What being in control looks like
One operator, one screen — timers, cues, running order and a recovery toolbar for when it all goes sideways.
On most live productions, time and cues are managed with whatever is to hand — a phone stopwatch, hand signals, a scrap of paper, or shouting down comms. It works, until it doesn't.
If you have ever watched a speaker sail past their slot with no clean way to tell them — or priced up cue hardware and quietly closed the quote — ShowPrompt is built for exactly that gap.
Between the free tools that aren't good enough and the broadcast software you don't need, there's been nothing purpose-built for the working professional running a live show. That's what ShowPrompt fixes.
These aren't edge cases. They happen on nearly every show that doesn't have a proper cue system in place.
No visible timer means the speaker has no feedback. They keep talking. The schedule slips. Every subsequent item suffers. A shared countdown on stage or lectern ends this.
Stage managers wave from the wings. Presenters are mid-flow and not looking. The signal is missed, the cue is late, and nobody outside the team knows why it happened.
The director's phone says one time. The floor manager's watch says another. The presenter's timer app says something else. Nobody is working from the same reference.
WhatsApp group messages, talkback shouting, and improvised hand codes. Every one of them is a failure point. A real cue system delivers clean, quiet, confirmed cues.
The presenter stands at the podium with no idea of the time, no confirmation of what's next, and no director notes. They're flying blind. That's a solvable problem.
Proper cue systems from broadcast suppliers cost hundreds to hire per day and need an engineer to run them. Most shows can't justify the cost, so they improvise. ShowPrompt changes the maths.
One operator, one screen — timers, cues, running order and a recovery toolbar for when it all goes sideways.
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