PlaceSpeak is an online public consultation platform that connects policy-makers with residents based on their veried location. PlaceSpeak encourages inclusive, informed and authenticated public participation while producing dynamic feedback informed by geography.

1. How to set up your
PlaceSpeak Topic Page

2. Create Consultation Topic
1. Register organization
2. Choose plan type (features and duration)
● Bronze
● Silver
● Gold
● Enterprise
3. Invite other personnel
● Administrators
● Moderators
● Topic participants

3. Register your Organization

4. Choose a Plan Type

5. Topic Management

6. Determine Scope of Participation
Who can contribute feedback:
● Anyone connected to your topic?
● Area residents only?
● Only people invited via email?
Remember: Your results will reflect these decisions. Reporting of your consultation
data is organized around the geographic areas you create.

7. Map Consultation area

8. Select Features - Inform
● Abstract: Post a short description that including
keywords for SEO
● Description: Upload your key messaging in words
and pictures using an easy WYSIWYG editor
● Contact: Include email and/or phone
● Calendar: Add events such as open houses, public
hearings and/or meetings
● Social Media: Plug in relevant Facebook and
Twitter feeds
● Documents: Upload documents related to your
consultation
● Links: Insert links to relevant sites

9. Select Features: Consult
● Discussion Forum: Moderator lead
○ View number of views, popularity
○ See participant name and location
● Notice Board: User generated content
○ Participants and moderators can upload text, photos, videos
● Polls: simple with instant results
● Surveys: Using open-source LimeSurvey platform
○ Scalable, flexible
○ Include photos, videos and links with your survey questions
All data is spatially segmented
○ Both quantitative and qualitative

10. Topic Notification
PlaceSpeak users are notified of new topics
according to their own settings by:
○ Distance: 1-100 km and/or
Keywords: (e.g. housing, transportation,
education)

11. Admin Interface
● Google Analytics: Plugin your 'UA' code
● Web buttons: Connect-Button Code
● Widgets: We offer a selection
● iFrame(s): We offer various shapes and sizes
● API: (Application Programming Interface) Use
PlaceSpeak to location-vet participants in any 3rd party
website (forthcoming)
● Open Data: Systematizing consultations
(forthcoming)

12. iFrames, Widgets & Buttons

13. Website Integration

14. Website Integration

15. Topic Promotion
Online
● Social Media: Facebook and Twitter
● Email lists
● Newsletters
Offline
● Flyers (templates available)
● Posters
● Newspaper
http://blog.placespeak.com/public-consultation-2/offline-tips-promote-online-engagement/
http://blog.placespeak.com/category/public-consultation-2/

16. Reporting and Analytics
● All feedback received
○ Quantitative: polls & surveys
○ Qualitative: discussion, notice board
● Reports include: x # of participants
responded from y area(s) with z responses.
● Output reports sort data geographically:
○ e.g. how responses vary by area.

17. Contact Us
Telephone:
1-866-998-6977
Address:
New City Ventures, Inc.
Attn: PlaceSpeak
1005 Cypress Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6J 3K5
CANADA
info@placespeak.com
www.placespeak.com