Speech timer — Toastmasters green/yellow/red protocol
Time speeches, presentations, and toasts with a count-up stopwatch and lap markers for the Toastmasters green/yellow/red signal protocol. Tap Lap at the green-signal point (e.g. 5 minutes into a 7-minute speech), again at yellow (6 minutes), again at red (7 minutes). Lap markers stack visibly so the timer-keeper can see at a glance which signal is next. "Speech timer" / "speech timer for toastmasters" / "speech timer online" all land here. You're the timer-keeper at a Toastmasters meeting with eight prepared speeches scheduled. For each speaker, tap Start as they begin, tap Lap at the green-signal point, again at yellow, again at red. The lap list shows the speaker's pacing in seconds. Between speakers, reset and repeat. Fullscreen mode lets the speaker see the timer from across the room without the timer-keeper having to hold it up. Web-based, no install — works on any laptop the Toastmasters meeting room has available. Toastmasters' own timing app is clunky and Android-only; Plinkr runs in any browser, no account required. For a multi-speaker meeting, the same tab can serve all speakers — reset between speeches, the same setup persists across the night.
Keyboard: Space start/pause · R reset · L lap
Frequently asked questions
Does it have audio cues for the green/yellow/red signals?
No. Plinkr's stopwatch is silent — the timer-keeper watches the lap times and signals manually with the colored cards (or LED lights, or whatever the meeting uses). For an audio-cue speech timer, dedicated Toastmasters apps exist; Plinkr fits the pattern where the timer-keeper wants visible elapsed time and the speaker watches the cards.
Can I configure custom lap markers for non-Toastmasters speech protocols?
Yes — the lap button is general-purpose. For a 5-minute conference talk, tap Lap at the 4-minute mark to indicate "wrap up" and again at the 5-minute mark to signal time. For a wedding toast you want under 3 minutes, tap Lap at 2:30. The lap list is the timing record regardless of which protocol you're following.
Does it work on the laptop the meeting room provides, or do I need my own?
Any laptop with a browser. Plinkr is a plain web page — no install, no account, no specific OS or device. As long as the meeting-room laptop has Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Edge, the timer loads instantly. The lap list resets between speakers; one tab handles the whole meeting.
Can I export the lap times for a meeting log?
Not as a built-in export — the lap list is on-screen only. The honest workflow is to screenshot the lap list at the end of each speaker's turn, or transcribe the times into the meeting minutes manually. For a multi-speaker meeting, eight screenshots cover the whole night and become the timing record.
More ways to use the Stopwatch:
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