--- title: Include the Chat Panel inside your Waiting Room description: Include your chat panel within the waiting room to allow attendees to communicate before your event goes live, helping to foster conversation and build excitement before your event --- [Skip to content](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/include-chat-inside-your-waiting-room#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [![Size=36px, Style=On-light, Brand=BigMarker-1](https://kb.bigmarker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Size=36px%2c%20Style=On-light%2c%20Brand=BigMarker-1.png?width=171&height=36&name=Size=36px%2c%20Style=On-light%2c%20Brand=BigMarker-1.png)](https://www.bigmarker.com/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations Welcome to the BigMarker Knowledge Base! - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge Base](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. 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This helps foster conversation amongst your audience before entering the webinar room, getting people excited before your event.  Keep in mind that only the **Chat** portion of the engagement panel will be available inside of the waiting room. To learn more about the engagement panel click [here](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/how-do-i-manage-chat-options?hsLang=en).  In the [Session Admin](https://kb.bigmarker.com/knowledge/introducing-the-new-session-admin?hsLang=en), go to **Pages \> Waiting Room** and then scroll down to view the setting to enable the chat. ![](https://kb.bigmarker.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-May-27-2026-08-06-43-6622-PM.png?width=600&height=308&name=image-png-May-27-2026-08-06-43-6622-PM.png) One thing to note about the waiting room chat is that it is only available when the webinar room is open. This will be determined by the presenter enter time setting, which is the amount of time before the webinar start time that the webinar room is open for presenters. 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