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Teleprompter Speech Led to Award

Teleprompter Rental Made It Possible

I am not competitive by nature, or so I would have said last year before I used a teleprompter (aka Autocue) to sew up a friendly competition.  I live in a gated community in Northern New Jersey.  I belong to one of the many clubs devoted to fundraising for a variety of worthy causes, including Haiti.

Young boys in Haiti

 

The 2010 Haiti earthquake was devastating. Many countries responded to appeals for humanitarian aid.  Words fail me  - how to convey the catastrophic magnitude of such an event?  My friends and neighbors just wanted to do our part.  I wanted to raise the most money.  I had to find a way to beat out my friends who depended on index cards.

When practicing my speech at home, I often became incredibly emotional and often lost my place.   That is why I decided to buy one less designer bag and rent a teleprompter instead.  I am so happy I did.  My speeches in front of donors went flawlessly.  They were all very impressed with my apparent self-confidence, my ease in front of large groups.  I knew that the teleprompter was like my security blanket.  If I became distracted or maudlin – the teleprompter was there to bring me back and I soldiered on.  Oh, I almost forgot to mention that my speeches were in Spanish, French and English, of course!  The teleprompter operator was not fazed at all by the foreign languages. Ok and we shot in bright sunlight so I had to have a battery powered, daylight teleprompter with a high bright monitor.

I don’t mean to brag but I raised a lot of money and in the process was judged to be the best speech giver!  I got a certificate to that effect.  When asked what gave me that edge, I said that the Presidential Teleprompter was it!

Thank you teleprompter!

Now, I give you a really great video of interviews we go with and without the teleprompters.

 


 


Teleprompter Rentals NYC & LA

We rent Teleprompters, Autocues, battery powered prompters, Interrotrons and Presidential Teleprompters. For those who know or understand how a Tricaster might further aid in your business, you would be happy to know that we rent these too, with or without an operator. A prompter can be rented with professional operator and computer with the latest software for as little as $595 for a ten hour day.

Call Bill at 917-414-5489 or 212-219-1075

  • The American Movie Company.
  • 81 Walker Street, Tribeca NY
  • New York, NY 10004

We also rent the new TriCaster 450 Extreme.


Presidential Teleprompter Rentals

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The Presidential Prompter.

The Presidential Prompter is used more and more frequently by public speakers.  It frees them from worry about memorizing their copy perfectly, or making a mistake    or saying  anything other than exactly what they intended.

The more important the speech, the more important the  need for a presidential teleprompter.  The device consists of two relatively inconspicuous stands with a thin glass panel atop each.

The speaker sees his/her copy projected on the glass to the right and left of him/her while the audience sees nothing but transparent glass.  Thus, the speaker can keep eye contact with the audience, feel relaxed and “on message”, while delivering a terrific speech that conveys exactly what the speaker intends.

If you are an educational institution, medium to large size company or public speaker, you really want to find out more about how to not only use a teleprompter but the more useful presidential teleprompter or Errol Morris Interrotron. Teleprompters are often called autocue devices in non-us jurisdictions.

Our Recent Presidential Prompter clients :

  • Michelle Obama
  • Undersecretary to the United Nations
  • Vice President of Ecuador
  • President of Nigeria
  • New York Republican Convention
  • Fortune 50 executives

Having Trouble Speaking in Public? Try A Teleprompter!

teleprompter autocue rentals for public speakers nycImprove Your Public Speaking Skills With The Use Of A Teleprompter!

Having trouble speaking in public? Can’t be bothered to memorize your lines word by word when speaking in front of the camera? Then all you need is a teleprompter. A device so professional and effective, every professional broadcasting outfit employs them. Even the world’s most powerful man, Barack Obama, benefits greatly from the use of a teleprompter. It is an essential tool in public broadcasting and speaking. The proliferation of teleprompter rentals has made it easily accessible for anyone who might need it.

In this modern age of computer advancements in every field, a large number of broadcast stations, webcasting facilities, and production studios have been making the most of technological advancements.

A teleprompter is a device that assists a speaker by presenting a visual aid consisting of script or speech text. It is a refinement of the age-old practice of using cue cards or idiot boxes. Modern teleprompters employed by most video production facilities work by reflecting the text on a “partially silvered” mirror placed directly in front of the camera lens. This avoids the need for the speaker to look anywhere else but toward the camera. Gone are the days of having to break eye contact to look at notes or copy written on cue cards or somewhere else other than the camera. This gives people the illusion of the speaker having memorized everything he or she is saying, when, in fact, the speaker is merely reading to the camera.

Although everything the speaker has to say is already displayed in front of them, this doesn’t mean they don’t have to go over what they are about to read. Many a professional broadcaster has blundered over unforeseen technical problems with a teleprompter.. The use of a teleprompter is merely the most effective way of keeping the speaker “on copy”, without having to use cue cards or to feed them their lines directly off camera. A professional speaker must always know everything about what they have to say and a teleprompter is the best way to keep them from making mistakes in their speech.

Primitive teleprompters consisted of text printed on a scroll, which was advanced in synchronization with the speaker. These scrolls were placed next to the camera, and as effective as they were before, they still left much room for improvement. For one thing, the speaker did not seem to be looking directly at the camera axis, giving the speaker a look that was often confused with distraction. The resolution of this problem has since evolved into the sophisticated and practical teleprompters of today.

Churches use teleprompters as an aid for delivering sermons. Audio and video production facilities use them for creating quality audio tracks. Public speakers also rely on them greatly for efficient speech delivery. Musical performers use them for their lyrics or as a more efficient music sheet.

The teleprompter has proved to be an invaluable addition to any public speaker or performer’s arsenal. Anyone looking to improve their respective fields of communication should seriously consider a teleprompter.


Teleprompter Rental – New York & Hollywood

American Movie Company Teleprompter Experts 212-219-1075 & 818-855-1754

 The American Movie Company is a  full- service production facility, located in Tribeca, Manhattan and Studio City, Los Angeles.  We have decades of film, video and new media experience. We rent teleprompters, autocues, battery powered prompters, Interritrons and presidential prompters. A prompter can be rented with professional operator and computer with the latest software for as little as $595 for a ten hour day.

Call Bill Milling in NYC at 917-414-5489 or Tom Phillips in LA at 818-855-1754 for more information or to answer any teleprompting questions.


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AMC is a full-service, boutique video production facility specializing in Teleprompter Rental, WebcastingHD green screen studio production, editing and digital compositing.