Teleprompter for corporate events and webinars

Town halls, all-hands, investor updates and webinars: put every speaker's script on the confidence monitor, let an operator follow along, and keep confidential words on your own devices.

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Corporate events

Every speaker, on cue.

Put the whole running order in one script, with a section per speaker. An operator follows from a phone at the AV desk, and the script never leaves your own devices.

See the operator workflow

Ready for the town hall in three steps

One script, every speaker
Paste the running order into one script. Start each part with ## Name, so the operator can jump straight to the next speaker.
Wire the stage screen
Open scrollcue.com/app on the laptop connected to the confidence monitorConfidence monitor. A screen facing the speaker, usually at the front of a stage or platform, that shows the script, notes or slides where the audience cannot see them., and set the text size from where the speakers stand.
Pair the operator
Pair a phone as the remote (Pro). The operator follows each speaker from the AV desk; the speaker just reads.

Our take, worked out

One rule, one number worked out for this setup, and what we would not spend money or time on.

The rule

Someone else drives

Executives pause, ad-lib and take questions. Give the remote to an operator at the AV desk so the speaker only has to read.

Worked out

1,300

Words in a 10-minute CEO update at 130 words per minute. Write each agenda segment to its slot: about 130 words for every minute on the agenda.

What we would skip

A fixed scroll speedScroll speed. How fast the script moves. ScrollCue measures it in pixels per second (10 to 240 px/s). Conversational delivery is usually around 130 to 160 words per minute; sermons are often slower. for executives who take questions. Use an operator.
Cloud script tools for unannounced numbers. Keep confidential scripts on your own devices.
One script file per speaker. One running order with a section each is easier to jump through.

Which setup for which event

Most corporate events fall into a few formats. Pick the row that matches yours.

Event	Where the script goes	Who drives it
All-hands or town hall in a room	Confidence monitor at the front of the stage	An operator with a phone remote
Hybrid town hall (room plus stream)	Confidence monitor, or a glass rig on the stream camera	Operator; speakers read toward the camera
Investor or earnings update	Glass rig in front of the camera, or a screen right under it	Operator, or a fixed speed for a tightly timed read
Webinar from a laptop	Floating window under the webcam	The speaker, with a clicker or the phone remote
Recorded CEO message	Prompter behind the camera feed, recorded in ScrollCue	Voice followVoice follow. A prompter mode that listens to you and scrolls to match your speech, holding its place when you pause or paraphrase. In ScrollCue it runs on your device and is part of Pro., so it moves only while they speak
Panel or several presenters	One script with a section per speaker	Operator jumps sections as each speaker starts

For a stage in a large room, see the speakers guide for text size by distance and venue Wi-Fi.

4 topics

The operator workflow

On a corporate stage the speaker should only read. Someone else keeps the words in step.

01Who controls the teleprompter at a corporate event?02How do you run a teleprompter for several speakers?03Private notes for speakers04Last-minute script changesRead the full guideShow less

Who controls the teleprompter at a corporate event? #

Usually an operator at the AV desk, following each speaker from a paired phone.

Pair a phone with the stage laptop by scanning the QR code. The operator gets play, pause, speed and a list of sections. Executives pause, ad-lib and take questions, so a person following them beats any fixed speed. The phone's Script tab is a synced presenter view, so the operator reads along with the speaker.

How do you run a teleprompter for several speakers? #

Give each speaker a ## section in one script and jump to the next section as they start.

Start each part with ## Name, topic. When a speaker finishes, the operator taps the next section and the confidence monitor jumps to it. If the order changes on the day, the operator jumps out of order without editing anything.

Private notes for speakers #

Cues the audience never sees.

Put reminders in double brackets: [[slide 4]], [[pause for applause]], [[hand to Priya]]. Notes show only on the prompter, never on a recording or audience screen.

Last-minute script changes #

Edit on the stage laptop.

Legal or comms changes a line an hour before? Edit it on the stage laptop and the confidence monitor shows it at once. Tell the speaker about the change before they walk on.

3 topics

Confidential scripts stay on your devices

Earnings figures, reorganisations and product news should not sit on someone else's server before the announcement.

01Are teleprompter scripts stored in the cloud?02Works with no internet03Clear it after the eventRead the full guideShow less

Are teleprompter scripts stored in the cloud? #

Not with ScrollCue. Scripts stay in the browser on each device, with no account.

ScrollCue keeps scripts in the browser on the device you paste them into. There is no ScrollCue account and no cloud copy of the script. When the operator's phone is paired, the phone and the prompter talk directly over your own network rather than through ScrollCue's servers. Read the privacy policy for the details.

Works with no internet #

Locked-down networks are fine.

After the first visit the prompter runs offline. On a corporate network that blocks devices from seeing each other, join the stage laptop and the operator's phone to a phone hotspot instead, or use a Bluetooth clicker, which needs no network at all.

Clear it after the event #

Leave nothing on a shared laptop.

On a shared or rented laptop, delete the script from My scripts after the event, or use a private browsing window so nothing is kept when it closes.

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Webinars and hybrid events

When the speaker presents from a laptop to Zoom, Teams or Webex, the script needs to sit under the camera and stay off the share.

01Floating window under the webcam02How do I hide my notes in a webinar?03Audience questions beside the script04Hybrid: room and stream togetherRead the full guideShow less

Floating window under the webcam #

Stays on top of the webinar app.

In Chrome or Edge, Float over other apps puts the script in a small always-on-top strip. Park it right under the webcam; on a MacBook that is just under the notch. It stays put while the webinar app, slides and chat are in front.

Audience questions beside the script #

Read the Q&A without losing your place.

With Pro, choose Window beside script and pick the Q&A window: a Slido or Mentimeter tab, a Teams or Zoom Q&A window, or a moderator's list of questions. It shows in a panel next to the script, on the presenter's screen only.

Hybrid: room and stream together #

Eye contact for both audiences.

For a hybrid town hall, put the script on a glass rig in front of the stream camera so remote viewers get eye contact, and a confidence monitor in the room for the live audience. The glass needs mirrored text and the monitor needs normal text, so run each from its own device: a tablet in the rig with Mirror on, and the stage laptop on the monitor. See the hardware guide for rigs.

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How long is each segment?

Agendas are tight. Write each segment to its slot.

01How many words is a 10-minute speech?02Rehearse at speaking paceRead the full guideShow less

How many words is a 10-minute speech? #

About 1,300 words at 130 words per minute.

Business speakers reading a prepared script land around 130 to 150 words per minute. A 10-minute CEO update at 130 words per minute is about 1,300 words; a 3-minute welcome is about 400. ScrollCue's time-remaining readout shows how long is left at the current speed, so the operator can see a segment running long. More in teleprompter numbers.

Rehearse at speaking pace #

One full run with the operator.

Run the whole agenda once with the operator at the desk and each speaker reading from the monitor. Mark where speakers ad-lib and add a [[pause]] note there, so the operator expects it on the day.

7 questions

Questions, answered

Short answers to what people ask before they press play.

01What teleprompter do companies use for town halls?02Can an operator control the teleprompter for several speakers?03Are our scripts uploaded anywhere?04Can we use a teleprompter in a Teams or Zoom webinar?05Does it work on a locked-down corporate network?06Can we record a CEO message with it?Read all answers · 1 more answerShow less

What teleprompter do companies use for town halls? #

Usually a confidence monitor at the front of the stage, driven by an operator. ScrollCue runs that from any laptop and browser, with the operator following from a phone.

Can an operator control the teleprompter for several speakers? #

Yes. Put each speaker in their own ## section of one script. The operator follows from a paired phone and jumps to the next speaker's section with one tap.

Are our scripts uploaded anywhere? #

No. Scripts stay in the browser on each device, there is no account, and a paired phone talks to the prompter directly over your own network.

Can we use a teleprompter in a Teams or Zoom webinar? #

Yes. Float the script under the webcam and share only your slides window, not the whole screen. Attendees see your slides and your face, not the script.

Does it work on a locked-down corporate network? #

Yes. The prompter works offline after the first visit. For the phone remote, use a phone hotspot if the network blocks devices from seeing each other, or use a Bluetooth clicker.

Can we record a CEO message with it? #

Yes. ScrollCue records with the camera behind the script: 720p free, 1080p on Pro with captions from the script and a clean copy with retakes and long pauses cut.

How much does it cost for a company event? #

The prompter is free with no account. Pro, which adds the phone remote, presenter view, clickers, recording in 1080p and OBS output, is $4.99 for 24 hours or $99 a year.