# Define Speakers

SMART receives metadata information from the SpeechMiner database about who spoke during each interaction.

The speaker information from the database is listed in the Tools > Speakers window.

To better recognize the speaker metadata and use the speaker data as a processing parameter you should define a specific SMART speaker name for each speaker metadata name.

The names you provide should function as a description of the metadata speaker name.

### Procedure

1. Click Tools > Speakers.

The Speakers window is opened.

2. From the list provided, click the Meta Speaker Name for which you want to define a SMART name.

The name appears in the Meta Speaker Name field.

3. Enter a SMART name in the SMART Speaker Name field and click New.
4. Repeat this process for every Meta Speaker Name you want to define.
5. Click OK.

Important

| You can change an existing SMART Speaker Name by selecting it form the list and clicking Update after you have changed the SMART Speaker Name.

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