> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tryorato.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Podium

> Describe what your agent should do in plain language and let Podium, Orato's guided builder, set up the assistant for you in a short chat.

**Podium** is the fastest way to create an assistant. Instead of filling in every field yourself, you describe what you want in a chat and Podium asks a few short questions, learns about your business, and builds a ready-to-test assistant.

Podium is the first item in the sidebar and opens with the prompt **"What should your agent do?"**

> [!NOTE]
>
> Podium is in **beta**. You can always switch to the full editor with **Build manually instead**, and every assistant Podium creates can be edited afterwards in [AI Assistants](https://docs.tryorato.com/ai-assistant.md).

![Podium home with starter cards](https://mintcdn.com/oratoinc/_v09achgY1-wJkWh/images/app/podium.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=_v09achgY1-wJkWh\&q=85\&s=a92d2464f446559fe459c3189009ab0a)

## Start a new agent

You can begin in three ways:

> [card] Describe it
>
> Type what the agent should do in the message box, for example `Call people who filled our property enquiry form and book a site visit`, then press **Enter**.

> [card] Pick a starter
>
> Click one of the four starter cards under the message box.

> [card] Paste your website
>
> Paste your site URL so Podium can read it and pick out facts about your business.

### Starter cards

| Starter | What it sets up |
| - | - |
| **Calls my leads** | An outbound agent that reaches out to people who filled a form, follows up, and helps book the next step |
| **Answers my phone** | An inbound agent that handles incoming calls for your business |
| **Talks on my website** | A web widget agent that chats with visitors on your site |
| **Start from my website** | Paste a link and Podium learns your business from it first |

Use the paperclip icon in the message box to attach a file, such as a brochure or price list, so Podium can use it as source material.

## The guided conversation

After your first message, Podium asks one question at a time. Most questions have quick-reply buttons, and you can always type your own answer or click **Skip**.

**1. Confirm the goal**

Podium restates what the agent will do and sets the agent **Type** (for example **Calls people**) and **Goal** (for example **Book a visit or meeting**).

**2. Share your website**

Paste your website so Podium can learn about your business. A progress card shows each stage:

* **Opened** your site
* **Found** the most useful pages (up to about 14)
* **Reading pages**
* **Picking out facts about your business**

Large sites can take up to a minute. Click **Skip, I'll tell you instead** to answer the questions yourself. Click **Show steps** on the finished card to review what was read.

**3. Confirm your business name**

Podium suggests a business name (from your workspace or website). Click **Yes**, or click **No** and type the correct name.

**4. Choose languages**

Select every language the agent should speak with customers: **English**, **Hindi**, **Bangla**, **Marathi**, **Tamil**, **Telugu**, or **More languages**. Click **Continue** when done.

**5. Pick a voice**

Podium shows a short list of voices that suit your languages, each with gender and accent (for example **female · Indian**). The best match is tagged **Recommended**. Click the play button to hear a voice, then **Choose**. Click **See all voices** for the full list.

**6. Name the agent**

Choose the name the agent introduces itself with on calls, such as **Priya**, **Ananya**, or **Meera**, or click **Other name** to type your own.

**7. Decide on human transfer**

Answer whether the agent should transfer the call to a person when needed. If you say **Yes**, provide the number to transfer to. You can also add or change it later under [Advanced → Transfer to Human](https://docs.tryorato.com/assistants/advanced.md#transfer-to-human).

**8. Build the agent**

When Podium has everything it needs, it shows a ready card named after your agent, for example **Priya is ready**. Click the build button (for example **Build Priya**) to create the assistant.

## The "Your agent" panel

![Podium conversation with the Your agent panel](https://mintcdn.com/oratoinc/_v09achgY1-wJkWh/images/app/podium-chat.jpg?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=_v09achgY1-wJkWh\&q=85\&s=a363a5a17dee44a5b63b0525d0770e89)

The panel on the right updates live as you answer. It shows a progress bar (for example **2/5**, then **Almost ready**, then **Ready to build**) and the details collected so far:

| Field | What it holds |
| - | - |
| **Name** | The name the agent uses on calls |
| **Voice** | The selected voice, with a play button to preview it |
| **Languages** | Languages the agent speaks |
| **Goal** | What a successful conversation achieves |
| **Business** | Your business name |
| **Facts** | Business facts picked up from your website or your answers |
| **Type** | Calls people, answers calls, or talks on your website |

Anything still shows **Not set** until you answer the matching question.

## Threads

Every Podium conversation is saved as a **thread**. Click the panel icon at the top left of Podium to show the **Threads** list.

* Click **New thread** to start another agent from scratch.
* Click a thread to pick up where you left off. Threads are named after the agent and business, for example **Priya · Orato**.
* Use the **...** menu on a thread to **Delete** it.

## After Podium builds your agent

The new assistant appears in [AI Assistants](https://docs.tryorato.com/ai-assistant.md) with its prompt, voice, languages, and settings filled in. From there:

> [card] [Test it](https://docs.tryorato.com/ai-assistant.md#test-your-assistant)
>
> Use **Test agent** to talk or chat with it in your browser.

> [card] [Fine-tune it](https://docs.tryorato.com/assistants/prompt.md)
>
> Edit the prompt, add variables, or change the AI model.

> [card] [Give it a number](https://docs.tryorato.com/phone-numbers.md)
>
> Set an outbound caller ID or connect an inbound number.

> [card] [Launch a campaign](https://docs.tryorato.com/campaigns.md)
>
> Call a lead list with your new agent.

> [!TIP]
>
> Podium gets the basics right in a couple of minutes. For high-volume campaigns, open the assistant afterwards and tighten the instructions with the [Prompting guide](https://docs.tryorato.com/prompting-guide.md).

## Build manually instead

Prefer to set everything yourself? Click **Build manually instead** under the message box to open the full assistant editor. See [Create an assistant](https://docs.tryorato.com/ai-assistant.md#create-an-assistant).


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