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title: How can I run a Test Webinar?
description: Conduct practice sessions of your webinar to get acquainted with the BigMarker platform, check your devices and ensure a strong internet connection.
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# How can I run a Test Webinar?

## Conduct practice sessions of your webinar to get acquainted with the BigMarker platform, check your devices and ensure a strong internet connection.

Still using the [classic admin](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/introducing-the-new-session-admin?hsLang=en)? [Click here](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/how-can-i-do-a-test-webinar-1#session_admin) to learn where you can find the settings to preview and copy a session.

It can be stressful jumping in to a new environment for the first time, and it's best not to do that for a live session or presentation. To help you practice and get ready for a real event, there are a number of different ways you can test and practice in a live webinar room.

### How to Preview the Webinar Room 

The preview webinar room is a good way to get a feel for the live webinar room as an admin. You'll see all of the settings, design, scenes and pre-loaded content available in the room, and you are even able to update and manage these content in settings while in this room.

However, it is important to note that the preview room **is** **not a live webinar**. While you are able to turn on your camera and microphone, you are not going to be streaming. Other admins in the preview room will not see you, and you will not see them. Because of this it's best to set up a different webinar to test the real live experience.

Visit the [session admin](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/introducing-the-new-session-admin?hsLang=en) and visit **Production \> Live Experience** and look for the **Launch Test Room** button in the top right. Click on that button to see options to launch either the admin or audience previews.

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### How to Set Up an Additional Webinar on your Channel:

There are a number of options you can do to create a separate test webinar. Ideally, you should create a webinar that has the same settings as your actual live session, giving you the best representation of what the live event will be.

If you created your live webinar using a [webinar template](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/can-i-make-my-evergreen-webinar-into-a-template-can-i-copy-my-evergreen-webinar?hsLang=en), then simply create a new webinar with that same template. All of the in-room settings and content will be the same across the webinars.

If you have a unique webinar, you can easily make a copy of it by visiting the **Dashboard** to find **Copy Session** under the quick actions:

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You can also easily make copies of your webinars for specific guest presenters using [presenter practice sessions](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/im-presenting-at-a-bigmarker-webinar.-how-do-i-practice-1?hsLang=en),

It's also a good idea to perform a [system check](https://www.bigmarker.com/system_check) and be aware of [common network issues](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/how-to-increase-your-connection-speed-and-prevent-packet-loss-1?hsLang=en) that may disrupt your webinar or negatively impact your connectivity.

### Setting up a test using Session Admin

To copy a webinar, click on **Copy Webinar** on the webinar dashboard, then enter in the details for your test.

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To preview the room, click on **Preview the Webinar Room** in the left navigation. Click on "Launch Webinar Room Preview." Your preview room will now open in a new tab.

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