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Slido and Webex role comparison

  • October 3, 2022
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If you’re new to using Slido in Webex, it’s good to understand the Slido competencies for different Webex roles in meetings and webinars.

 

In this article:

 

To make sure you can use Slido in Webex, read the essential requirements and current limitations first. 

 

 

Slido standalone roles overview

 

There are four roles in Slido:


Owner
A person who registered for an account in standalone Slido or a person who enables and configures Slido in Webex Control Hub.


Admin
A member of a paid Slido/Webex license with advanced competencies similar to an owner. Full administrators in Webex automatically get a Slido Admin role. 


Member

A member of a paid license.


External co-host (Guest)

Co-hosts in Slido are people invited to help create, edit and manage individual slidos. If you invite someone from outside your Slido/Webex organization as a co-host, they are considered external and will be listed as a Guest within your team management.
 

By default, external co-hosts (from outside of your Slido/Webex license) are disabled in your Slido/Webex organization. However, the license owner can enable external co-hosts in the Organization settings. 



Here’s a brief overview of Slido roles:

  • The owner and admins can assign roles to other members of the license
  • The owner, admins and members can create and manage their own slidos
  • Members cannot see other members’ slidos
  • Co-hosts can help manage polls and Q&A
  • External co-hosts can only be assigned to a single slido at a time
  • External co-hosts don’t have access to Slido settings
     
Slido role Owner Admin Member External Co-host
Create new slidos ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
Manage polling/Q&A within a slido ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
(one slido
at the time)
Invite co-hosts ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
Manage individual slido settings ✅ ✅ ✅ ❌
Access other member’s slidos ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌
Send member
invitations & update roles		 ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌
Change organization
settings		 ✅ ✅ ❌ ❌
Assign new license owner ✅ ❌ ❌ ❌

 

Learn more about team management and roles in Slido. 


 

Webex Meetings roles overview

 

Here’s an overview of Slido competencies for particular roles in Webex Meetings:

  • Meeting hosts, cohosts and participants (excluding meeting guests) can launch and manage Slido polls and Q&A
  • Meeting cohosts or participants can only launch Slido if the host has not added Slido to the meeting first
  • Meeting hosts, cohosts or participants who add Slido to a meeting can invite Slido co-hosts to help manage Slido via slido.com during the meeting or in advance
  • Meeting cohosts can request Slido co-host access to any active slido during the meeting
  • Slido co-hosts can manage Slido polls and Q&A
  • Meeting hosts and co-hosts can vote in active polls, ask questions in Q&A and reply to them from the sidebar. 
  • Meeting participants can vote in polls and send in questions to Q&A
  • Participants in the room (hybrid setup) can join Slido outside of Webex via a direct link, scanning the QR code, or using the slido code at slido.com.
     
Webex Meeting
role		 Host Cohost Participant
Add Slido
to a meeting		 ✅ ✅ ✅
Manage polling/Q&A within a slido ✅
(in their own slido
or if added as
a Slido co-host)		 ✅
(in their own slido
or if added as
a Slido co-host)		 ✅
(in their own slido
or if added as
a Slido co-host)
Be added as
a Slido co-host		 ✅
(if not their own slido)		 ✅ ✅
Participate in Slido
polls and Q&A		 ✅ ✅ ✅
Override
another slido		 ✅ Only a participant’s
slido		 ❌
Disable sharing content ✅ ❌ ❌

 

Learn more about Webex Meeting roles. 

 

 

Webex Webinars roles overview

 

Here’s an overview of Slido competencies for particular roles in Webex Webinars:

  • Webinar host can launch a slido
  • Webinar panelist can launch their own slido if the host has not added Slido to the webinar first
  • Once the host adds a slido to the webinar, all panelists get automatic Slido co-host access to the host’s slido to help start/stop polls and moderate Q&A
  • Webinar host and panelists can vote in active polls, ask questions in Q&A and reply to them from the sidebar
  • Webinar attendees can vote in polls and send in questions to Q&A

 

Webex Webinar
role		 Host Panelist Attendee
Add Slido
to a meeting		 ✅ ✅ ❌
Manage polling/Q&A within a slido ✅ ✅ ❌
Be added as
a Slido co-host		 ❌ panelists get automatic access to a host’s slido ❌
Participate in Slido
polls and Q&A		 ✅ ✅ ✅


Learn more about Webex Webinar roles.

 

Webex Webinar cohosts have the same Slido competencies as panelists. 

 

 

Curious about learning more? 

 

 

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