Symposium Leader Tips

Saba Centra 7.6 Symposium

Leader Quick Reference Card

Find a quiet, comfortable place to deliver the event.

Become familiar with the event content and Leader interface.

If possible, keep event duration to fewer than two hours.

Speak clearly and use animation in your voice.

Make sure Participants can hear you and each other clearly.

Remind Participants to click Step Out if necessary.

Provide frequent and varied interactions.

Give explicit directions to Participants.

Where to Get More Information

Ask for feedback on pacing and comprehension.

For detailed information about working with Symposium, refer to:

Remember to clear Yes, No, and Raised Hands.

Suggest Participants use Full Screen during Application

Sharing if necessary

Vary your use of tools throughout the event.

Encourage Participants to communicate and collaborate.

If working with a Co-Presenter, decide who is doing what.

Look at the whole Leader interface, not just the content.

Set Audible Alerts to help you manage the event.

Education and Training

Saba University offers courses on Saba Centra products, including
Symposium. For more information, visit:
http://www.saba.com/education

As a Symposium Leader, you will use Symposium's tools and

features to interact with Participants in an online event.

Refer to this Symposium Leader Quick Reference Card

for useful information at a glance when you lead a
Symposium event.

Saba Centra 7.6 Essentials Guide, accessible from the

client Help menu and the Help link on Saba Centra server
pages

Saba Centra 7, accessible from Saba Supports

documentation library.

Before You Begin

Audio Wizard. Select the appropriate option for your audio

setup. If using VoIP options, configure your speaker and
microphone settings for best audio quality. To run, click the
Audio button from the interface toolbar.

Video Wizard. Focus and position your camera, if you plan

to broadcast video via a webcam. To run, select Tools
>Video >Video Wizard from the interface menu

Importing a Presentation

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Click the Import button or drag and drop your content

directly over the Agenda panel.

If you selected a PowerPoint file, choose GIF, JPG, or

HTML as the import format and your preferred image size.
Note: all formats support Markup tools but only HTML
supports animation. HTML is a significantly larger file size
than the other formats.

Symposium Leader Quick Reference Card

VoIP Audio

o Press
and hold the CTRL or
key and speak into your
F12
microphone

o A yellow halo around the

microphone icon and green
bars in the Audio Controls
area indicate audio is being
transmitted

o Click the Lock Talk button

to speak for an extended
time or during Application
Sharing

Click the Lock Talk button

again to turn the microphone
off

Participant Right-Click Options

Depending on event settings,
some options may not be
available. Right-click on a
Participants name to:

Give or Clear
Microphone/Markup Tools

Give or Clear Appshare

Control

Ask to Share Application

Send Text Chat

Adjust Audio

Grant Video Control

Promote to Co-presenter or
Demote to Participant

Give or Remove Captioning

Control

Eject from the Event

Begin/End
Session
Click to change
from Pre- to In
Session Modes
Speaker and
Microphone
Controls
Move sliders to
adjust volume
Presenter and
Participant
Panels
Displays Leader
and Participant
names and event
information
Export to PDF
Click to create a
PDF document of
the agenda items
Import
Click to upload
content to the
Agenda
Agenda
Content for the
event is listed
here. The
current item is
highlighted and
displays in the
Media window.

Record/Pause
Click to start or
pause recording

Step Out
Click to signify
unavailable

Agenda
Click to show
the selected
Agenda item

Call on Next Hand

Click to give a microphone
to the next raised hand

Audio
Survey
Click to
Click to
change
create or
your audio
display a
settings
survey
question Whiteboard
Click to show
the Whiteboard

Markup Tools
When available, use to interact
with content in the Media Window.

Summary
display
of participants
and leaders
current
responses.

Appshare
Click to host an
Application Share

Breakout
Rooms
Click to
configure or
start Rooms

Full Screen
Click to enlarge your
Media Window

Media Window
Displays agenda items.

Previous and
Next
Click to navigate
agenda or trigger
PPT animations

Status Bar
Gives status of the recorder, session
mode, and current speaker(s)

Video
Click to
start
webcam
video

Network Indicator
Shows the status and
quality of your network
connection.