Start at 50, adjust from there
The default sits in the middle of the 10–120 range for a reason — it's a fair starting guess.
Teleprompter scroll speed guide
There's no universal "correct" teleprompter speed — only the speed that matches how you talk. This guide covers where to start, why the same number can feel different depending on font size, and rough ranges for different kinds of recordings.
Speed and font size are linked
The same speed number reads faster at a smaller font size than a larger one.
Different formats need different pace
A social clip and a webinar shouldn't scroll at the same speed, even at similar word counts.
Why there's no single "correct" teleprompter speed
Speaking pace varies enough from person to person, and even script to script, that a fixed number is only ever a starting point. Easy Teleprompter's speed control runs from 10 to 120, defaulting to 50. Read your script out loud once at that setting, watch whether the text is pulling ahead of you or you're catching up to it, and adjust from there using the up/down arrow keys — a couple of read-throughs is usually enough to land on a number that feels invisible.
How font size and line height change how fast a speed feels
Scroll speed moves the page a fixed number of pixels per second — it has no idea how big your text is. At a small font size, more words pass a fixed reading point per second than at a large one, so the same speed setting can feel noticeably faster or slower purely because of a font size change. If a speed feels wrong, try adjusting font size (24–96px) or line height (1.2–2.4) before assuming the speed number itself is off.
Speed ranges by use case
These are starting points, not rules — but they're a reasonable place to begin adjusting from:
- Short-form / social clips: 60–90 — punchier, faster-paced delivery
- YouTube tutorials / talking-head video: 30–50 — conversational and steady
- Presentations / webinars: 30–45 — room to pause and emphasize points
- Sponsor reads / ad copy: 25–40 — deliberate pacing reads more sincere
- First-time prompter users: 25–35 — easier to speed up than to catch up
Can I adjust the scrolling speed?
Yes. You can increase or decrease the scrolling speed at any time to match your natural speaking pace.
What teleprompter speed should I start with?
Easy Teleprompter defaults to 50 on a 10–120 scale, which works as a reasonable starting point for conversational pacing. From there, adjust up or down based on a real read-through rather than guessing.
Why does my teleprompter feel too fast even at a low speed?
Scroll speed interacts with font size and line height — smaller text at the same speed covers more reading distance per second than larger text, which can feel faster than it actually is. Increasing font size sometimes fixes a "too fast" feeling more effectively than lowering the speed.
Should teleprompter scroll speed change during a single recording?
It's fine to adjust it — the speed slider works live while you're reading, so you can nudge it up or down mid-take if a section is naturally faster or slower than the rest of the script, using the arrow-key shortcuts without breaking stride.
What's a good scroll speed for beginners versus experienced presenters?
Beginners generally do better starting slower than feels necessary, closer to 30–40, since it's easier to speed up once comfortable than to recover from text outrunning your speech. Experienced presenters often settle into a consistent personal number, commonly in the 50–70 range, that they reuse across recordings.