# For participants

Someone invited you to share your thoughts, and they use dembrane to record them. You open a link
or scan a QR code, and it runs in your browser. You do not need an account.

What you say is the point. The person who invited you (your host) wants to hear it in your own
words.

## These pages

- [What to expect](./what-to-expect.md): the steps, from the link to the thank-you page.
- [Recording your conversation](./recording-your-conversation.md): record, stop, type instead,
  and what to do when something goes wrong.
- [Refining & verifying](./refining-and-verifying.md): the "ECHO" button, if your host switched
  it on.
- [Your privacy & your data](./your-privacy-and-data.md): what the portal tells you before you
  record, and the choices you have.
- [Your report](./your-report.md): the report your host may publish afterwards.

> [!TIP]
> Did you open the link inside LinkedIn, Instagram or Facebook? Your microphone may not work
> there. Use "Copy link" on the yellow notice and open the link in your normal browser.

Your host set up the session. If something is unclear, ask them first.

## Related

- [The portal and participant experience](../../features/portal-and-participant-experience.md):
  the same steps, described for hosts.