ARE YOU CONFIDENT IN FRONT OF A CAMERA?
Memorising scripts can be time-consuming and there’s always the potential to forget a portion of it, causing a presenter to stumble and appear unprofessional. Presenters and public speakers often have a reputation and image to maintain and don’t want to be seen to deliver poor performance and appear unprofessional. We are accustomed to seeing highly professional speakers talk for long periods of time, seemingly to be spontaneous, use engaging body language and eye contact, and appear energetic and confident. Politicians and newsreaders, as an example, are judged by how well they perform in front of the camera, and a large part of their success can be attributed to a teleprompter, also known as an autocue. A Teleprompter is a device with the ability to project an electronic script from a monitor, onto a reflective sheet of glass directly in front of a camera. The reverse side of the sheet of glass is transparent, allowing the camera to record the presenter, and cruciall...