# Speaker Portal The Speaker Portal is a tool that allows Speakers to update important information about their sessions without the need to contact an event organiser to do it for them. This means that any changes or updates to a session can be done quickly and easily.

The Speaker Portal is accessible by enabling the setting Enable speaker content editing. This will enable people to access the portal and make edits to the talks they are linked to. It is also possible to set a deadline after which submissions are no longer possible.

Once the portal is active, a new email draft is added to the Mail overview. This mail is set to be sent to Speakers and contains a personalised link to the Speaker Portal. This can be sent as a direct message, or scheduled, as well as being edited prior to being sent.

The Sessions overview shows the list of sessions that a Speaker is connected to. Speakers can see when it takes place and the status of any changes that have been requested.

When editing talk it is possible to modify a session's title, description, and image. In addition to this, sessions which have been edited have show their status and if they have been rejected, the reason that changes are required.

When a session change is accepted or rejected, the speaker receives an email detailing the decision. For accepted changes, the status changes back to open until the deadline passes or another submission is submitted