You know your deck cold. Then you hit "Share screen", the slides fill your monitor, and your eyes lock onto them. The audience sees the side of your face, your voice goes flat, and you run three minutes over. The problem was never your content. It's where you're looking.
A teleprompter fixes exactly that. It puts your talking points next to the camera and moves them as you speak, so you present to people instead of reading at slides.
- Put your talking points under the camera, not on your slides
- Let the script follow your voice, so you set the pace
- Write for the ear: short lines, the way you'd say them
- Mark a pause before the one number or line you want to land
- Do one full run out loud and check your time
Why online presentations feel harder
In a room you have the stage and the audience's energy. On a call you're a small square next to your slides, and the moment you read off them, it shows. Three things give you away:
1 Put your talking points under the lens, not on your slides
Slides are for the audience. Your script is for you. Reading full sentences off a busy slide is what pulls your eyes away. Keep a tight set of talking points, about 5–7 words per line, in a small window directly below your webcam. Your gaze then sits almost on the lens, and you look like you're talking straight to people.
2 Let it follow your voice
A teleprompter that scrolls at a fixed speed makes you race it, or stall while it catches up. Voice Follow moves the script as you talk. Pause for a question and it waits. Slow down on the key point and it slows with you. Go off-script, and it picks up when you're back.
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It works where you present: Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or a recorded webinar, in a small window that floats on top of your call.
3 Mark the one moment you want to land
Every good talk has a line that has to hit: the headline number, the big reveal, the turn into your ask. Write it the way you'd say it, add a pause before it and emphasis on the word that matters. When you present, you'll slow down and let it land:
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That beat, a pause and then the number, is what turns a slide full of data into a point people remember.
Plan your time before you start
Most overruns happen because the intro grows and the ending gets squeezed. Give each part a rough time, then check it on your practice run:
A good rule: about 130–150 words per minute when you speak naturally. A 10-minute talk is roughly 1,300–1,500 words of talking points. With Voice Follow, ProNoto shows your total time after each run and where you sped up or slowed down.
Say it, don't read it
The fastest way to lose a remote audience is to narrate your slides. Say the one thing each slide is about, out loud, like a person. The slide fills in the rest:
Before you go live
- Write your talking pointsOne spoken line per idea, not full paragraphs.
- Cut each line to how you'd say itShort lines, written for the ear.
- Mark a pause and emphasisOn every key number and every turn in the talk.
- Put the teleprompter under your cameraTurn on Voice Follow, and share a tab or window, not your whole screen.
- Do one full run out loudCheck your time against your plan, fix the rushed parts, and you're ready.
Your next presentation is the one to own.
Keep your talking points under the camera, your eyes on the audience, and your talk on time.
Prepare your talk free → Works in your browser · Zoom, Meet and Teams · no downloadCommon questions
Can the audience tell I'm using a teleprompter?
Not if it sits right under your camera. Your eyes stay close to the lens, so you look like you're talking to people. When you screen-share, share a tab or window rather than your entire screen, so the teleprompter stays private.
Does it work with Zoom, Google Meet and Teams?
Yes. ProNoto's floating window stays on top of your call in the browser, so you can read while you present on Zoom, Meet or Teams.
Will it help me stay on time?
Yes. Because the script follows your voice, you always know where you are. After a practice run you see your total time and where you rushed or slowed down.
Won't I sound robotic?
Not if you write short spoken lines and let the script follow you. Voice Follow moves at your pace, waits when you pause, and picks up again when you go off-script.