Professionally Speaking...

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Teleprompters are a relatively recent addition to the field of oratory. Since that time, scores of political figures and business people have used teleprompters to deliver speeches. In the best of all possible scenarios, the speaker reading from the teleprompter panels appears to be looking directly into the camera or directly at the audience and speaking spontaneously. Here are some tips which will make you less stilted when using a teleprompter.

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The Eloquent Woman

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

So many people have Googled their way to this blog to ask whether speakers used teleprompters at the two political conventions that I think it's worth a short discussion. And while most people giving a speech don't use teleprompters, there's no shame in doing so.

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The Eloquent Woman

AUGUST 26, 2008

Staying on time--and more importantly, on message--means that each speaker is given a speech written for them, and the use of teleprompters and other technology helps keep the show on schedule, if stilted.

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The Eloquent Woman

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Here's a video that walks you through the possibilities: When you're working with a teleprompter, you don't look at the camera--just at the script, which scrolls up so you can keep reading smoothly. Tags: video women and public speaking speaker preparation teleprompter webinars

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Max Atkinson

MAY 17, 2010

Thatcher had more teleprompter troubles than Obama Ronald Reagan's masterclass on how to cope when the teleprompter lets you downA couple of days ago, I posted a clip from a speech by Labour leadership candidate Ed Miliband.

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Max Atkinson

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

I''ve blogged before about politicians - including President Obama and Ed Miliband - using teleprompters, reading from scripts, speaking without scripts, pretending not to have a script, modelling management guru walkabouts, etc. In his leader''s speech yesterday, Mr Miliband excelled himself by forgetting some crucial lines from the script he had tried to remember.

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Max Atkinson

JULY 29, 2009

Bert Decke r has just posted a very interesting piece arguing that President Obama’s use of the teleprompter isn’t doing any favours for his reputation as a great communicator. This doesn’t surprise me, because I’ve always thought it a rather mixed blessing since seeing Margaret Thatcher’s performance deteriorate after she moved from using a script on a lectern to reading from teleprompter screens. Before 1982, she never used a teleprompter.

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Max Atkinson

OCTOBER 6, 2010

This looked less like the activists being less than enthusuastic in their response than a result of poor speech writing and poor delivery, aided and abetted by poor use of the Autocue. Delivery and teleprompter troubles You may also have noticed that two indicators that he'd come to the end of the sentence were missing. More on teleprompters/Autocue: Why doesn't anyone warn politicians about becoming autocue automatons?

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PowerPoint Tips

MAY 6, 2013

But executives at their organization are comfortable with the old way of using the slide as a teleprompter, even though the audience hates it! Content Delivery Design principles convince executives presentation skills training I hear it all the time.

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Manner of Speaking

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Obama is particularly good in this respect, although he usually has a teleprompter to each side to give him the appearance (especially on TV) of speaking without notes. Chances are you will not be using teleprompters very often. Filed under: Delivery , Seth Godin. Delivery Seth Godin Barack Obama notes public speaking reading Ronald Reagan using notes Winston Churchill

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Speaking about Presenting

JUNE 27, 2010

But politicians have teleprompters and paid professional speakers deliver the same presentation over and over again. Tags: Delivery Waffling happens when your brain stops working but your mouth keeps going.

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Duarte Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Your deck is your sidekick, not your teleprompter. Business Delivery Presentations Storytelling TipsCongratulations on having a great business idea. Extra congratulations if you’ve started the company and gotten some traction. Good job, you!

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Speaking about Presenting

MAY 25, 2009

A number of high-profile presentation bloggers and authors have commented recently on Barack Obama’s speaking style - when he doesn’t have his teleprompter in front of him. Barack Obama, whose superior speaking skills undoubtedly contributed to his ascent to the presidency, is known to lapse into unwords whenever he departs from his trusty teleprompter and speaks extemporaneously.

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Duarte Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2012

I’ve seen great speakers keep images of their children on their teleprompter because of this technique. Delivery Diary Question Tips anxiety fear help nerves nervous presentation problem solution speech stutter stuttering tips tweet twitter

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Duarte Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

To make matters worse for her, the teleprompter placement was poor and the speech wasn’t spectacular: @thomsinger Um, I feel like Michele Bachmann is talking to someone standing off to the right side of the room. Yesterday was the day I’ve dreaded now for a long time. Politicians using slides.

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Speak Schmeak

AUGUST 30, 2012

I learned how to use a teleprompter yesterday. The teleprompter operator was masterful at follow my speaking rate, so that I could just do what I do naturally and he kept up. I highly recommend working with a professional videographer and learning to use a teleprompter.

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Max Atkinson

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Gigantic screens at the back of the hall, big enough for speakers to read their scripts from, seem to be replacing more traditional teleprompters (like Autocue ) this year. Does this technological gadgetry help them to improve the delivery of their speeches?

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Inter-Activ Presenting and Influencing

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Video recording is great for making you aware of the visual aspects of your presentation delivery. As well as the audio applications mentioned above, video is a really useful tool for fine tuning your non-verbal delivery such as… a) Irritating repetitive hand gestures. a) Teleprompter apps for Android and iOS. Nowadays there are a wealth of Teleprompter and Autocue apps available for Android and iOS devices.

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SlideModel

JULY 19, 2018

Do not use PowerPoint as a teleprompter. Do not use PowerPoint as a teleprompter. A common crutch for rookie presenters is to use slides as their teleprompter. Don’t just rehearse your slides, also take time to practice your delivery, and your tone.

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Professionally Speaking...

JANUARY 13, 2010

Craft your story(ies) well in advance of your presentation so you can practice your delivery, tone, pauses, inflection and facial expressions. If some practice runs through the script don't result in a smooth delivery, find a coach to help you sound polished and authentic, even though you are reading your presentation. And for pete's sake, if you are using a TelePrompter, PLEASE get some professional training/coaching on how to do it effectively.

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The Speaker Point

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

April 12, 2011 Posts Comments The Speaker Point Helping you master public speaking and communication skills Home Delivery Speech Analysis Making Money Preparation Reviews About Best iPhone Apps for Public Speaking February 25, 2011 By Alex Cequea View Comments The world of apps is a vast and inviting place, but it can easily get overwhelming. 3.99): This app has two parts: a Subliminal NLP Audio, and chapters taking you through presentation creation and delivery.

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The Eloquent Woman

OCTOBER 21, 2011

But Richards' delivery is what brought the house down--just one of several moments in this speech that did so. Her delivery's authentic, not automatic, and it made this speech stand out. In a room made for teleprompters, she turns away from the perfect camera angle to read it.

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The Eloquent Woman

APRIL 19, 2013

The setting was controlled, scripted and focused, with a teleprompter in front of her and her husband David by her side. What if the President of the United States stepped aside and let you give a talk in his place?

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DeFinis Communications

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

She was truly connecting with people, not reading lines from the teleprompter. I was also impressed with Castro’s ability to try a range of delivery techniques. But like any great political speech, it wasn’t just his delivery. What fun to watch the speeches last night at the opening of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte NC. I was delighted to see such passionate oratory delivered via powerful technique and heartfelt storytelling.

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The Eloquent Woman

AUGUST 13, 2015

At most conferences, you get a mix of people reading from PowerPoint decks, using teleprompters, or simply ad-libbing around loose outlines. Then, start a pattern of listening, followed by an attempt at delivery.

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The Eloquent Woman

JANUARY 13, 2017

She took out notes at the beginning, but clearly went without them or the teleprompter for much of this speech. But in fact, Streep's delivery was heartfelt, measured, calm, and powerful--all better adjectives than "emotional" for this stunner of a speech.

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Max Atkinson

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Could it be, I began to wonder, that our broadcast media are themselves so dependent on scripts and teleprompters that they're all too easily impressed by a style of speaking that they rather wish they could master for themselves?

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Max Atkinson

MARCH 14, 2011

This may have been because he was too glued to the words coming up on the screens and was 'teleprompted' onwards, or because he hadn't rehearsed it enough beforehand - or perhaps a combination of the two. As is explained in my books and illustrated by numerous video clips posted on this blog, the contrast is one of the most important and reliable rhetorical devices for triggering applause in speeches.

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Presentation Zen

JUNE 3, 2009

The making of the DVD It would have been easier if I read a script off a teleprompter in the studio, but that's not how we did it. Last June, I made a trip from Osaka to San Francisco to film a video version of the PZ book.

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Max Atkinson

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

In previous years, I've criticised Nick Clegg (and/or those advising him) for the decision to go for the management guru stye of delivery in his leader's speech - i.e. wandering around the stage pretending that he's not using a teleprompter. So the big plus this year was to see the Deputy Prime Minister looking rather more statesmanlike than usual by the simple device of staying firmly at the lectern.

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Max Atkinson

MARCH 4, 2010

To make life easier for reporters, he took to reading out the text of the pre-released speeches word for word - a style of delivery with which he was quite unfamiliar.

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Max Atkinson

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

If you want to assert how different you are from someone else, why on earth would you copy that person’s distinctive (for a British politician) style of delivery?

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The Eloquent Woman

JULY 22, 2016

That meant she was reduced to reading the teleprompter instead of reaching the audience. Some observers excused the flat delivery by saying English is not Trump's first language, but she speaks five languages.

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http://delicious.com/akarrer/prospeaker

MAY 1, 2009

04/21/09 | Reported as spam RE: Five Ways to Speak Like Obama Ok, I dont know what speeches youve been listening to, but without his teleprompter, he is not someone that I would try to emulate myself after. Finally, if it were not for teleprompters, it would not be possible for him to speak as eloquently as you have described. Without his teleprompter, he is not someone that I would try to emulate myself after. Use a Teleprompter.

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Max Atkinson

MARCH 13, 2010

I was also struck by the way other commentators had concentrated on his teleprompter-dependent 'walk-about' style of delivery. More than 30 years have gone by since I first started recording political speeches (during the 1979 general election).

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Max Atkinson

MAY 27, 2011

Taking rhetoric, content and delivery into account, I'd have given the original great communicator a straight A and a B- for his sucessor. Obama still lacks Reagan's teleprompter mastery Both presidents majored on foreign policy.

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Max Atkinson

APRIL 15, 2013

turned out to be an amenable pupil to Millar''s methods, which included advice on delivery as well as script. When I wrote ''Our Masters'' Voices'' (1984), Margaret Thatcher was prime minister and looked well set to win at least one more term of office (and actually won two more).

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Max Atkinson

AUGUST 31, 2009

Televised interviews and political communication • Thatcher had more teleprompter troubles than Obama • Jargon & gobbledygook refresher course • How many numbers can you get into a minute? The 250 posts landmark • Another body language & non-verbal communication cartoon? • 'Check against delivery'? This is a list of everything posted since the blog started in September 2008.

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Max Atkinson

JULY 31, 2009

JULY 2009 • Impersonators as masterful analysts of non-verbal communication • Televised interviews and political communication • Thatcher had more teleprompter troubles than Obama • Jargon & gobbledygook refresher course • How many numbers can you get into a minute? The 250 posts landmark • Another body language & non-verbal communication cartoon? • 'Check against delivery'? This is a list of everything posted since the blog started in September 2008.

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