Speaking at LinkedIn Events

Last updated: 4 weeks ago

Speaking at an event is an excellent opportunity to build your professional brand. Learn how to become an event speaker:

This article is about being featured as a speaker on the LinkedIn event page. To ensure you can participate in the livestream, please consult with the event organizer directly. The organizer needs to share the details of the live event in their chosen broadcasting tool separately.

Learn how to be listed as an event speaker:

  • The event organizer will send an invitation to speak at the event and must be a 1st-degree connection to send this invitation.

  • You have to accept the invitation to be listed as an event speaker. There are two ways to accept the invitation:

    • You can accept the invitation directly from the event page. The organizer may send you a direct link to the event page where you can click Accept or Decline.
    • Invitations to speak at an event will generate a notification on your Notifications tab. Push notifications or notifications via email are not available for this feature at this time. To manage this notification, go to the Events Notifications you receive page or follow the below steps.

  • If you are using the LinkedIn mobile app, please make sure you have the latest version of LinkedIn to use the feature properly.

  • Once you’ve accepted the invitation, you’ll be listed as an event speaker on the event page and in the Highlight section of your profile. Please note that all events are public, and your information will be visible to both attendees and non-attendees. The event attendees and a subset of your network may receive a notification when the event starts, depending on the event type and their notification settings.

  • You can help promote the event by sharing it with your network in a post.

  • If you’re hosting your event from a LinkedIn Page and wish to add yourself as the speaker, ask another Page admin to invite you as a speaker.

Enable invitations to speak at an event

  1. Click the Me icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.

  2. Select Settings & Privacy from the dropdown.

  3. Click  Notifications on the left pane.

  4. Select Attending events under Notifications you receive.

  5. Switch on the toggle next to Allow event notifications.

  6. Select Event speaker/co-host invitations.

  7. Switch on the toggle next to In-app notifications under Choose where you get notified.

    • Your changes will be saved automatically.

Accept the speaker invitation

  1. Click the  Notifications icon at the top of your LinkedIn homepage

  2. Click the speaker invitation notification.

  3. You'll be redirected to the event page, click Accept to confirm.

  4. When the page refreshes, you'll be shown as a featured speaker on the LinkedIn event.

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