Teleprompter for interviews and self-tapes
Structured answers, natural delivery.
Remote interviews and self-tapes ask you to be word-perfect and relaxed at the same time, on camera, usually alone in a room. Notes off to the side make your eyes wander; memorising makes you stiff. A prompter under the lens is the compromise that actually works.
The right amount of scripting here is less than you'd think. Full answers word-for-word sound recited; a structured skeleton — the opening line, the three points, the number you must not get wrong — gives you a spine to improvise around.
Why candidates and actors use it
- Keep prepared answers structured without sounding recited.
- Hold your eye line on the lens for self-tape auditions.
- Load a fresh script between takes in a couple of seconds.
- Nothing is uploaded, so your notes stay yours.
Recommended settings
Interview delivery should sound thought-through, not read out. Keep the script sparse and the scroll slow.
- Scroll speed
- Leave it paused for most answers and start it when you need to; 110–130 wpm when it runs.
- Font size
- 36–52 px, sized so a glance takes in a whole line without a visible eye sweep.
- Display
- Whatever matches your room lighting — you want the screen not to reflect in your glasses.
Preparing your script
Write prompts, not paragraphs: a bolded question, then three or four short lines under it. Save one script per likely question so you can load the right one between takes rather than scrolling to find it. Position the screen immediately under your webcam or camera lens, and keep the prompter paused by default — press Space only when you want it to move. For self-tapes, do one rehearsal pass at the real speed so your reader's lines and yours stay in rhythm.
Questions about this setup
Other ways people use it
Ready to read on camera with confidence?
Open the prompter, paste your script, and press play.