Otherwise, you may be looking at a custom chat pod.