How to Read a Teleprompter without Looking Creepy
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 4. 06. 2024
- Tips and tricks to make teleprompter reading more organic & natural looking to disguise eye movements and hide the fact that you're reading.
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Tips and tricks to make teleprompter reading more organic & natural looking to disguise eye movements and hide the fact that you're reading.
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1:03 - Hide Your Reading
2:06 - Script Writing & Practicing
3:03 - Teleprompter Benefits
4:25 - Adding Emotion & Tone
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This is a masterclass example of demoing a product whilst reviewing it and teaching all at the same time. đđŒ
This is a truly amazing video
But, you can't do that with every product every time. I could probably get away with adding my photos to my website often, because that would be part of my workflow. It would be difficult to work my Type E into a video about exploring 4WD country.
You are a fantastic trainer/teacher/educator.
Iâm getting the pad caster!
I agree with all these comments, my flabber is ghasted.
I've got autism, and this is a pro masking course. I had to learn all these things for my own channel by trial and error, and wish I'd known them sooner. My old videos are positively cringey compared to the smooth and slick productions I put on now! :-). Thanks for this great summary of what to do! - Dave's Garage
Hey! It's Dave's Garage!
Now you just have to make less creepy thumbnails
oh, hi dave
To be fair, your task manager tale video is passable and doesn't feel so cringey :)
I too am autistic. When my daughters got married, I knew my speech well enough that I could talk freely about the sequence of cards I held in one hand. I didn't bother hiding those, but in a video I could simply cut those out, transition audio and video separately and maybe using a few seconds of B roll to smooth the transition.
Holy crap, you're so good at this!! Makes me slightly rethink the "wing it" strategy. lol
*high five*
đđđ can't you go wrong with a teleprompter
Here to say the same! Iâve been winging it for years but Iâm actually considering using a teleprompter now đ
Seriously impressed that you were using a teleprompter all this time and still WHILE Iâm seeing you read that script it just sounds like your own words and as if the text was just a transcript. Incredible.
I came to say this...
You made this look so easy man, networks should be scouting you as their future news anchorđŻ
He's most likely earning more than a typical news anchor.
As long as at the end of the broadcast he says, alright........I'm done.
#facts
This is great Gerald. You are one of the people that I have used as an example for myself to get better at natural teleprompter videos. This will help so many people!
Very kind! Thank you.
A peek behind the curtain. And I think that the thing to stress is that this is PROFESSIONALISM, not faking it. It's conveying information with clarity. When done RIGHT, nothing is a put on, just a refined version of the person presenting.
I think this is one of the underrated part of being a CZcamsr: the performance aspect, even when one is not performing in the artistic sense (acting, singing or dancing)
I think you just convinced me to get a teleprompter! đđŒ
Currently, I try to memorize a line for my script and then fumble over that line multiple times until I get it right.... 10 min videos usually take me over an hour to shoot đ€ŠđŒââ
I feel you! Hahah the struggle is real!
I had the same thing. Not only did it take forever to record, but then the editing time increases. I just got a teleprompter and recorded 5 videos in one night pretty much in one take each.
It gets easier with practice. Teleprompter is unnatural. Most can't be as good as Gerald and they turn out monotonous and boring, appearing obviously reading from a teleprompter.
@@gigihanmandarin yeah thats my one MAIN concern!
Never, ever, EVER memorize your script. Why? Because if you stumble anywhere you will completely lose your place and it will show. Write it down, practice it out loud until it is natural and then...use bullet points. You are the expert in what you are talking about, so show it. The bullet points are there to keep you on track. When you see "turn camera on' (or whatever) you know to talk about turning the camera on, then the next one might be "Set white balance" and then talk about that. It lets your expertise come through without looking like you are reading it verbatim (because you aren't!). Once you get it down, you will never go back. Best of luck!
Absolutely love using a teleprompter - I found I could fit in approximately 50% more useful content into the same amount of time with a teleprompter compared to before I started using it. A game changer.
Also - thanks for everything you do Gerald. I completely binge watched your channel when I was first starting mine!
:-) I love teleprompter too... especially being behind the camera with the CEO in front of it ... LOL... saves sooooo much time and embarrassment...
Brilliant. I picked up these skills after years of using my prompter (same as yours, btw), and I wish I had a video like this years ago when I started! Could've cut my awkward videos by half đđ
Your ad reads are so smart. You use them went testing mics or pre amps, and you used them to show an example of how you read ad reads. genius
These are really awesome tips! Love the very accurate portrayal of someone being transfixed with the prompter đŹ
This is one of the most useful videos Iâve seen in weeks. You were already breaking the fourth wall by looking into the camera, but I think you broke the fifth in this video đ the way you explained your process is so meta. I hadnât even considered a teleprompter before and you convinced me in 5 and a half minutes that I have to have one.
I thought you were just an eloquent speaker before today. I guess the best speakers donât speak, they read.
Had no idea you were using one. Well done and thanks for another fantastic video!
You know, I have ALWAYs wondered how in the world you could flow so seamlessy in the knowledge of whatever topic you were presenting. LOL...You are something else. Your execution of reading from a teleprompter is FLAWLESS!!
I was thinking the other day of how concise, quick and crisp your communication was and how you always manage to compress extremely technical subjects in relatively short and engaging youtube videos. It takes a lot of skills to be one of the best in a field, and you certainly are. All the love from Syria đ
This video is perfection. Iâve finally just started using a prompter for some videos and itâs game changing, but the tips in this video will help out a lot!
No way it's Tommo!!
Gerald, I think this must be one of the most valuable videos that you have published on your channel. Great value for creators. You're a legend!
This is the video I've been meaning to make, and now I don't have to!
So many of my clients - as a speaking coach for TEDx speakers and leaders - have asked me how I remember all my scripts, and when they find out I use a teleprompter they freak out because it seems too natural. I've been asked over and over to share my tips, but here you've really nailed it.
I'll be sharing this video with all of my clients and network.
Thanks Gerald.
This was great to watch! Thanks for doing this and good tips.
Thanks for the tips, Gerald. I am buying this right now.
Iâve really enjoyed your behind the scenes videos on your own productions. The thoughtfulness and effort you put into your productions really sets you apart. Thanks for producing such awesome and information rich content, and occasionally giving us a view into how you do it.
Thank you Gerald! You just saved me a ton of explaining to everyone I work with. We are venturing down the road of creating concise but consumabel content, utilizing a prompter, and my friends are showing some signs of anxiety about this. I can't wait to share this perfectly executed video. I always walk away smarter after watching your posts! You are so good at this... I wish you continued success!
I don't use a telepromter but a lot of these tips also apply for reading a voice-over script off camera. I very much appreciate this, I discovered some of them myself but for the others, thank you đ
We have been using teleprompters for a month now and these tips will help us take our videos to the next level. We do mostly corporate videos and I think we really need to make those wordy videos feel more engaging. Thank you!
Welcome back Gerald! Thx for sharing this.
Nailed it. Iâve always loved using prompter as well for all the reasons you listed. Makes the whole process so much smoother! Great work
Now this is NOT "just a CZcamsr reading manual book for you".
Thank you Gerald for keeping being awesome, informative and friendly.
Dang! I always thought you were thoughtful and concise in delivering your content, but this video just makes me feel even more impressed because of how challenging the teleprompter is. Great work Gerald!!!!
Hey Gerald! Fellow CZcamsr, and big fan. This is great stuff. As someone who's been doing something similar for fifteen years now, there are a few other tricks I can recommend. I put in eclipses at the end of words to help me remember to pause and break up the sentence. Words in all caps also help me to remember that a particular word needs to be... EMPHASIZED. And I cannot second you enough when it comes to making sure you read your script out loud FIRST - and probably a few times. You will quickly learn whether you've written something which only works on paper (or screen).
Not only are you a great teacher who I could easily listen to for hours, but you indeed have a special comedic talent! I'm always enjoying your videos! Thank you! đ
This is so helpful Gerald! I use a teleprompter for some of my technical videos, and yes, it is so difficult to act out the emotions and I look like a creep sometimes no matter how hard I try to look friendly đ. You're soooo good at this. Love the tips you gave, thanks a lot!
Thank you so much! Great tips! I will put them to use with a very shy teleprompter reader next week.
Gerald, I'm pretty sure you are the only person who could make this video and then have me watch it all the way through! Very good to see you.
For taking a break you come back with a heckuva awesome video. Thanks for sharing so much of a useful topic
So glad you made this video. Many thanks, bro! Definitely a good look. Was needed! đđœ
Super helpful tips man, this is really the video I needed. I think the most important point for me was writing scripts that sound natural verbally, instead of writing them like a text article.
Loved this piece as always, Gerald! Still shaking my head at the clinically textbook (and comically absurd) projection pointed at you in the past few weeks. You are a gem and me and all my film and video friends love you.
What's even more impressive that it looks like a 1 long take. Fooled me there, looks brilliantly natural. Bravo.
Great job Gerald . When I got tricked into being the local high school speech and debate coach this would have been the invaluable. One might even call your Vlog on using a teleprompter the text book on speaking in public forums.
You make that look easy, excellent prompter work :)
Good to ser you back!
I dont know how you did it, but I even watched the ad with full attention. Perfect video I was looking for. Thanks for making.
Such good advice all across the board. I use the same prompter and it's been great.
It's a strange (but wonderful!) day when a comment from one of my favorite board game content creators appears on one of my favorite photography content creator's videos!
@@SnareSpectre Gerald is aces. Nice to run into you here Snare :)
Such a great tutorial! Thank you for the insight!
Sir, this was stellar, I can see the experience in your eyes. And that "don't emote when you wouldn't" part was brilliant. Respect!
OMG I've been waiting for this reveal. Thanks Gerald!
I was going to make a video for the execs at the company I work at to make it feel more natural but I'm literally just going to send them this. Another slamtouchdownrundunk of a video, Gerald!
Smooth Real Smooth, I like your explanation I might just have to try a teleprompter.
Great advice! I used to record my scripted videos one paragraph at a time and it took hours to get through longer scripts. It was difficult and exhausting work and on occasion that stress would be visible, albeit subtly, in the video. The Parrot is an absolute game changer! It has saved me immeasurable time and frustration and I couldn't do what I do without it.
This guys a damn genius, masking his ad segment as a way to teach and give an example. Absolute mad lad.
The video i was waiting for đ
Just ordered the teleprompter from the link in your description. Easy sell. Hope it makes 20 second CZcams outros take a few minutes to record instead of a whole hour đ
Did it work?
wow you are good! I am gonna have to watch the video again to get all the points you were making, because I was too mesmerized by the fact that you were reading from teleprompter the whole time, while looking completely natural the WHOLE TIME! Awesome.
I've been asked to set up a teleprompter before for client work and I've never been sure it's a good idea for someone who hasn't used one before. As you've demonstrated it's a real skill in and of itself!
Gah damn. This was wild and honestly has me reconsidering how I record âoff the cuffâ
"how to read a teleprompter without looking like joe Biden"
Although this isn't information I need, I can't help but respect not only how useful it is for others, but how well it was delivered. Subscribed.
BEST how to with a teleprompter I've ever seen that didn't get into the technical side at all. Thank you.
Somebody tell Biden about this
The text moving in realtime in the top left is a great demonstration, I was trying to do everything you were saying while reading from it.
Thanks for letting us in on how you produce such terrific videos. This one is jam-packed with good tips for any presenter.
Coming from a guy who taught intelligence analysts how to write and give briefs to senior officials for decades, that was AWESOME! The two most important elements you hit square on the head; use words that fit in YOUR mouth and practice OUT LOUD. Well done, G-man, well done indeed!
Thank you Gerald!! I'm sharing this with all of my clients before we film. I use teleprompters quite often and cant stress enough the more you practice the better the project. Very much appreciated!
Oh wow, I never even thought you used one. You're so natural at it, thanks for the tips.
GU is the best I have seen using a teleprompter. But, honestly, I wouldn't have known until he told us!
Having just wanted a bunch of How to Use a Teleprompter videos, they ALL looked like they were reading. Something didn't quite feel authentic.
If there was an Olympic medal for this, Gerald is going for gold! He looks away, pauses, seems to be gathering thoughts. Masterclass.
These tips are pure gold, and can also apply to many corporate interview situation where people just blandly recite what they learnt by heart, and it sounds awful. Thanks for putting all these tips together and adding some rational explanations to each advice.
That's the best segue to an sponsored segment I've ever seen because it wasn't even a segue, it was literaly part of the video as a demonstration of what he was talking about. Absolutely flawless script-writing.
I'm baffled by how you spoke for 2+ minutes at a time without stuttering once. And looking incredibly natural. What a great skill to have!
I have never seen your channel before and I didn't even know what your main content is like before I subscribed. Really helpful and really professionally done. I'm sure I'll enjoy your content, whatever it happens to be lol.
Yay! Finally a video about reading from a teleprompter with useful, practical tips. Thank you, thank you Gerald!
You fully nailed this reading, buddy. Such a natural look, and awesome advices, thank you so much!
You make worthwhile videos. This one was packed with good advice. During the pandemic, we have watched a number of talking heads, including the Premier of Ontario, who desperately needed your advice. Theyâre none too good on including graphics, but small CZcamsrâs have no problems. Thanks for your efforts.
The timing for this could not have been better. Great video!
I have seriously been saying all of this for years and I'm so glad someone put it into a video I can share. 100% agree with it all and I try and do all of these with the videos I'm using a prompter for. Thanks!
I picked up a Glide Gear Promoter and am quite happy with it. Tried it with the PromptSmart app and my phone. The phone helps keep the text narrower than a tablet so your eyes don't scan as much, PromptSmart has voice detection so it scrolls automatically as you read. Game changer.
This is the first teleprompter video I've seen that actually describes the most important practical considerations for using a teleprompter. I'll be using these tips to improve my videos for sure. Thanks Gerald, another great video.
Literally got halfway through the video and instantly used your link to buy one of these. Game changer đđŒđ
I think that was the fastest 5 minutes that I've watched on youtube. There were so many subtle gems in this video that I know it's going to be one to watch over and over as I'm learning to make better videos.
Nice job Gerald! I use this same teleprompter and it's so handy. I usually only use it for sections where I have a ton of specs to deliver in a short "highlight reel" when I'm showing a product. It's such a lifesaver for point-form content as well!
Haha! Absolutely loved this video!
As a creator who makes semi-poetic videos, reading from a teleprompter is a necessity not an option.
It tooks me years to finally master how to read it gracefully. Funny how I use all these tips without actually knowing why or what exactly I was doing right.
Thanks for putting words to my thoughts. Amazing video, Gerald!
This is SPOT ON. It's something I had to learn when I started teaching online during COVID. The key as you've pointed out is to write the script in your speaking voice and to rehearse. I'm getting better at this but I'm nowhere near as good at it as you are!
One additional tip... I use test-to-speech to hear my script as a viewer would. This helps out. Also, I insert a few 'improvisations" that I think of on the fly.
Until you've actually been in front of a teleprompter and done this, its hard to grasp how tough this. Mad props Gerald, you make it look so easy. Great tips - I've directed a lot of folks in front of a prompter and there's a few things here that are gold.
Game changing tips and super affordable equipment! I'm glad the algorithm brought this to my front page.
This is the video I will now be sending to clients who want to use my teleprompter services. THANK YOU!
Smooth seamless ad integration Gerald. Good tips. Thank you.
Absolutely fantastic! Thanks for the tips Gerald.
I donât use a teleprompter but Iâve often wondered how some do and still seem so personal. Excellent video
This video has a lot of great tips for acting natural, even if not using a teleprompter.
Yessssir! Thanks for the tips.
And wooow, you are super good at this. I have never had a feeling that you are using a teleprompter. Spot on!
Wow - I only just realised, based on this, that most of the CZcams videos I watch, are filmed with a teleprompter. I guess I'd just implicitly assumed before this that they were just naturally good speakers, but now I see, with the flawless speech, and lack of pauses, interruptions or mis-steps, that it's so clearly teleprompted! How could I have missed this! Thank you - this was so helpful.
This is the best videos tips I have seen in years thanks Gerald!
Thanks for making this. I just switched to using one finally. It's saved me so much time.
Having used a teleprompter and written scripts, your advice is spot on.
You are so genuine... this video is unique and you are so bold to share this. Thank you very much. Great tips, great video. I have learnt a lot from this.
i've been doing it all wrong all this while..your tuition on this subject opens up my horizon..million thanks to you sir..
Admirable! I definitely struggle with the teleprompter. Those are some great tips Gerald!
Another video demonstrating Gerald's brilliance and why he is simply the best.
I needed to see this. I've been getting better at this, I think, but having these tips to focus on is so helpful.