This page opens with the timer already set to 1 minutes. Press Start or hit the spacebar and it begins; when time is up the alarm rings and the disk blinks. You can always drag the disk to a different time.
Practice a one-minute talk
Impromptu speaking drills suit a one-minute timer. In the Table Topics contests run by Toastmasters, an answer lasts one to two minutes and the green signal shows at the one-minute mark, so getting through a full minute is the first target.
- Write the single point you want to make on a sticky note.
- Press Start or the spacebar and keep talking until the disk is gone.
- Run it again and try to land your closing line before the last seconds.
Other drills that fit in sixty seconds
A minute is also a common unit for a plank hold, one round of slow breathing, or clearing the desk before you sit down to work.
With a session this short, pausing defeats the purpose. Let it run to zero, then press Start again for the next round.
Reading a one-minute disk
On the standard 60-minute dial, one minute is a 6-degree sliver next to 12 o’clock, which is hard to see from across a room. Keep Show time as numbers on (it is on by default) and read the seconds under the dial instead.
Need green, yellow and red signals for a speech? Open the speech timer →
Questions about the 1 minute timer
The disk looks almost empty. Is that right?
Yes. One turn of the dial is 60 minutes, so a single minute covers just one tick mark. The countdown digits are the better thing to watch at this length.
How do I run several one-minute rounds in a row?
When the alarm finishes, press Start again and the same minute begins. For rounds with breaks in between, the Pomodoro tab lets you set both lengths, down to one minute each.
Can I use it in a quiet room?
Choose Silent under Alarm sound in Sound and display. The disk still blinks three times when the minute is up.