Basic TV Reporting, 2nd Edition

The Script Prompter and How to Use It

One of the great innovations to help performers improve their presentation technique is the prompting device which gives the impression that the words are being spoken from memory. Audiences are less likely to be fooled or surprised by this than they used to be, and prompter techniques have found their way into speech delivery. If you watch the wider shots at a political or public conference you might see two transparent plates on top of thin posts on either side of the speaker. It is these which project the words–seen by the orator, but invisible to the audience. They add a professional touch as well as giving confidence and credibility to all forms of speech-making.

Beyond the idiot board

Script prompting ...