Other forms: teleprompters
A teleprompter is a screen that allows someone to read a script while they're performing or speaking. Politicians often use teleprompters when they're giving televised speeches, rather than speaking off the cuff.
When you think of a teleprompter, you may imagine a U.S. president delivering the State of the Union address from the Oval Office, reading a prepared speech in front of TV cameras. Other people use teleprompters, too, including actors on live television shows, newscasters, social media influencers, and even singers who want to make sure they don't flub the lyrics of a song. Teleprompter was originally a brand name, coined in 1951 from television and prompter.