Teleprompter guides from the ScrollCue team.
Setup, delivery, script writing, and the production details nobody tells you until you get them wrong once.
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Guides on teleprompter setup, eye contact, script writing, OBS, church AV, and getting a usable take without twenty attempts.
Teleprompter setup for a home desk.
Once you are recording from the same desk every time, the questions change from what to buy to where it goes. Monitor arm placement, lighting, and cable routing.
Elgato Camera Hub not working — how to fix it.
Camera Hub crashing, freezing, or not detecting your Facecam? The actual fixes, in the order most likely to work: USB port, app conflicts, and drivers.
DIY teleprompter glass, explained.
Beam splitter glass explained: the 70/30 coating, why window glass does not work, sizing it to your screen, the 45-degree angle, and where to actually buy it.
How to add a teleprompter to OBS.
The chromeless output window, the colour key filter, and where to put the text so it does not fight your overlays. A full OBS teleprompter walkthrough.
Teleprompter for Twitch.
Sponsor reads, opening hooks, and announcements. What to script on a Twitch stream, what to leave alone, and how to key it over your OBS scene.
DIY teleprompter builds.
Build a beam-splitter rig for very little money, or skip the glass entirely. What each approach costs, and the free app that drives both.
Teleprompter for a best man speech.
The most pressure most people will ever face with a microphone. How to script it, where to put it, and how not to look like you are reading.
Cheap teleprompter setups.
Commercial rigs start around $50 and climb past $300. Here is what you can actually achieve for nothing, and where spending a little starts to pay.
NEEWER X12 — the app to run on it.
The X12 is good hardware. The bundled software is the weak link. Here is the free browser app to run on it, and the settings to use.
A free teleprompter that asks for nothing.
Most free teleprompters want your email before you can type a word. This one does not, and the reason is structural rather than generous.
NEEWER X11 — the app to run on it.
The X11 is NEEWER's compact rig, built around a phone-sized display. Here is the free browser app to run on it and the settings that work.
Desview T3 — the app to run on it.
The Desview T3 takes phones and small tablets up to about seven inches. Here is the free browser app to run on it, and how to control it once it is mounted.
Glide Gear TMP 100 — the app to run on it.
A well-built beam-splitter that takes phones and small tablets. The free browser app to run on it, and the settings that work through glass.
GVM teleprompter — the app to run on it.
GVM makes larger beam-splitter rigs that take proper tablets. Here is the free browser app to run on one, and why the bigger screen changes your settings.
Leeventi — the app to run on it.
Leeventi build decent rigs at competitive prices. Here is the free browser app to run on one instead of the bundled software.
Teleprompter for teachers.
How teachers and course creators use a prompter to keep terminology consistent across a whole course, and retake one part without redoing the lesson.
Teleprompter for Samsung Galaxy.
Galaxy hardware is excellent. The teleprompter apps for it are not. Use the browser instead, and skip the Play Store entirely.
Teleprompter for Fire tablet.
Fire tablets have no Play Store, so most teleprompter apps cannot be installed at all. The browser solves this completely.
Teleprompter for MacBook.
Mac teleprompter software starts around $100 and is built for broadcast studios. ScrollCue runs in Safari or Chrome on any MacBook, free.
Teleprompter for Windows & Surface.
Windows teleprompter software is built for broadcast studios, not Surface tablets. ScrollCue runs in Chrome or Edge on any Windows machine, free.
Teleprompter for Google Pixel.
Pixel runs the cleanest Chrome on Android, which makes it a good browser teleprompter. Free, no Play Store download.
Teleprompter script writing.
Sentence length, contractions, section structure, and why a script that reads well on paper often sounds terrible out loud.
Teleprompter eye contact.
Placement, text size, and pacing. The three mechanical levers that control whether a teleprompter read looks natural, and how to set each one.
How to use a teleprompter without looking like you're reading.
The three things that make a teleprompter read look obvious, and how to fix all of them. Placement, pacing, and how the script was written.
Free video script template.
A copy-and-paste video script template built for teleprompter delivery, with section markers and presenter notes already in place.
Church teleprompter setup guide.
Equipment by budget, stage mounting, booth control, a volunteer checklist, and the lighting problems that will catch you out.
How to speak confidently on camera.
Why "breathe deeply" and "picture a friend" do not work, what actually causes on-camera nerves, and how to remove the causes rather than manage the symptoms.
How to record yourself on camera.
Camera height, lighting direction, script, prompter, and recording. The five things that matter, and the four mistakes almost everyone makes first.
How to use a teleprompter on Zoom without anyone noticing.
Two methods that work on a video call, one common piece of advice that does not, and how to script a call so it survives someone interrupting you.