When a public speaker would like to speak on an item, you can add them to the Speakers section for each item. Public speakers must be manually added to each agenda item on which they want to speak. Speakers can be added either prior to, or during the meeting. Depending on if speakers have already been added to the meeting, you will see different dialog boxes as described in the following sections:
If public or member speakers have requested to speak on an item, the Speaker icon is displayed next to the item.