Introduction to Teleprompters When starting out, Teleprompters can seem a little overwhelming—what is this wacky machine? In all actuality teleprompters are your absolute best friend. The way that you handle a teleprompter in an audition is different than you are going to handle it on set. As a host there are three different situations you're going to encounter which are: 1) Boards: where the script is written out in large letters on presentation sized paper and positioned to