Here’s a real life, anonymized, email exchange with a client, that may have possibly saved a show and countless people’s income. I hope this serves you. First some backstory: It’s an annual conference in August held in Las Vegas for about 1000 MLM attendees, over three days, with breakout rooms, awards night and a great…
Prompting in the Time of COVID19
This is from a post I sent to my fellow prompter operators… And yes, we all know each other 😉 As we see shows cancel left and right because of the whole COVID-19 scare, it’d be smart to mention to the canceling producer, that “Since you have all that content ready to go, and the…
Special Events
With presidential teleprompters, speakers look at the audience, instead of their notes. Important names and facts are always included. Last minute edits are easy. And since you know what they’ll say, your event ends on time. Keynote speakers for commencements and graduation ceremonies will often request presidential teleprompters in their contract. Why not make this…
Teleprompter Glass and hammers. Okay…
I am working down in Long Beach, CA today for the California Democratic party. It’s always an honor to work this event with so many high level politicians using my prompter. I prompted Adam Schiff yesterday… Today it’s dancing teens onstage who are rehearsing together for the first time… Then performing 1 hr later, while…
CERT Training
While this may not deal with teleprompting, it does deal with life. I like life and helping others stay alive. So, read on: When a large earthquake or similar disaster hits, the first responders will be focused on more populated areas like arenas, major malls, & schools. Based on previous large disasters worldwide, it’s possible…
Steadicam with a teleprompter
Super fun gig! While I was hiking in the forest in the middle of nowhere, where I thought I had no cell phone coverage, the silence was broken when I got a call from a pleasant British sounding voice, asking if we had ever heard of a teleprompter for a Steadicam. “Yup, we’ve done that…
Toni Atkins and the TeleStepper
Wow… history made!! Super honored I got to be there in the Senate of California as the first woman, and first out member of the LGBTQ community took the oath of President Pro Tem. As she said… “It’s the first time, and it’s about time.” I love moments like this. It’s been an honor to…
Teleprompters in the Rain
Teleprompters and laptops in the rain. Expensive electronics and water. What could be better? Still, when I’m asked to come up with a solution, I’m happy for the challenge. Here’s some best practices for teleprompting in the rain or other wet conditions, like boats. One event was for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 2006 inauguration as California Governor…
Emojis for Teleprompters??
Yup, emojis have crept into teleprompting! This was a special circumstance, because the dialogue between two actors was rapid fire. Their names would actually take up too much space on the screen. Normally the solution is to just delete their names entirely and specify colors like what you see: Larry’s text is Yellow,…
Another day at the office:)
Whew…I know I say this a lot: “I love my job.” Yesterday was an example of this, not just because I got to teleprompt for Hillary Clinton again, which was awesome, but also because of the awesome crew and the awesome audience that was there with me. Hillary looked great on stage and rocked the…