That’s why the pros, from politicians to CEOs, use teleprompters so that they can read their speeches rather than memorize them. It’s one less thing to worry about, ensuring that you can focus on making the speech or presentation as good as it can be. Professional teleprompter systems don’t come cheap. The good news is that you can make your own using software you probably already have. Here’s how to use PowerPoint as a teleprompter.
What is a Teleprompter?
A teleprompter is a device that allows someone who is giving a speech or presentation to see the text of that speech or presentation as they are speaking. When filming, the teleprompter is usually just above or below the camera. This is so that the presenter can read it and appear to be talking directly down the lens. In speeches, multiple teleprompter screens are often used to that the speaker can appear to be talking to different sections of the audience whilst still being able to read the script. Professional teleprompters scroll slowly through the script so that only a few lines are visible on the screen at any time. This allows the entire text to be read at a distance, even for long scripts.
How to Use Teleprompter View in PowerPoint
PowerPoint has a view called Teleprompter View that can be used when recording or playing a presentation. This allows you to see your notes for each slide as well as the slide itself, whilst the audience display will only show the slides. If you only have a line or two per slide, this can be useful. Since the text doesn’t scroll, however, if you have a lot of text to read per slide, then Teleprompter View isn’t going to be much help. To use Teleprompter View in PowerPoint:
How to Create a Working Teleprompter in PowerPoint
The Teleprompter View in PowerPoint is a simple way to read text for a presentation, but it’s only really any use when you have minimal amounts of text to read per slide. If you want to read a large amount of text, you’ll probably want to create a teleprompter that slowly scrolls through all of your text, so that you can read the entire thing without having to interact with the presentation in any way. This is possible in PowerPoint by using a text animation that will make your text scroll at a speed of your choosing. To create a teleprompter in PowerPoint:
Take Your Presentations to the Next Level
Knowing how to use PowerPoint as a teleprompter ensures that you can give great speeches or presentations without having to read from a printed script. Make sure that you place your screen carefully—ideally somewhere where you will have an eye line that is looking toward your audience. You may need to practice a few times to get the hang of using it. There are plenty of other useful PowerPoint tricks to make your presentations stand out from the crowd. You can learn how to hide text until clicked to reveal important information exactly when you want to. You can blur images in PowerPoint to create effective backgrounds or hide key information until you’re ready to reveal it. And you can also learn about other PowerPoint animations you can use to make your presentations pop. Comment Name * Email *
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