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the timekeeper’s job (in the traditional sense) About the AirTimer©

entails great multitasking. It involves listening The AirTimer© is a 21st century patent–
to speeches, flashing different colored cards (or pending timing device that comes fully
turning knobs), managing a stop watch, recording integrated with pre-programmed speech options
times and reporting overtimes. Additionally, in (e.g., Table Topic, Icebreaker, etc.). It was designed
some clubs, time keepers have the unenviable specifically for Toastmasters, and works by the
job of initiating the first thunderclap to get the simple touch of a button. It is being used in
speaker off stage.
The Journey

The journey of a 1,000 miles started with a
single step. I went to the drawing board, devel-
oped and built a basic prototype and showed
it to my club president at the Round Rock
Chambermasters club in Texas. The Club tested
it for a few weeks and asked if they could use it
in for weekly meetings. After iterating on the
designs and building over 75 prototypes, the
AirTimer was pilot-launched (beta) in select
TM clubs in early Spring 2017. Thanks to a good

Toastmasters clubs across the world. Website:
www.myairtimer.com
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initial response and feedback from scores of
clubs, specific features, functionality and usability AirTimer© Testimonials
were incorporated.
Finally, the AirTimer© was officially launched “We bought the AirTimer at the 2017 Vancouver
on Aug 23rd at the 2017 Vancouver convention. convention. Happy to say that my TM club members
It is very exciting to see the great response are thoroughly enjoying it in our weekly meetings.
that the AirTimer received so far. Since the Thank you for this great product!!” —Ian, TM club
convention, the AirTimer has found homes at member, Victoria, British Columbia
Toastmasters clubs in over a dozen countries
from British Columbia to Barbados and Sweden “I started using AirTimer in my speaking club
to Saudi Arabia. and I cannot imagine running our meetings without
The courage to take my first step on my it!”— Aparna, Speaking club Director, Dallas, USA
journey of 1000 miles came from the incredible
environment that Toastmasters offered me. I
am grateful for my beautiful family, incredible
well-wishers and amazing friends who supported
me through this journey. My vision was to make
time-keeping dead easy for toastmasters and the
AirTimer made that a reality.
The journey of the next 1000 miles begins—I
can’t wait for the adventure.

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