Built for the moderator's table
Most slot-based events — meetups, conferences, demo days, panel sessions — fall apart because the moderator runs out of time, not because any individual talk does. This timer adds two cues most stage timers skip: an amber visual at the one-minute warning and a single short chime at that moment. Speakers learn the pattern in under 30 seconds and pace accordingly.
Suggested durations
- 5 min — lightning talk: single idea, one slide deck, no Q&A
- 10 min — short talk: demo days, internal updates, work-in-progress shares
- 15 min — standard: conference breakout sessions, brown-bag talks
- 18 min — TED format: the original TED limit, designed around attention span research
- 20 min — long talk: conference keynotes, deep technical talks
- 30 min — keynote: opening or closing slot, includes some Q&A buffer
How to project to a confidence monitor
Open the page in a separate browser window, drag it to the monitor facing the speaker, hit Fullscreen. Keep your slide deck on the main display. Most lecterns at conference venues have a small monitor on the speaker side — if not, a small laptop or tablet placed front-and-centre on the stage works fine.