Edit The Speaker Profile as an Event Admin
As an event admin, you can edit the speaker's profile through the admin console.
You can also permit speakers to edit their profiles after they are added to the session. They will receive a speaker invite email with a link to start their onboarding where they can also edit their information.
Add The Speaker Information in the Admin Console
When you add speakers to your event through Event Content > Speakers, the required fields are First Name, Last Name, and Email. The rest of the fields are optional, but it would look nice if you fill out everything so attendees can learn more about the background of your speakers.
Name
Email - this will not be visible to attendees
Pronouns
Title
Company
Bio - a short description of the speaker. You can add links, images, and videos here.
Profile Picture - 200 x 200 pixels jpeg, png, or gif
Links to social media accounts - LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter - this is not visible in the profile in the virtual event hub, and will only show inside the session's speaker tab. In the attendee app, this will only be visible when the speaker's profile is viewed from the speaker tab.
Where to Find Speakers in the Event?
In the event landing page whether it be through the app or browser, there is a dedicated tab for speakers. Inside the event, the speakers tab will be in the agenda.
When you click on a speaker, you'll see their sessions, and same goes with sessions, if you click them, you'll also see the associated speakers.
Inside the session, there's also a dedicated tab for the associated speakers.
Speaker Profile Tile in the Event
The speaker profile tile in the event's speaker tab will show the speaker's profile picture, name, title, company, and pronouns.
When you click on the speaker's tile in the event to view the full profile, it will show the bio and all the sessions the speaker is involved in. If you're in the attendee app, you can also see the social media buttons in the profile if they have social media links added.
Speaker Social Media Button
As seen above, the social media buttons will show when you click the speaker from the speaker tab in the attendee app. In the virtual event hub, the social media buttons will only appear inside the session's speaker tab as seen below.
Allow Speakers to Edit Their Profile Details
To allow speakers to edit their profile, turn on Allow this speaker to override their profile details in the speaker details in the admin console.
Through the Speaker Onboarding Process, speakers can edit all the fields in their profile EXCEPT for their email address.
If you toggle is turned off, speakers won't be able to edit the following fields:
First Name
Last Name
Pronouns
Title
Company
Profile Picture
Notes:
The image added to the speaker's bio by the event admin will only show in the Speakers tab on the event landing page and virtual event hub's agenda.
If the speaker edits their profile through the virtual event hub, they are editing their profile found in the people tab, not their speaker profile in the speaker tab.
As an admin, you cannot edit the speaker's people tab profile (attendee profile).
If you did not allow the speaker to override their profile details, they cannot edit their name, pronouns, title, company, or profile picture in the virtual event hub.
If the speaker can update their profile picture through the virtual event hub, it will also be updated in the speaker bio. But if the admin reuploads an image through the speaker bio, that will be the image in the speaker bio. The latest upload or save will show.
If you add a speaker as an exhibitor, the profile picture that carries over to the booth is the profile picture that the speaker added through their virtual event hub profile. The speaker bio picture will not carry over to the booth.