How to Pre-Load Content To Your Virtual Event Session

Before going live, speakers can add videos, audio files, slide decks, offers and downloadable handouts to their webinars, so that they can easily trigger these features mid-presentation. 

To add content to your webinar, start by logging into your BigMarker channel, then navigating to your chosen webinar. Select the Manage Webinar tab. 

Scroll down, then find the Pre-Load menu on the left-hand side of the page. Use these menu options to upload offers, files and videos, handouts and polls to your presentation. 

Pre-Load Pop-Up Offers 

Select Pre-Load Pop-up Offers from the menu above, then click the blue Add Offers button. This leads to an editor in which you can enter the teaser, headline, CTA button text and links, as well as assign colors, that will appear in the pop-up offer. These offers appear as full-screen pop ups to attendees. Presenters can distribute them at any point during the session. 

Below is an example of a completed pop-up offer. 

Pre-Load Files and Videos  

Select Pre-Load Files and Videos from the Pre-Load menu, then upload your desired file. Note that users can only pre-load files and videos prior to the webinar's scheduled start time. To add content after the start time, you can upload content directly to the presentation while you are in the webinar room. 

To pre-load a new slide deck, select Upload New File, then upload your presentation (we strongly recommend PDF, as this ensures maximum compatibility across browsers). 

To pre-load a new video, select Add Video, then upload a .mp4 video or paste links to an already published .mp4 file or Youtube video using the dropdown seen below.

To pre-load a new audio file, select Add Audio, then upload a .wav file in the pop-up that appears. Note that we only support .wav audio files at this time. 

Pre-Load Handouts

Handouts are downloadable documents used to enhance audience comprehension or summarize the presentation. Hosts can distribute handouts at any time during the presentation. To add a handout, select Pre-Load Handouts from the Pre-Load menu, then upload your desired file. 

Pre-Load Polls 

Hosts can poll their audiences at any time during the session to learn more about their viewers' marketing needs or check their understanding. Polls appear as full-screen pop-ups to attendees, who must answer the question before exiting the pop-up. 

To pre-load a poll, select Pre-Load Polls from the menu above, then create your poll question in the pop-up that appears. Enter your question in the first text box, with up to six response options in the rows that follow. 

Underneath the response option prompts, select whether your audience can provide one answer or several.