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A teleprompter that follows your voice, not a set speed

A voice-following teleprompter scrolls the script at your natural pace and pauses when you pause — so you stop chasing a scroll bar and start sounding like you're talking. Here's how it works and how to set it up.

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What 'follows your voice' actually means

Most teleprompters scroll at a fixed speed you set in advance. You spend the whole take managing that speed — speeding up to catch text, slowing down when it runs ahead, and losing your place whenever you pause. A teleprompter that follows your voice flips that around: it listens to what you say and moves the script to match.

In Lumi, this is FlowPrompt. It tracks your speech in real time, advances the script as you read, and holds the line when you stop to breathe or think. You never set a speed, because your voice is the speed.

Set it up in four steps

  1. 1

    Paste your script

    Drop in a full script or bullet points. Voice-following works with both — bullets for a looser talk, full text when the wording matters.

  2. 2

    Put the text at your camera line

    Position the prompter window just under your webcam so your eyes stay on the lens while you read.

  3. 3

    Turn on FlowPrompt

    Enable voice-following and do a quick test read so it locks onto your mic and pace. No scroll speed to guess at.

  4. 4

    Talk, and record

    Just speak. The script keeps up, waits when you pause, and picks you back up if you improvise. The recorder is in the same app, so your take and script stay together.

Where a voice-following teleprompter helps most

  • Long or script-heavy videos. No fixed speed to outrun over ten minutes of talking — the pace is always yours.
  • Webinars and live calls. Pair it with Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams, and Meeting Mode keeps the script off the shared screen.
  • When you pause a lot. Thinking pauses, emphasis, a sip of water — the text waits instead of scrolling past you.
  • People who freeze on camera. Knowing the script will meet you where you are takes the pressure off, so delivery sounds natural.

Voice-following vs voice-controlled — same idea

You'll see this called both a voice-controlled teleprompter and a teleprompter that scrolls as you talk. They describe the same mechanism: your speech drives the scroll. Lumi's name for it is FlowPrompt, and it runs on Mac, Windows, and the web.

Frequently asked questions

What is a teleprompter that follows your voice?+
It's a teleprompter that uses speech recognition to track the words you say and scroll the script to match. Instead of moving at a fixed speed you have to keep up with, the text advances as you speak and waits when you pause. Lumi calls this FlowPrompt.
How do I set up a teleprompter that follows my voice?+
Open Lumi, paste your script, position the prompter window at your camera line, and turn on FlowPrompt (voice-following). Do a short test read so it picks up your mic and pace, then record. There's no scroll speed to dial in — you just talk, and the script keeps up. Free for 3 days.
Does it keep working if I pause or go off-script?+
Yes. When you pause to breathe or think, the text waits instead of scrolling past you. If you improvise a line or two, voice-following picks you back up when you return to the script — so a small detour doesn't send you hunting for your place.
Which teleprompter follows your voice for webinars and YouTube scripts?+
Lumi's FlowPrompt follows your voice for both. For a webinar or call, Meeting Mode keeps the script visible to you and hidden from what your audience sees on Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams. For YouTube, the same voice-following scroll plus a built-in recorder lets you capture a talking-head take in one or two passes.
Is a voice-following teleprompter better than a fixed-speed one?+
For natural delivery, usually yes. Fixed-speed prompters make you match the machine — you rush to catch up or wait for slow text, and pauses get awkward. A teleprompter that follows your voice matches you instead, which is what lets you keep eye contact and sound like you're talking, not reading.
How much does a teleprompter that follows your voice cost?+
Lumi is $9/month, or $27 once for lifetime access, with a 3-day free trial and no credit card to start. That includes voice-following scroll, saved scripts, a built-in recorder, and call invisibility.

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