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Using presenter mode
Presenter mode is the part of Podium that runs while people are watching. It splits what you see from what the room sees, so your notes stay yours.
Starting a presentation
Open a presentation and start presenting. Podium opens an audience window that shows only the current slide, full-bleed and free of any interface, plus a presenter view for you.
What the presenter view gives you
Everything you would otherwise be trying to remember.
- The current slide, so you always know what the room is looking at
- A preview of the next slide, so transitions stop being a surprise
- Your speaker notes for the current slide, at a readable size
- A running timer and slide position
Putting the audience window on the second screen
With a projector or second display connected, Podium can place the audience window on that display and keep the presenter view on your laptop. Your browser may ask for permission to manage windows the first time — allow it, and the placement happens automatically from then on. If a browser does not support that, drag the audience window onto the second display once and it will behave normally.
Presenting on one screen
On a single display, use the solo view. You still get slide navigation, the timer and your notes; there is simply no separate audience window to place. This is the right mode for rehearsal and for video calls where you share the audience window as a tab.
Controls while presenting
Move forward and back with the arrow keys or the on-screen controls. The two windows stay in sync — advancing in presenter view advances the audience screen immediately.
Rehearse the way you will present
Open any deck in presenter view and run it end to end before the room fills up.