Overview of Zoom Meeting Roles
*The overview below is from Zoom’s Roles in a Meeting support page
There are multiple roles available for a meeting: host, co-host, alternative hosts, and participants. The role that you have in a meeting is designated by the host.
- Host: The user that scheduled the meeting. They have full permissions to manage the meeting. There can only be one host of a meeting.
- Co-hosts: Shares most of the controls that hosts have, allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting, such as managing attendees. The host must assign a co-host during the meeting. Co-hosts cannot start a meeting. If a host needs someone else to start the meeting, they can assign an alternative host.
- Alternative hosts: Shares the same controls as co-hosts, but can also start the meeting. Hosts can assign alternative hosts when they schedule a meeting.
→How do I start or join a scheduled meeting as a Host?
Managing Zoom Participants
- Basic Participant Management & Participation in Zoom (6 min video)
- Using Zoom for Office Hours and Drop-in Visits (5 min video)
- Assigning TAs as Co-host (Alternative Host)
- Securing a Zoom Meeting in Progress (PDF)
- Enabling and Adding a Co-Host
- Managing Breakout Rooms as a Host or Co-Host
- Muting/Unmuting Meeting Participants
- Recording a Zoom Meeting
Zoom Support
Carleton Zoom Support Contact Information
Visit theTLS Support Portal
Hours of Operation: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday (excluding university holidays).
Student Technical Support
Student support for educational technology applications is provided by the ITS service desk. Student-specific Zoom resources can also be found on the Carleton Online website.
Zoom’s Official Support Site
Visit support.zoom.com for instructions, video tutorials, FAQs, and more. For quick support from Zoom’s technical experts, submit a support request.
Phone: +1.888.799.9666 ext. 2.
Chat: Go to zoom.com and click the Chat icon 
in the lower-right corner to chat with Zoom’s virtual assistant.