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# How to use ConferenceTap as a Speaker (virtual event)

#### Welcome to ConferenceTap! As a speaker, you can:

* Start a session
* Join a session early (along with moderators), and test your connection before letting in attendees.
* [Create Breakout Rooms](/knowledge-base/speakers/create-breakout-rooms.md)

#### Quick Summary on how to use ConferenceTap as a speaker:

1. Join a session a speaker
2. If you’re the first to join, you can create the room. Otherwise, click “join room as speaker”.
3. Attendees won’t be able to join until the “Live” toggle is switched on. This lets speakers and moderators join before attendees.

### Keep reading for more information 📝

#### How to join a session

As a speaker, your speaking events will show up on the top of the app (image below).

You can join your session directly from this element, or find your session in the Schedule tab of the event app.

![](/files/U1vJXHdBVDXcqsY8wENa)

#### Starting a session

Starting a session is as easy as clicking “Start Broadcast Room” or “Start Community Room”.

**A broadcast room** means that only speakers and moderators can turn on their cameras and microphones, while attendees can only view the room.

**A community room** allows everyone to turn on their cameras and microphones and have a group discussion. Speakers and Moderators will be able to mute and remove attendees from community rooms if necessar.

Moderators will set the room as “broadcast” or “community” before the event starts.

Here’s an image of what a room will look like as a speaker or moderator before the room has been created:

![](/files/wjztS7NBzFBSztEDVZIu)

{% hint style="info" %}
If the room has been created by another speaker or moderator already, instead of clicking “Start Broadcast Room” or “Start Community Room”, simply click the button that says “Join Room As Speaker”
{% endhint %}

#### Testing your video before letting in attendees

We recommend joining the room 5-10 minutes early as a speaker in order to set up your room and test your video settings.

The screenshot below shows a speaker inside a room that is **not live to attendees.** You can see that the toggle in the “Admin/Speaker” Controls is not switched on yet.

Anyone who is a speaker or moderator can toggle that switch on. Once it’s turned on, attendees will be able to join the session.

![](/files/NhjeTzwsqjgpY14yOZ1Q)

Here’s what the toggle looks like switched on

![](/files/KA3StT2m0j7aMGVmMizQ)

#### Recording

The session will be automatically recorded, and event admin will be able to access recordings after the session is over.


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