Laptop Teleprompter

How to use a laptop teleprompter

A laptop teleprompter works because the screen sits close to the lens. The closer your reading line is to the camera, the more it looks like you are talking to the viewer rather than reading past them.

1. Open the autocue teleprompter in your browser.
2. Paste your script and set the scroll speed to your natural pace.
3. Raise the laptop so the first line of text sits just under the webcam.
4. Increase the font size until you can read without leaning forward.

Why a laptop teleprompter beats a phone for long scripts

Screen size decides how many words fit on one line, and line length decides how often your eyes travel. A laptop teleprompter holds a full sentence per line, so your gaze barely moves and the read looks steady.

A phone forces short lines and constant eye movement, which reads as shiftiness on camera. Phones win on portability; laptops win on anything longer than about thirty seconds.

Getting the eyeline right

The single biggest giveaway is reading text that sits too low. Prop the laptop on books until the top of the screen is level with the lens, then keep the scrolling text in the top third of the display.

Sit slightly further back than feels natural. Distance flattens the angle between your pupils and the lens, and the read stops looking like a read.

Laptop Teleprompter FAQ