The conference timer that keeps speakers on schedule
Build the speaker lineup as a rundown. Every slot gets a start and end time computed from your event start. When the keynote runs six minutes over, one edit cascades through the rest of the day, and every screen in the venue updates at once.
The rundown is the run of show
A run of show is the timed, ordered list of everything that happens in your event: who is on, when they start, when they end, and what happens between. In NextTime, the run of show is not a spreadsheet you print and abandon at 9:15 a.m. It is the live schedule driving every screen. Segments hold your slots: keynote, panel, break, breakout blocks. Lock lunch and the hard out so the cascade flows around them. Auto-advance rolls the show forward; override it on the slots where a human should call it. When reality diverges from the plan, one edit brings the plan back to reality.
- Start and end times computed from the event start
- Lock lunch and the hard out so the cascade flows around them
- Auto-advance, with an override where a human calls it
- One edit re-times the rest of the day
Speakers see exactly what they need
A fullscreen countdown on the confidence monitor, sized to be read from the back of the room. Green while they are fine, yellow as the slot closes, red at the wire, and a count-up if they blow through it. A progress bar and time-of-day clock if you want them. Presenters get a clear, professional speaker timer instead of a volunteer flashing a phone from the front row.
Control from anywhere in the venue
The console runs in a browser on the show caller's laptop or the producer's phone. Nudge a slot by a minute, skip a no-show, send "Q&A now" or "wrap up" to the stage screen. Every connected display reacts instantly, whether it is ten feet away or in the overflow room.
Backstage, green room, and front of house
The stage screen is for the speaker; everyone else needs the time too. Put a synced display backstage so the next presenter knows exactly when they walk, one in the green room, one at front of house, and one on the client's phone wherever they are. Unlimited display links means the whole crew reads the same clock, and nobody is relaying times over comms that a screen could have shown.
Every breakout gets a screen
Display links are unlimited on every plan. Main stage, three breakout rooms, the green room, and the client's phone: that is six screens and zero additional cost. Every breakout facilitator gets the same professional countdown the keynote got.
Panels, Q&A, and awards
Segments fit more than solo talks. Give a panel its block and message the moderator at the five-minute mark. Split a slot into talk and Q&A segments and let auto-advance make the handoff visible. For awards and rapid-fire formats, identical short segments keep every presenter to the same clock without the operator touching a thing between them.
Skip the timer hardware
Dedicated speaker-timer hardware is a per-room capital purchase: a console, the display the speaker reads, and the kit that joins them, bought again for every room you run. NextTime runs on the screens the venue already has, and your crew already knows how to open a browser. Load-in for the timer is copying a link.
One event? One pass.
The $15 Event Pass unlocks everything for 30 days: load-in, rehearsal, show day, and the debrief. It never auto-renews. If you run nine or more events a year, Pro at $129 costs less than passes.
Or start free and buy the pass when the event lands.
- Everything unlocked for 30 days
- Covers load-in, rehearsal, show day, and the debrief
- Never auto-renews
The keynote will run over. Your schedule doesn't have to.
Free to start, nothing to install. Build the rundown tonight and every screen in the venue reads the same clock tomorrow.
Conference timer questions
The questions AV leads and show callers actually ask.
Can speakers see the timer without seeing the controls?
Yes. Display links show only the timer. The console is a separate page, and display links can be password-protected.
What happens when a speaker runs over?
The display counts up past zero so the overtime is visible, and your rundown edit cascades the new times through the rest of the day.
What is a run of show?
The timed, ordered plan of everything in your event: every slot's start, end, and duration. NextTime turns it from a static document into the live schedule that drives every screen.
Can we time multiple stages at once?
Yes. Each stage runs as its own event with its own rundown, console, and display links, and you can create as many events as you need on any plan.
Can the client watch the timing remotely?
Yes. Send them a display link. It works anywhere with a browser, in real time.
What hardware do we need?
Any screen with a browser: laptops, TVs, tablets, phones. Nothing to install.
Do we need internet at the venue?
Yes. NextTime is a web app and needs a connection to keep screens in sync. On show sites with zero connectivity, an offline desktop timer is the right tool for that room.
Can a volunteer or intern run it?
Yes. The console is play, pause, next, and nudge. If they can run a browser, they can run the show clock.