There are two ways to start a new consultation topic: through the "Start Consultation" button on the PlaceSpeak header, or through your Organization Dashboard.
Once you start a new consultation, you will be taken to the Publish Manager. You’ll see a welcome box from with some quick links to help you get started and outlines the steps necessary prior to launching your consultation:
Publish Manager
PlaceSpeak has five simple steps which walks you through the process of setting up your consultation:
You can complete these steps in order as shown, or according to your own preferences. Mandatory items are highlighted in red and must be completed before you can publish your consultation (i.e. make it live to the public).
Progress bars show how far along you are in the process of populating your consultation topic page with content.