How to rehearse with a teleprompter
The purpose is not to memorise the speech word for word. It is to learn where the beats fall so that the printed card you hold on the day only needs to prompt you, not carry you.
- First run: set the speed slow and simply read it aloud once to hear the sentences.
- Second run: set the speed to your intended pace and try to stay with it. Mark anywhere you fall behind — those sentences are too long.
- Third run: increase the speed by about ten percent to simulate the adrenaline of the day.
- Fourth run: turn the teleprompter off and deliver it from your printed card. This is the run that tells you whether it is ready.
Accessibility and reduced motion
Scrolling text can be uncomfortable or unusable for some readers. This tool respects your operating system's reduced-motion setting: with it enabled, the prompter advances in discrete steps rather than scrolling continuously. You can also pause, step and scrub with the keyboard alone.
- Space — play and pause
- Up and down arrows — adjust speed
- Left and right arrows — step backward and forward
- F — toggle fullscreen
- Escape — exit fullscreen