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Become a Teleprompter Pro: Do’s and Don’ts
for Successfully Using Teleprompters
for In-Person and Video Presentations
(webcast)
Guest Expert:
Pete Weissman
(About Pete)
How to order the recording:
Webcast video:
- If you order the recording, you will get a link to the recorded video of the online webcast.
The Program:
News anchors and politicians make teleprompters look easy, but for professional speakers, there are skills to learn and pitfalls to avoid.
A teleprompter can help you stay on message and maintain eye contact on stage at a big conference, at your desk for a virtual talk, or while recording a video on your iPhone.
Yet you’re concerned that reading a script will appear stilted. You know part of your allure is your authenticity. So how can you maintain this while using a teleprompter?
Or perhaps you think, “They’re hiring me (or watching my video) because I am a professional presenter! I don’t need a teleprompter.” That may be true, but some conferences are now *requiring* all speakers use one, so you need to become familiar with the basics. Plus, you might find you actually like using one, especially if you are delivering new material.
These ideas are shared by a master, who coached more than 40 speakers to use the teleprompter at a 2024 national political convention. Pete reveals how to connect with your audience when they’re on the other side of the glass.
You will learn how to:
- perform — rather than read — as the words scroll by
- leverage the audience’s energy ... or bring your own if you’re speaking into the void
- format the script for powerful delivery
- position the screen and camera at your desk or in the field
- create Plan B (and C!) for when Murphy’s Law strikes
More about our guest expert:
Pete Weissman helps leaders make every word count. As a speechwriter, presentation coach, and media trainer, he helps executives improve how they communicate, so they can deliver better results, faster. He has more than 25 years of experience supporting leaders in the White House and at Fortune 500 companies, including Visa, Meta, UPS, and Walmart. His work has been featured in Chief Executive, Fast Company, and two college textbooks. Pete lives in Atlanta with his wife and two children.
The first teleprompter Pete Weissman saw was a dinosaur: a camera that pointed down at sheets of paper (remember those) as they moved along a conveyor belt. Years later, he helped a U.S. Senator use a prompter to record videos. Today, he uses a prompter app to record social media videos and helps executives master the technology.
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