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Clickers & Remotes

Control a Presentation From Your Phone: Every App Compared

PowerPoint, Keynote, Canva, Unified Remote, PPTControl, Cliqer and more: which phone remote apps work over the internet, show notes and suit you.
A presenter holds a phone remote: one half seen through a thermal camera glowing hot, the other half cool in mint stage light
Product News

Why we threw away our Flutter app and rebuilt Cliqer Remote native, on a Rust core

We built Cliqer Remote in Flutter, measured it on a real phone, then rebuilt it native on one Rust core: half the battery, no heat. The numbers and lessons.
A dedicated server rack glowing mint in a dark data hall
Product News

Why we moved Cliqer's realtime off Cloudflare (and why we're still fans)

Four months on Cloudflare’s edge: what broke, what we built to cope, and why Cliqer now runs on our own dedicated servers.
Laptop showing a zooming presentation canvas with a presenter checking a phone nearby
Clickers & Remotes

Remote Control for Prezi and LibreOffice Impress

How to set up reliable remote control for Prezi’s zooming canvas and LibreOffice Impress, from any phone in the room.
A DSAN Limitimer countdown timer device on a lectern beside a laptop running slide software
AV Industry

Integrating DSAN Limitimer Speaker Timers with Your Slides

Connect a DSAN Limitimer to your slides: two-way sync, master or slave mode, and which settings matter on show day.
An IT manager and an event producer reviewing a procurement form together at a desk
Security & IT

Getting AV Software Approved by IT: A Practical Guide

What an IT security review of AV software actually checks, and how to prepare so your tool gets approved first time.
A world map style split screen showing a presenter in one country and a conference screen in another with matching slides
Hybrid Events

How to Advance Slides for a Speaker in Another Country

Advance slides for a speaker in another country: setup, what latency to expect and the backup plan if the link drops.
Presenter on stage with high-contrast slides and live captions visible on a screen behind them
Presentation Skills

Accessible Presentations: Contrast, Captions and Pace

Make presentations more accessible with better colour contrast, live captions, steady pace and a room setup that helps.
Laptop running a PowerPoint slideshow on a lectern with a presenter checking a phone nearby
Clickers & Remotes

PowerPoint Remote Control: The Complete Guide

PowerPoint remote control options compared: hardware clickers, phone apps and internet clickers, with setup steps for each.
A production desk running Bitfocus Companion software with a button-control panel beside a laptop
AV Industry

Bitfocus Companion for Presentations: Automating Show Control

Run slide advance, timers and caller cuts from Bitfocus Companion, on the same buttons as your lighting and video cues.
A boardroom table with a laptop showing an abstract blurred chart, empty chairs waiting for a meeting to begin
Security & IT

Presenting Confidential Content: Data Protection for Board Meetings

Keep board presentations confidential: what should never leave your device and how to check where a tool sends data.
Founder delivering a pitch deck to investors seated around a boardroom table
Presentation Skills

Delivering a Pitch Deck: Control, Pace and Recovery

Deliver a pitch deck with confidence: control your slides, set your pace and recover calmly when something goes wrong.
A remote guest's face shown on a large event screen beside a live host on stage, a technician mixing at a nearby desk
Hybrid Events

Bringing Remote Guests On Stage with Live Callers

Bring remote guests on stage as live callers, with camera and audio routed into your room or switcher, no extra app.
Close-up of a hand tapping a phone screen with a large presentation display reacting in the background
Clickers & Remotes

Clicker Latency: Why Milliseconds Matter on Stage

Clicker latency is the gap between your tap and the slide moving. What causes it, what is normal and what cuts it down.
A person unlocking a laptop with a fingerprint sensor instead of typing a password
Security & IT

Passkeys Explained: Passwordless Sign-In for Busy Teams

Passkeys explained simply: how passwordless sign-in works, why it resists phishing and how to turn it on for your team.
A hand pressing a button on an Elgato Stream Deck sitting beside a laptop running presentation software
AV Industry

Stream Deck for Presentations: Build a One-Button Show Controller

Turn an Elgato Stream Deck into a one-button show controller for slides, timers and callers, over USB or the plugin.
A laptop screen showing a video call with a shared presentation, a technician checking network settings on a second device
Hybrid Events

Screen Sharing Latency in Hybrid Meetings: Causes and Fixes

Why screen sharing lags in hybrid meetings and events, and practical fixes for codec, bitrate, network and firewall issues.
Two co-presenters on stage mid-handoff, one stepping back as the other steps forward to speak
Presentation Skills

Co-Presenting Without Chaos: Smooth Handoffs Between Speakers

Co-presenting tips for clean handoffs: agree cues in advance and pass slide control without dead air or fumbling.
Laptop browser window showing a softly blurred slide deck with a phone resting beside the keyboard
Clickers & Remotes

How to Use a Clicker with Google Slides

Google Slides runs in the browser, so clickers work differently than in PowerPoint. Here is how to control it properly.
Flight cases and cabling being loaded for a rental and staging job at a venue loading dock
AV Industry

Why Rental and Staging Companies Are Moving Show Control to Software

Why rental and staging companies are swapping clicker fleets for software show control that travels light to any venue.
An abstract diagram of two devices connecting through a relay server node, representing a TURN relay path
Security & IT

TURN Servers Explained: How Video Gets Through Restrictive Networks

TURN servers explained in plain language: how they relay encrypted video and control through firewalls that block you.
Presenter pausing calmly on stage while a technician checks a laptop showing a frozen slide
Presentation Skills

What to Do When Your Slides Freeze Mid-Presentation

A calm plan for when your slides freeze on stage: what to check first, how to keep talking and how to recover fast.
Two laptops side by side each showing the same presentation slide, connected as backup hosts for one room
Hybrid Events

Multi-Host Presentations: One Deck, Several Locations

Run one deck across several locations: how multi-host presentations work and how to keep every site on the same slide.
MacBook running Keynote on a lectern with a presenter checking a phone a few steps away
Clickers & Remotes

Controlling Keynote Remotely: Every Option Compared

Apple Remote, the Keynote Remote app or an internet clicker? Every Keynote remote option compared, and when to use each.
A slide operator at a laptop watching a stage while a speaker presents to an audience
AV Industry

Slide Operator or Speaker Control? Choosing the Right Model

Should a slide operator drive the deck, or should speakers click for themselves? How to pick the right model for your event.
A padlock icon overlaid on an abstract diagram of two connected devices representing an encrypted peer-to-peer link
Security & IT

Is WebRTC Secure? How Peer-to-Peer Presenting Protects Your Content

Is WebRTC secure enough for business presentations? How encryption, peer-to-peer routing and TURN relays protect content.
A student stands beside a classroom screen showing their presentation slide while classmates watch from their desks
Education

Student Presentations: Classroom Tech That Removes the Friction

Classroom tech that lets students present from their own seat, with no cable swaps or logins eating into class time.
Stage timer display showing warning colours mounted above a podium during a live event
Presentation Skills

Stage Timers and Countdown Clocks: Keeping Speakers on Time

How a visible stage timer keeps speakers on time, why warning colours matter more than numbers and how to set one up.
A presenter at a desk speaking into a webcam while a slide deck plays on a second monitor beside them
Hybrid Events

Webinar Slide Control: Keep Your Presenter in Charge

Give webinar presenters direct slide control instead of relaying clicks through the host, so they set their own pace.
An event operations manager reviewing a team sign-in dashboard on a laptop backstage
Security & IT

Single Sign-On for AV and Event Teams

How single sign-on helps AV and event teams: less password sprawl, faster freelancer onboarding, leavers locked out.
Presenter on a large stage with a small handheld clicker, a huge distant hall stretching out beyond the lectern
Clickers & Remotes

Why Your USB Clicker Fails in Big Venues (and What to Use Instead)

USB and Bluetooth clickers reach 15 to 30 metres at best. Why they fail in big venues and how internet clickers fix it.
An AV crew setting up a hybrid event with laptops, monitors and a video switcher on a production desk
AV Industry

AV Industry Trends for 2026: Software Takes the Stage

AV industry trends for 2026: why control surfaces, remote presenting and IP video are moving from hardware to software.
A church volunteer stands near the front of a sanctuary holding a phone while worship lyrics show on a large screen
Live Production

Worship Slides and Lyrics: Remote Control for Churches

Run worship slides and lyrics from anywhere in church: remote control for volunteers, no laptop tethered to the stage.
A university lecture hall with a lecturer at the front and a laptop showing remote students joining alongside the seated audience
Education

Hybrid Lectures That Work: A Guide for Universities

How to run hybrid lectures that work for students in the room and online: slide control, remote students and backups.
An AV tech table with a laptop, a small video mixer and a Stream Deck, cables running to a stage screen
Hybrid Events

The Hybrid Event Tech Stack: What You Actually Need

The hybrid event tech stack that earns its place on the tech table, from slide control to NDI output and backup gear.
Speaker walking confidently across a stage away from a lectern while gesturing to an audience
Presentation Skills

Leave the Lectern: Why Moving Freely Makes You a Better Speaker

Why leaving the lectern makes you a better speaker: what body language research says, plus tips for moving with purpose.
Three types of presentation remote laid side by side, a USB clicker, a phone and a laptop screen
Clickers & Remotes

Hardware, Phone or Internet: Presentation Clickers Compared for 2026

USB dongle, phone app or internet clicker? Range, reliability, cost and setup compared so you can pick the right remote.
A software engineer reviewing a video latency graph on a monitor in a dimly lit office
Product News

How We Made Screen Sharing Four Times Faster

The engineering story behind cutting Cliqer’s screen sharing latency from over two seconds to about half a second.
A laptop showing a connection error on a corporate office network with a router visible in the background
Security & IT

Why Corporate Firewalls Block Presentation Tools (and How to Get Through)

Clicker not connecting at the office? Why corporate firewalls block presentation tools and how the good ones get through.
A speaker on a dimly lit stage glancing at a confidence monitor showing a countdown timer
AV Industry

Confidence Monitors Explained: What Speakers See and Why

What a confidence monitor shows a speaker, why it matters and how to build one from a spare display and a countdown.
A production laptop and monitor showing a grid of NDI video sources on an event network
Live Production

NDI Explained: IP Video for Event and AV Teams

NDI in plain terms: how it moves video over a normal network and how event teams use it for timers, cameras and callers.
Corporate trainer walking between tables of seated employees during a workshop session
Education

Corporate Training: Tools That Keep Trainers on Their Feet

Training tools for trainers who move around the room, run breakouts and keep slides going without a fixed laptop.
Speaker on stage glancing briefly at a phone in hand while maintaining eye contact with the audience
Presentation Skills

How to Use Speaker Notes Without Staring at Your Laptop

Use speaker notes on stage without breaking eye contact, from presenter view basics to phone prompts that go with you.
A conference stage with a large screen showing a remote speaker beside the live host, both audiences visible
Hybrid Events

Running Hybrid Events with Remote Speakers: The Complete Guide

Run hybrid events with remote speakers: slide control, audio and backup plans so in-room and remote talent both land.
An agency producer setting up a branded event room on a laptop with a client logo visible on screen
Product News

Branded Presenter Rooms: Custom Domains and Logos for Agencies

How AV and event agencies run white label presenter rooms on their own domain, with their own logo, for every client.
Laptop on a lectern with a glowing connection line to a phone across a large hall
Clickers & Remotes

What Is an Internet Clicker? Remote Slide Control Explained

An internet clicker controls your slides over the web instead of a short-range radio. How it works and when it wins.
A live production switcher with vMix on screen next to a presenter's remote slide control
Live Production

Controlling Presentations Inside a vMix Production

Advance slides inside a live vMix production without a second operator, using native presentation control in vMix.
An IT security reviewer checking a laptop screen showing an abstract network diagram before a live event
Security & IT

Security Checklist for Presentation and Event Software

A security checklist for presentation and event software: encryption, data storage, access control and network setup.
An AV technician at a production desk with monitors, a Stream Deck and a laptop running the show
AV Industry

Show Control from the Tech Table: How AV Crews Run Slides

Slide advance is often the weak link in show control. How AV crews run it from the desk instead of a laptop on the side.
AV technician checking cables and a laptop at a tech table before a conference talk
Presentation Skills

The Pre-Show Presentation Checklist AV Pros Actually Use

The checklist AV pros run in the 15 minutes before doors open: the rig, the tech table, the network and a run-through.
Lecturer walking among students in a lecture hall while advancing slides from a phone
Education

Teach from Anywhere in the Room: Phone Clickers for Lecturers

A clicker for lecturers with no dongle and no app to install: advance slides from your phone anywhere in the hall.
Presenter at a laptop screen sharing a slide deck during a video call with a phone remote nearby
Hybrid Events

Using a Presenter Remote in Zoom and Microsoft Teams

Keep control of your own slides while screen sharing in Zoom or Teams, instead of asking someone else to click for you.
Presenter glancing at a phone screen while advancing slides on a large display behind them
Clickers & Remotes

How to Use Your Phone as a Presentation Clicker

Turn any phone into a presentation clicker in minutes: no hardware, no pairing, no batteries, just a browser link.

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