A podcast teleprompter for the parts that need a script.

A guest can answer your first question in a way that makes the next three irrelevant. Keep the conversation off the scroll. Use the teleprompter for the opening, credits and approved reads, then pause it when another person takes over.

Build a segment sheet, not a transcript of a conversation

Give the host a clear boundary between words to deliver exactly and questions that can change. A page of full sentences makes those two jobs look the same. A segment sheet keeps the distinction visible.

Opening: write it out

Say what this episode answers and why the guest is here. Check the guest’s preferred name and pronunciation before the session.

Interview: keep prompts

Use one question per paragraph. Put a possible follow-up underneath it, rather than writing an answer you expect the guest to give.

Sponsor read: keep approved copy separate

Give it a clear start and end. Confirm the version, the spoken URL and any required wording before recording.

Closing: choose one next action

Write the destination you want a listener to remember. A string of links is difficult to deliver and difficult to follow by ear.

A word-count estimate can miss the spoken URL

For planning, 75 words at 150 words per minute equal 30 seconds. That does not make every 75-word sponsor read a 30-second take. A domain name, a discount code or a pause before a product name can change the delivery.

For a 60-second slot with 6 seconds reserved for pauses, 54 seconds remain for speech. At the same assumed pace, the budget falls to 135 words. Use your timed read to replace that assumption with your actual delivery.

Read the actual copy aloud with a timer, including the words you will use for the URL. “Example dot com slash offer” takes longer to say than the written address suggests. If the segment runs long, ask for a shorter approved version instead of racing through the last line.

Set the reader’s pace after that rehearsal. The app uses the displayed word count to estimate scrolling time. It does not hear the spoken address, time a sponsor slot or adjust itself to a co-host.

Make the handoff obvious

HOST — finish the introduction
[approved introduction]

HAND OFF TO GUEST — pause the reader
What changed your mind about that approach?

FOLLOW-UP, if useful
What did you try next?

RETURN TO SCRIPT
[next scripted link]

The bracketed lines are placeholders for your own material. Replace them before the session. During the interview, stop the reader and listen. If a guest has already answered a later question, remove that prompt while the reader is paused rather than steering the conversation back to it.

Record a pickup with room to edit

Repeat the whole sentence, not only the mispronounced word. Keep your distance and angle to the microphone similar to the original take. Leave a brief silence before the replacement so you can find it while editing.

For audio recording, place the text where reading it does not make you keep turning away from the microphone. For video, move it close to the lens and check a recorded sample for eye movement.

Use your normal podcast recording software for remote guests, separate audio tracks and the final mix. The browser recorder captures one local camera and optional microphone; it does not record the other side of a call. If your interview runs in Zoom, use the private-notes setup before screen sharing. Export reusable intros and approved reads as TXT files so another host can import the same version.