# How to add a speaker to a session

To add a speaker to a session, you must first create that speaker in your overall event.

To do that, you can go to the **Speaker** **tab** on the left side, or you can click **“create a new speaker”** on the session in the Sessions tab (image below).

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Once you create the speaker, you can type their name into the search bar in the Session under the “Sessions” tab in the event admin page.

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Click on the name, and then click “Add”.

**To remove a speaker from a session,** check the checkbox next to their name, and click “remove speaker” (image below)

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**If you are running a virtual event, and the speaker will be speaking virtually, you will need to connect an attendee to the speaker. The next article explains how to do this!**
