In a Zoom meeting, you can communicate and interact with others using a variety of tools, such as chat, private, chat, polls, and nonverbal feedback icons. Your Zoom meeting host may also ask you to share your screen, share a whiteboard, use the annotation tools, participate in breakout rooms, or brainstorm with whiteboards. In a Zoom webinar, you can ask and answer questions with chat, Q&A, polls, and raise your hand, if the host permits.

Ask and Answer Questions with Chat, Polls, and Webinar Q&A

Chatting in a Zoom Meeting (External resource)
- NOTE: If permitted, send chat messages to the host, co-host, and other participants.
Webinar: Chat (External resource)
- NOTE: Scroll down to How to Use webinar Attendee Controls section. If permitted by the host, send chat messages to host, panelists, and attendees.
Meeting and Webinar: Answer Polls (PSU resource)
- NOTE: Scroll down to the Participate in Polls section.
Webinar: Ask Questions in Webinar via Q&A (External resource)
- NOTE: Scroll down to the How to Use Webinar Attendee Controls section.

React with Nonverbal Feedback Icons

Using Non-Verbal Feedback and Meeting Reactions (External resource)
- NOTE: Scroll to the section “Providing Nonverbal Feedback in Meetings.” You can select from a variety of non-verbal feedback icons such as raise hand, yes, no, etc.
Webinar: Raise Hand (External resource)
- NOTE: Scroll down to the How to Use Webinar Attendee Controls section. In webinar, you can raise your hand to indicate you need something from the host.

Share Your Screen or a Whiteboard, and Use the Annotate tools (Meeting Only)

Sharing Your Screen (Video 36s)
Using Annotation Tools for Collaboration (External resource)
- NOTE: If permitted, annotate on any screen or application shared by the host or someone else.

Participate in Group Activities with Breakout Rooms (Meeting Only)

Participating in Meeting Breakout Rooms (External resource)