VoteCastWeb lets clerks queue placeholders for public commenters and time speakers
Training covered adding public-comment placeholders, managing speaker timers and giving extra time for translators. Presenter recommended pre-populating speaker slots when names are unknown to avoid on-screen misspellings and to speed meeting flow.
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Trainer walked through the public-comment workflow: clerks can add speakers in advance (including placeholders such as "speaker 1") and set timers that can be adjusted during the meeting. The trainer noted you can extend a speaker's time — for example to allow for translation — and that the public display can include a speaker queue so the audience knows who is next.
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