How to Use PowerPoint’s Teleprompter While Recording

Microsoft’s recording walkthrough describes the newer recording layout: notes appear near the top, Views can switch to Teleprompter, and auto-scroll has an adjustable speed. The same documentation includes older recording experiences, so check the controls available in your installation.

1. Write spoken notes for the current slide, keeping reference material out of the text you intend to say.
2. Open Record and look for Views, then Teleprompter.
3. Enable auto-scroll and try a short read at a comfortable pace.
4. Confirm camera and microphone selections, then record a test slide.
5. Play it back before recording the complete deck.

Microsoft notes that narration is not recorded during slide transitions. Let a transition finish before the next sentence. Review the recorded result and use the current recording guide for export steps.

Give each slide a clear spoken opening and ending. If a sentence depends on the next slide, rewrite the transition so you can advance without talking over the change. Keep the exact wording for figures, names and conclusions; use short cues for familiar explanations.

Try this pattern: “Here is the result. [Explain the one figure the audience should notice.] The next slide shows what we changed.” In your rehearsal, pause at the bracketed cue instead of saying the instruction aloud. Mark which instructions are silent so you do not read them by mistake.

Use the speaking-time calculator to budget each planned section, then time the full deck. A smooth read of isolated notes does not include the time spent advancing, demonstrating or answering questions.

Keep a master copy of the script, then manually paste the spoken text into LilPrompter. Set a readable font, narrow the reading area near the camera and adjust the fixed scroll rate while speaking normally. The app’s speed control is 0–10, rather than a words-per-minute setting.

1. Arrange the deck and reading window before starting the recording or meeting.
2. Add visible slide-change markers to your script.
3. Pause scrolling at a marker, advance the slide, then resume from the next line.
4. Test which window or display the recorder or meeting shares. A browser script is visible if it is inside the captured source.

This approach keeps the script independent of the deck. Changes to PowerPoint notes do not update the browser automatically, and LilPrompter does not record your narration. Re-paste after script edits and check the opening and ending before the next take.