![]() A delay time prior to lighting the next adjacent LED is then calculated, which, in the illustrated embodiment, is equal to one sixth of the difference between the preset total speech time and final warning time. 3, is lighted upon activating the start switch. Specifically, the first, or left-most LED in FIG. Upon beginning the speech, the start switch 19 is depressed, which begins sequenced lighting of the LEDs 13 according to the TST and FWT adjustment settings. ![]() With the desired time sequencing thus set, the speaker pivots the stand 12 to its support position and places the apparatus on the podium out of view of the audience but easily within his view from behind the podium. The speaker might, for example, wish to have the warning LED lighted 5 minutes before the end of his forty five minute speech, in which case the TST adjustments 14 would be set to "45" and the FWT adjustment set to "5". The FWT in this embodiment represents the time in minutes prior to the end of the TST when the warning LED should be lit as described below. Similarly, the desired final warning time (FWT) is set with the adjustment 15. ![]() 3 would be positioned adjacent the numeral "4-" and the second adjustment positioned adjacent the numeral "5-", representing 45 minutes. If, for example, the speaker wishes his speech to last forty five minutes, the first or left most adjustment in FIG. 1) and first sets the desired total duration of his speech or total speech time (TST) by adjusting the knobs 16 to proper corresponding positions. As illustrated, prior to delivering his speech, a speaker activates the power switch 18 (FIG. It will be obvious, however, that vast modifications might be made to illustrated flow, which is intended to show only one example. 4 to perform the method of the invention in a preferred way. 5 illustrates the functional flow of a software program that can be implemented in a microcontroller circuit configured as shown in FIG.
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