Speaker Management

Yes, you can.

Within ‘Manage Speakers’ tab, click on ‘Create New’ on the upper right corner. You can then choose your preferred method of adding from ‘Create New’ or 'Search from Database' from the pop-up. The 'Create New' option allows you to input the information related to the speaker; there are some mandatory fields here. You can request additional information via the 'Request' option later. If you choose 'Search from Database', then you can import a speaker from any of your past or current events. If you have the speaker information from any of your events, then it makes it easy to add them to your current event.

Yes, you can. There are two ways you can access the form that is automatically created when you create a new event. The URL of the "Speaker Apply Form" can be found on the event main page or in the sub tab of "Manage Speakers" page called "Speaker Information". When you click on this tab, it automatically opens the form where the speakers can apply to speak at your event.

Apart from these options, you can create your own customized status. Once you change their status, they will move to the ‘Manage Speakers’ section. From here you can notify them, request for information, or even edit their information.

Yes, you can. Within an event, click on 'Speakers' and then select ‘Type Settings’. The categories available are:

From this page, click on ‘Create New Type Setting’. Fill in and save the information; you have now created a new type of speaker classification.

Yes, you can. Within the ‘Manage Speakers’ section, click on ‘Create New’.

Yes, you can. The best practice is a two-step process so the data that is being imported gets associated with the correct field. First click on 'Export Speakers' in the 'Manage Speakers' section. This gives you access to a spreadsheet in .csv format. Do not change the format. You will now have the columns with titles. To import speakers, add associated information in each relevant column and ensure that mandatory fields like 'Name' and 'Email Address' have data. Once you complete adding records to your spreadsheet, save the file in .csv format.

We developed the speaker influence score to help event organizers make decisions on their speaker selection. This score is computed from the information each speaker provides of their digital presence. Some of the information that we use to calculate the influence score includes their social media followers, the frequency and engagement rate of the content they share, and several other factors.

Yes, you can. Within an event, click on 'Speakers' and then select ‘Status Settings’. The available status settings are :

From this page, click on ‘Create New Status’.

The 'Approved Speaker' feature gives you insight into the aspect of diversity and inclusion. There are several ways to access the 'Approved Speaker' feature.

You can access the 'Approved Speakers' in the event home page. It shows you a public view of the approved speakers for your event and this URL can be shared in your community.

The second way to access the 'Approved Speakers' is in the Speaker Dashboard under the 'Dashboard' tab.

The 'Approved Speakers' also appears as a sub tab of 'Manage Speakers'. In this tab, you can see a list of all the approved speakers. You can also view them as thumbnails. Here you also have the opportunity to embed the approved speakers in a thumbnail view on your event websites.

These views help you ensure that your event is diverse and inclusive.

Yes, you can. There is an 'Edit' icon against speaker names in the ‘Manage Speakers’ section. Click on the icon and it displays all available information. Save all changes made.

In addition, the 'View' icon provides you options to view the speaker information in an appealing format.