The autocue accessory may possibly be the most expensive part of the setup (minus the iPad and camera, of course!) and thus, the decision to buy one shouldn’t be taken lightly. Let us know on Twitter if you have any suggestions. We’ve not been successful in making our own on a small budget, but please feel free to There is also the option to build your own rig to attach to your camera and iPad, but many issues could arise from seeing a visible teleprompter reflection in the video to being unable to read the teleprompter due to light leakage. The teleprompter accessory may be the most expensive part of the setup, so it’s worth having a think before you decide to throw down £200-500 on an accessory. Once you’ve got your teleprompter app of choice installed on your iPad, the next step is to buy/build an accessory that’ll attach to your DSLR/video camera, allowing you to read your script while looking directly into the camera and maintaining eye contact with the audience at home, helping to show confidence and engage the viewer at home. Last tip: hide your self view video, it is distracting for the audience to see someone keep alternating between watching themselves and the other person.The first thing you need is an iPad, of course, loaded with a teleprompter app and your script, which we will come to in more detail below. Once all is connected and installed, these are the steps for each video calls: 1) switch on the camera, 2) switch on the tablet and launch Duet app, 3) start mirror function on UltraMon, 4) Start Zoom or your preferred video call solution and make sure to put the person you are watching is centered where the camera is (or your own eyes if you are say a teacher giving a class). UltraMon software ($39.95 for a single license at ) that allows to mirror the second display (the tablet) while Windows can only 'flip' the second display.Micro Rod ( $7) to elevate the camera that would otherwise see the iPad at the bottom.Micro HDMI to HDMI cable ( $8) to connect the camera with the Cam Link.Elgato Cam Link 4K ( $130) that I plug to my computer. I went with ZV-1 given the good reviews online for fast autofocus and image quality, while staying below $1,000 Note: I tried with a good webcam but realized it is impossible to get good quality image with a webcam. Strong tripod (the teleprompter with tablet and camera gets heavy): Neewer Desktop Mini Tripod ( $45) that I try to set-up so that the person I am looking at feels at the natural height for a normal conversation as if the person was in front of me.Duet Display software for your iPad to become a second display ($9.99 on App Store).the iPad Pro or similarly big table will be too big for the teleprompter Tablet & its USB cable: I am using an old iPad at high brightness level.Teleprompter: Glide Gear TMP100 Tablet Teleprompter ( $199).I tried to reach my quality expectations while being cost conscious, my target being that it should not cost more than one week of business travel. I could not find anything online that really could achieve just that with Zoom/video calls, so I am sharing the set-up I put together and hopefully some of you will find ways to make it even better and/or cheaper, and share back. I believe making eye contact is something natural we all miss, and important for 1-to-1 interviews (the Corporate Venturing Insider series was the trigger for this search of a better set-up, and I will be recording using this set-up for the first time next week) or 1-to-many set-ups like teachers giving classes and keynotes. Yet, we are still learning how to make these video calls more effective, more personal, more enjoyable and less tiring.Īfter too many months of lock-down, and some trials-and-errors, I reached a decent set-up to look at the person I am talking to while keeping eye contact with that person at the same time.
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