How to Raise Your Hand in a Webex Meeting

How to Raise Hand in Webex

Updated on:

May 5, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to signal the host by raising your hand in Webex.

Quick summary

The Raise Hand feature in Webex lets meeting participants notify the host they want to speak without interrupting. This two-step process takes seconds and works directly from the meeting controls toolbar.

Steps

Click the Start button to open your meeting controls and begin the process.
Locate the Raise Hand button in the meeting toolbar and click it to signal the host that you are ready to contribute.

📌 Why this matters

The Raise Hand feature in Webex gives meeting participants a structured, non-disruptive way to request speaking time during live sessions. This is essential for large virtual meetings where unmanaged interruptions slow collaboration and reduce meeting efficiency. By using the built-in Raise Hand control, attendees can engage meaningfully while hosts maintain clear meeting flow. Webex's intuitive meeting controls make participant engagement fast and accessible for teams of any size.

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