How to Use a Teleprompter: Setup, Practice and Record

1. Write or paste a script you can say naturally, with short paragraphs and checked names and numbers.
2. Set up your camera and microphone, then choose what your recording app will record. LilPrompter only shows the script.
3. Save a copy of the script elsewhere, charge your devices and keep the recording controls within reach.
4. Set the reading layout from your final speaking position.
5. Rehearse a paragraph, then record and review a short test.

For drafting, follow the script-writing guide. Autocue’s presentation guidance recommends knowing the words and reading them aloud before filming.

For a laptop webcam, put a narrow script window near the lens. If you record on a phone, read from another device beside it. With one phone, practise first and switch to the camera afterward. For teleprompter glass, mount the screen securely and turn on mirror mode if the reflected words look backwards.

A lens centered within the glass helps keep the teleprompter's edges out of the shot. If you read from a nearby screen instead, record a short test to check how much your eyes move. Adjust the screen position until it looks comfortable.

Set font size, line spacing and margins first. Read from where you will stand and narrow long lines if your eyes sweep across the display. Read a paragraph aloud and adjust the speed, leaving time to breathe and pause. Try it again if you change the text size or spacing.

LilPrompter’s speed control runs from 0 to 10, with 0 stopping movement. Those numbers aren't words per minute. Use the buttons, or click into the app and finish editing your text before trying keyboard shortcuts. The optional countdown gives you five seconds to get ready; it doesn't time your speech.

1. Pause rather than speeding up to catch the text.
2. Return to the start of a complete sentence or the next topic heading.
3. For a recorded take, leave a brief editing pause and read the sentence again.
4. For live delivery, take time to listen or use short notes, then resume when ready.

Watch your test recording to check the picture, sound and where you're looking. For specific problems, use the troubleshooting guide; for practice, practise a natural read.