No matter how good you are at using the Teleprompter, mistakes are going to happen if you don’t practice. Obama got caught yesterday thanking himself while reading a prompter—he was reading the wrong speech!
http://tinyurl.com/d2f7f6
There is no foolproof –protection against this unless you rehearse each and every speech—something Obama can do for big speeches, but not necessarily the run-of-the mill stuff on a daily basis. This is, in fact, why other presidents didn’t use prompters for ordinary meet-n-greet speaking opportunities at the white House. I’m not ready to suggest that Obama give up the prompter, but a little more rehearsal may come in handy, or switching to a system where only his outline appearances on the prompter screen.
If you are curious as to how a Teleprompter actually works, I produced a video 4 years ago on how to use a teleprompter. As far as I know, it is the only video in the world on how to use a teleprompter.
http://www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/TelePrompTer.html
#1 by Rob on March 19, 2009 - 7:48 pm
Um, maybe the guy needs a teleprompter because he is simply dense! Seriously, we know nothing about this man and we are surprised he is turning out to be a fool? I mean seriously, our own President read the wrong speech (ment for the Irish PM) and even thanked and praised himself without realizing he was reading the wrong speech.
But hey, I have always enjoyed seeing fools learn a lesson, and boy how the fools who voted for President stupid will learn!
#2 by Jen on March 19, 2009 - 10:46 pm
I am more interested in how to use a teleprompter
#3 by DJ on March 20, 2009 - 10:07 am
I am very interested WHO PREPARES THESE SPEECHES. WHO IS WRITING THEM. I GUESS THIS POINT, HAS BEEN ENTIRELY OVERLOOKED. THAT OBAMA HIMSELF IS NOT CAPABLE OF RUNNING THE GREATEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. HAS NEVER WORKED A DAY IN HIS LIFE IN ANY TYPE OF BUSINESS AND TRYING TO RUN A COUNTRY……WHO IS THIS GUY. WE DON’T KNOW. OUR CONSTITUTION IS AT STAKE HERE.
#4 by jerryt on April 6, 2009 - 9:02 pm
you obama-haters are too consumed by the man & not using your brain for the message. We had bush- who was a white man & who’s message was a complete & total mess (teleprompter or not). I guess that’s how you prefer it… like your own lives… a complete & total mess.