Who can host an Audio Event: Members who meet a set of criteria can create or host an Audio Event.
To create an Audio Event:
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Click the
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From the panel on the left side, click the
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Under Event format, select Audio Event.
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Add the event's name and details such as date, time, and description. An Audio Event can be held for a maximum of three hours. You don't need to enable captions.
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Click Post: Creating an event will automatically share a one-time post that will appear in your followers’ feeds just like any other post to help build awareness for your event. Please take some time to check the details you entered. Once the event is created, you can't change some of the details later.
Consider these tips to help promote your event to others:
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Set up your Event in advance: We recommend setting up your event at least 2-4 weeks in advance so that you get enough time to promote your event on and off LinkedIn.
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Invite attendees: Send out event invites to your network as soon as your event is set up. This kickstarts discovery and increases the reach of your event on LinkedIn. Click Invite Connections just after event creation to send an invitation. You can only send 1000 event invitations per week, so select connections with an interest in the topic of your event.
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Invite speakers: To increase the reach and visibility of your event, invite speakers for your event at least 48 hours before the event starts. You can only invite your connections, so make sure to connect with your speakers on LinkedIn before you invite them. If you’re hosting your event from a Page and wish to add yourself as the speaker, you can ask another Page admin to do this for you.
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Share your Event: Sharing your event on your channels, including the date/time of the event, increases its visibility. It gives people who aren't in your network (not one of your 1st-degree connections) the opportunity to read more about your event and decide whether they'd like to attend. You can also share the URL link directly with others using LinkedIn messaging or other apps and platforms.
To host an Audio Event:
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Plan an agenda for the event: We recommend planning an agenda to focus on all key discussion topics and to hold your Audio Event for at least 15 minutes to give your attendees enough time to join the event.
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Invite guest speakers: Invite guest speakers to have engaging and insightful conversations and encourage them to share the Audio Event with their network.
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Before the event: To help maintain a stable connection, we recommend closing any additional tasks and programs on your device. This includes additional browser tabs or programs that might utilize your microphone or internet connection in the background.
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Start the Audio Event: As the host, you can start your Audio Event up to 15 minutes before the scheduled start time for pre-live preparations. Click Join on the Event page, you will then see the pre-live screen. Your guest speaker can also join to prepare and test audio settings. When you’re ready, click Go live in the lower-right corner of the event window, then click Go live now. Once you go live, attendees will receive a notification that the event is starting.
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Solicit engagement: Open your Audio Event by briefly explaining the event's agenda, emphasizing participation and engagement. To encourage participation, make sure to ask questions to the attendees. Remember, it's a conversation, not a broadcast.
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Bring listeners on stage: When attendees raise their hand, a notification will show the people who asked to speak in the order in which they raised their hands. The notification is visible only to the host, who can allow the attendee to speak: move your cursor over the raised hand emoji, click to open an overflow menu, and select Allow to speak.
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Move speakers off stage: Click the speaker's profile picture and select Move to listening. When the maximum number of speakers (17) is reached, you will see a notification. Move some speakers to listening to allow others to speak.
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Mute attendees: Click the attendee's profile picture and then select Mute.
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Invite attendees to speak: Click the attendee's profile picture and then select
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Be flexible: If something unplanned happens during your stream, try to respond to real moments in real-time. Attendees will appreciate the authenticity.
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Network live: You can follow or message any event attendee during the event simply by clicking on their profile picture.
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End the Audio Event by clicking on End at the lower-right corner of the event window.
You can find Audio Events through a post on the feed, in the My Network tab, a notification, or via an invite by one of your connections. Join the Audio Event and listen, react, or invite your connections to join the event.
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To find out more about the members of the event, including the host and speakers, click their profile picture. You can then follow or message them.
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To minimize the Audio Event window and keep listening, click the
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To speak, click the Raise your hand icon. Once the host has made you a speaker, unmute yourself to speak. Please keep your mic muted when others are speaking.
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To leave the event, click the Leave button at the bottom.
Any member has the ability to attend and participate in an Audio Event. To attend an Event, you must accept an invitation from the organizer or find an Event to attend via LinkedIn. As an attendee, you can also:
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Invite your connections to an event you’re attending
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Share an event you’re attending with your network
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Check the event details
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Click Add to calendar from the Event page (to put an additional reminder on your personal calendar)
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Be a speaker at the event
To learn more about accepting or sharing event invitations, click below:
To participate in an Audio Event:
Once you are in an Audio Event, only the host of the Audio Event is allowed to bring you on-stage where you can mute/unmute yourself to be heard by the participating members. If you join an Audio Event, this attendance will be public, and all other attendees will be able to see that you're listening in the event.
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Raising your Hand and Unmuting: To tell the host that you’d like to come on-stage, click the Raise your hand icon at the bottom bar of your Audio Event window. This will notify the host that you want to speak. Once accepted by the host, click the Mute/Unmute microphone icon at the bottom bar of your Audio Event window to mute or unmute yourself.
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Sharing reactions: Click the
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Network live: You can follow or message any event attendee during the event by clicking on their profile picture.
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Report inappropriate behavior: You can report any members acting inappropriately by clicking on their profile picture.
Whether you participate in an Audio Event on desktop or from your LinkedIn mobile app, LinkedIn will use your device’s current settings for Microphone and Speakers.
To change the inputs for your Microphone or Speakers, click the
Learn more about managing your microphone permissions.
Turn captions on to make Audio Events more accessible - you can see the speaker's name and what's being said in real-time.
To see closed captions, click the
Important to know
Closed captions are currently available in English only.
Audio Events allow members to attend and exit freely.
When you’re done listening or participating in the conversation, click the Leave button at the bottom bar of your Audio Event window to exit the event.
Important to know
LinkedIn records all Audio Events for trust purposes. Learn more about it here.
Learn more
If you have any other questions related to Audio Events, please contact us.
Audio_Events_How_to_get_started.pdf
Learn all the basics of setting up and hosting an Audio Event on LinkedIn