You say "next slide, please" because the slides are on someone else's computer: a webinar host, the conference AV desk, a colleague sharing their screen. Each request breaks your sentence and adds a delay. The fix is to let the slides follow what you say. In Aitho, your slides advance as you reach each slide's words, so you need no clicker and nobody has to listen for your cue. The room screen opens aitho.app/cast with your talk's 6-digit code and shows only your slides.
Why "next slide, please" hurts the talk
It sounds small. But every request does three things. It breaks your sentence in the middle of a thought. It adds a delay while someone finds the right key. And it pulls your attention, and the audience's, away from your point and onto the mechanics. Over twenty slides, that is twenty interruptions.
It is worse when the person driving is also doing something else: hosting the webinar, watching the chat, or running three rooms from an AV desk. Then you get the wrong slide, a skipped slide, or a long pause while you wait.
Where it happens
- Webinars and online panels, where the host shares one deck for several speakers.
- Conference stages, where your slides run from the AV desk or a stage laptop, and the clicker may or may not work.
- Team meetings, where a colleague is sharing and you are the one speaking.
- Hybrid events, where you present remotely to a room you cannot see.
The usual workarounds
- A clicker, if you are in the room and it connects to the right computer.
- Agreeing cues in advance, such as a printed script with slide numbers for the person driving.
- Taking control of the screen share, if the platform and the host allow it.
Each one helps, and each one still makes you, or someone else, manage the slides while you talk.
Let the slides follow your words
Aitho takes a different approach: the slides move when your speech reaches them.
- Import your deck (PDF or PowerPoint) and add your speaker script, or let Aitho draft a first version from your slides for you to edit.
- Rehearse it out loud. Your script follows your voice, and each slide advances as you reach its words.
- On the day, put the slides on the shared screen without your notes. On a call from your own computer, share Aitho's slides-only Audience Stage window. If the slides run on someone else's computer, they open aitho.app/cast in a browser and type the 6-digit code from your talk. That screen shows only your slides, and they move as you speak.
- Keep your script on your own screen or phone. Spoken commands such as "next slide" and "go to slide 3" also work if you go off script.
The host or AV team does not have to listen for cues, and you do not have to ask.
Other tools help you build, rehearse or read a presentation. Aitho helps you deliver it.
Tell the organiser in advance
If someone else normally runs the slides, send them a short note a few days before: you will present from Aitho, the room screen only needs a browser at aitho.app/cast, and you will share the code at the start. Ask for a two-minute test before doors open. Organisers tend to welcome anything that takes slide-driving off their plate.
If your talk is judged or has rules about assistance (a pitch competition, a defense, an exam), check the rules first. Using Aitho to rehearse is always fine.
Frequently asked questions
How do I stop saying "next slide, please" in a webinar?
Let the slides follow your speech. In Aitho, slides advance as you reach each slide's words. Share Aitho's slides-only window yourself, or have the host open aitho.app/cast with your talk's 6-digit code.
Can I present without a clicker?
Yes. With Aitho the slides advance as you speak, and spoken commands like "next slide" and "go to slide 3" also work.
Will the audience see my notes?
No. The shared or room screen shows only your slides. Your script stays on your own screen or phone.
Facts about other products come from each company's own website or support documentation and were checked on October 6, 2026. Features and plans change, so confirm on their sites before you decide.
Try it on your next talk
Import the deck you already made. Your script follows your voice and your slides advance as you speak. Voice-following and slide advance are free.
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