STAGE TIMER SOFTWARE

The stage timer built for show day.

TAIKO CUE is the speaker timer behind keynotes, panels, award shows and town halls. One operator drives every screen in the room, and the day stays on schedule.

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$39.95 per event Runs in the browser Nothing to procure
MAIN STAGE ON TIME
09:12
The speaker's view of a keynote in progress.
SHOW DAY

Built by people who have stood in the wings.

Three moments decide whether a schedule holds. TAIKO CUE was designed around them.

01
The keynote runs nine minutes long.
Everything after it has to absorb the overrun. You re-time the rest of the day while the speaker is still talking, and the room never sees the seam.
02
The speaker will not look at the wings.
So the clock goes where they are already looking. Presenters land their own endings instead of waiting for a hand signal or a note walked to the podium.
03
Doors in twenty minutes.
Screens come up, the agenda loads, the clock is running before the house opens. Setup is measured in minutes, not in a support call.
The mechanics behind each of these are worth seeing rather than reading. Book twenty minutes and we'll run your agenda on it.
USE CASES

One timer, every format on the agenda.

The same console handles the general session and every session that follows it. Operators learn it once.

Also serves as a conference countdown timer, presentation timer, session timer and pitch competition clock.

Keynotes and general sessions

A stage timer on the confidence monitor, sized to read from the back of a ballroom.

Panels and fireside chats

Segment timing a moderator can follow without turning around.

Rehearsals and tech checks

The same clock in the room the day before, so nothing is new on show day.

Award shows and galas

Tight cues held to the second while the band and the script move.

Town halls and all-hands

Internal events kept to the calendar invite, run by the comms team.

Team building and competitions

Timed rounds and rotating stations for facilitators and offsites.
WHO RUNS IT

The person watching the clock.

AV and production companies
A timer any tech on the crew can pick up and be trusted with on a client show.
Conference producers
Sessions that end when the printed agenda says they end.
Hotels and venues
A house timer that works in every ballroom without new hardware.
Corporate events teams
Town halls and kickoffs run in-house, on schedule, without an agency.
REQUEST A DEMO

Twenty minutes, your run of show, our screen.

Send the agenda for your next event. We build it in TAIKO CUE before the call and drive it live while you watch, then hand you the file to keep.

—Answered within one business day
—No install and no procurement paperwork
—Requests inside show week come first
Prefer email? Write to hello@taikocue.com.
SEVEN-DAY TRIAL

See it yourself before you speak to anyone.

Seven days of the full product, no card required. Every output carries a heavy watermark and runs are capped at five minutes: enough to feel how it works, not enough to run a show. Booked events are licensed and unmarked.

Length7 days
Session length5 minutes
Stage outputWatermarked
Payment detailsNot required
Booked eventsLicensed, unmarked
The link is not public: request access and we email it to you, tied to your name. See how access works →
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FAQ

Asked before every show.

Anything not covered here, write to hello@taikocue.com.

What is a stage timer?

A countdown placed where the speaker can see it — a confidence monitor, a downstage screen, a tablet at the podium — showing how much of their slot remains. TAIKO CUE is the software that drives those displays from one operator console.

Does it work as a speaker timer for panels?

Yes. Panels, fireside chats and pitch sessions all run as timed segments in one agenda, and the operator can adjust a segment while it counts.

What hardware do we need?

A laptop and the screens you already have. TAIKO CUE runs in the browser and the stage output is a window you move to the display.

Can it time team building events?

Yes. Timed rounds, rotating stations and competition formats are supported. Ask to see it on the demo.

What does it cost?

One price: $39.95 per event, covering up to five consecutive show days with one operator and unlimited stage screens. Nothing is held back behind a larger plan.

How do we get a demo?

Use the form above with your event date and what you are running. We reply within one business day and build your agenda into the demo before the call.

How do we get access?

Request trial access and we email you a link, tied to your name — the link is not published. When you book an event, we email a licence key: a single line of text you paste into the same copy to lift the watermark. No account to create, and nothing to install.

Every second strikes.

Tell us your dates and we will have your agenda loaded before rehearsal.

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