DIY Teleprompter for Your Phone: Three Ways to Build One
Build a DIY teleprompter three ways: a second screen under the lens, a glass rig with mirrored text, or a prompter app with the script beside the lens.
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Video and speaking
Reading from a script on camera is a skill with a few habits behind it: where the words sit, how fast they move, where your eyes go and how to keep a natural voice. These guides cover teleprompter technique, preparing and pacing a script, and recording clear video of yourself on a phone. They are written for people who make videos for work, for a channel or for the classroom, and who want a take they can use the first time.
How to Use a Teleprompter: A Beginner's Guide
Learn how to use a teleprompter: set the text size, pick a pace, mirror it only if you need to, rehearse once and record. Works on a phone or a glass rig.
How to Read a Script on Camera Naturally (Not Stiffly)
Read a script on camera naturally: write it as you talk, keep the words near the lens, mark your pauses and rehearse aloud. See a before-and-after rewrite.
Teleprompter App Checklist: Watermarks, Limits, Offline
Before you install a teleprompter app, check six things: watermark, free take length, offline use, mirroring, text position and sign-up. A copyable checklist.
Teleprompter Speed: Words per Minute for Video Scripts
Divide your word count by your own pace to get the running time. Use our words-to-minutes tables, then set the teleprompter speed from a timed read-aloud.