Running a show

Presenter messages

Sometimes the clock isn't enough — you need to tell a speaker something. Flash messages push a short, timed cue straight to the display: a preset like “Wrap up,” or your own words, styled so the urgency is unmistakable.

Send a message

On the controller, open the More menu and choose Flash message. Type what you want to say (or tap a preset), pick how it should look, and send. It appears on every viewer and on the speaker view within the room, then clears itself after the duration you set.

Presets

A set of ready-made cues covers the situations that come up in almost every event, so you can fire one with a single tap instead of typing under pressure:

  • Wrap up — and Last question
  • Speak up — and Slow down / Speed up
  • Check your mic — and Technical issue
  • Look at the audience

Selecting a preset fills in sensible text and a suitable on-screen duration, which you can still adjust before sending.

Custom text and duration

Type any message you like, then set how long it stays on screen — anywhere from a brief 1–3 seconds for a quick nudge up to about 30 seconds for something a presenter needs to read and act on. Short cues feel like a tap on the shoulder; longer ones give a speaker time to respond.

Signal colors

A message carries a color so its meaning lands before the words are even read:

  • White — neutral information (“5 minutes left”).
  • Green — go, you're good, keep the pace.
  • Red — stop or urgent (“Wrap up now”).

Following the same convention every show trains presenters to react instinctively to the color.

Emphasis

Two toggles control weight without changing your words:

  • Bold — heavier text for a message that must cut through.
  • Uppercase — renders the cue in capitals for maximum urgency.

How they appear to presenters

On the viewer

The message overlays the timer on every viewer in the room — large, centered, in the color and weight you chose — then fades on its own so the clock is never hidden for long.

On the speaker view

Rooms also have a dedicated speaker view — a presenter-facing screen with the clock and any incoming cue. It's the screen to put on a confidence monitor so the person on stage sees your messages clearly, separate from what the audience sees.

Keep it short

A cue works because it can be read in a glance from stage. One or two words in a strong color beats a full sentence — save the detail for the debrief.

Keep reading

Presenter messages — TimedFlow Docs