Managing Speakers

Details of Session Speakers can be displayed to Community users. This provides additional background information and qualifications to Attendees which can improve Session interest and attendance. It can also inform Attendees of multiple Sessions related to this Speaker.

Add a Speaker

To make a Speaker visible in the Community on Jomablue, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Community > Speakers in the left navigation
2. Select New Speaker
3. Complete the following:
         a. Basic Detail

i.  Title of the Speaker (optional)

ii.  First Name (required)

iii. Last Name (required)

iv. Job Title (optional)

v.  Company (optional)

vi. Visible in Community (provides the option of Yes or No)

                  b. Description (or bio - optional)

    Note: This can include links and images

                  c. Contact Details (optional)

 i.  Facebook

 ii. X

 iii. LinkedIn

 iv. Instagram

 v. TikTok

 vi. Link Management URL

 vii. Email

                    d. Assigned Sessions (optional; apply the Sessions assigned to this speaker)

                    e. Image (optional)

Recommendation for best experience:

For optimal results, we recommend providing at least the following information:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Job Title
• Company
• Assigned Sessions
• Speaker Image (resolution requirements below)

Notes:

• It is advisable to add all Sessions before adding Speakers so that you can easily select the Sessions the Speaker will present
• There is no limit to the length of the speaker Description copy, but we recommend keeping it brief. A few sentences (approximately 550 characters) should suffice.
• The Visible in Community toggle controls whether the speaker is displayed. By default, any newly added Speaker is visible.

Speaker Profiles

Clicking on a Speaker will reveal more details, including social media links and the description (bio), as well as a list of all Sessions associated with that Speaker.

Notes:

• Social links will appear only if they are populated
• An email icon will show up if the email address is provided
• Clicking any social or email icons will open a new window
• Clicking on a Session will take the user through to that Session
• The Bio supports HTML formatting
• While a well-composed photo of the speaker's face is recommended. Images are automatically centred on the person's face.

Speaker Images

Adding Images to your Speaker profiles is not a requirement but we recommend doing so for visual impact. Ensure that your Speaker images are of high enough resolution to display correctly in all Community views.

• Recommended Dimensions: A head-and-shoulders framed shot to be 500 x 500 pixels, in either png or jpg format.
• File Size: Aim for a "web-ready" file size of less than 300 kb for faster loading within the Community. While we automatically resize large files, smaller sizes are preferable.

If your Speaker images appear blurry in Community, this may be due to insufficient resolution. For additional information see the article: Community Configuration under the section Blurry Images in Community).

How Speakers are displayed

In Community, Speakers can be displayed either as a tiled page of profile pictures (with each speaker's name, job title, and organisation as a caption over the bottom) or as a list with details next to the pictures. You can toggle between these views using a button at the top right corner of the page, but the photo view is set as the default.

In either view, the following fields are displayed:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Job Title
• Company
• Picture

Users can search for Speakers using the search bar at the top of the list view. The list updates in real time as the user types, showing matching results based on name, job title or company.
If a profile picture isn't uploaded for a Speaker, a white space will be displayed. If a speaker's job title and company are missing, it will also show white space.

Example Search View:

Example Speaker Profile Tile View:

Example Speaker Profile List View:

Speaker Display Order

By default, all Speakers are displayed in alphabetical order by First Name on the Speaker page in Community. You can apply a custom order by pinning and sorting Speakers.

Change the Speaker View

1. Go to Speakers in the left navigation panel and select the Community Display Order tab.
2. You can choose to view Speakers in either tile view or grid view using the buttons on the far right.
3. Both views provide options for:
        a. Actions (to sort Speakers)
        b. Enable the Stash Zone (see below)
4. The Tile view also offers multiple layouts based on the device type (desktop monitor, tablet, mobile phone) used to view the Speakers page

New Speakers

New Speakers will appear at the bottom of the list until they are manually sorted or sorted by group

Selecting Speakers

1. Drag and drop Speakers to the desired custom order
2. Select multiple Speakers by clicking on each one to move them as a group
3. Use the Select button on the left to select a group of Speakers:
       a. Select Unpinned
       b. Select Pinned
       c. Select Unsorted
       d. Unselect All

Pinning Speakers

• To ensure specific Speakers always display at the top, select the blue pin on the top right of each Speaker
• In the list view, pinned Speakers will display names and details with a blue background for easy reference
• Dragging an unpinned Speaker within the pinned Speakers will apply the pin to the Speaker being moved. Conversely, moving a pinned Speaker to within the unpinned group will unpin the Speaker.
• Pinned and unpinned Speakers can be sorted as independent groups by applying the Select button (see above under Selecting Speakers)

Stash Zone

• Once enabled, you can drag Speakers into this temporary holding area allowing you to scroll to the desired location to place the Speaker
• This area must be empty for the Save Order button to be enabled

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