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OpenSpeak

Quick start

This walkthrough takes you from an empty screen to a finished meeting report. It assumes OpenSpeak is already running — if not, see Install & self-host first.

  1. Create an agenda.

    Open Agendas in the header and click New agenda. Give it a title — a description, start date/time, and timezone are optional (the timezone defaults to your browser’s). Saving drops you straight into the agenda editor.

  2. Add a few items.

    Use the row at the bottom of the editor: type a title, set the Expected time in minutes (Min and Max are optional), and click Add. The form refocuses automatically, so you can type out a whole agenda without touching the mouse.

  3. Assign people (optional).

    Open participants to add names to the roster, then pick an assignee on each item — or click an item’s “Unassigned” link for a one-tap assign dialog.

  4. Open the two meeting screens.

    Click Run meeting to open the display screen — put this one on the projector; it shows the planned schedule until the meeting starts. From its header, open the Control page on your phone — this is the remote that actually drives the meeting.

  5. Run the meeting.

    Tap Start meeting on the phone. The first item’s timer starts immediately, everywhere. As the meeting proceeds:

    • Tap Finish agenda item when an item is done, then Start agenda item when the next one begins. The gap in between is normal — applause, walking to the lectern — and is tracked separately.
    • The timer turns green at the minimum time, yellow at the expected time, and red shortly before the maximum, when the phone also beeps.
    • Pause, Skip, and End meeting are right there if you need them.

  6. Read the report.

    Tap End meeting (twice — destructive buttons need a confirming second tap) and both screens land on the meeting report: actual vs. planned time for every item, with statuses like on time, over expected, or skipped.

Next steps

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