Topics, bullets or every word?

When people hear "teleprompter" they picture a scroll of text read word for word. That is one way to use it, and it is the least natural. Facecast reads one text three ways, and the interesting part is choosing among them.

Topics#

Topics show only the headings: a handful of words per part of the talk. It is the right mode when you know your subject and want a map. You say it in your own words, so you sound like yourself, and the map stops you wandering. This is the mode to aim for as you get used to the camera.

Bullets#

Bullets show each topic with the points under it. It is the right mode for a talk with facts to cover: three reasons, four steps, a list of features. You get the reminder without the sentence, so you phrase it freshly each time, which sounds like speech because it is.

Every word#

Full text shows everything, word for word. It is right when the wording matters: a claim, a legal line, a price, an announcement, a lesson that has to be exact. It is also a good safety net for a nervous first take. Nothing is wrong with using it.

Move between them#

You do not have to choose one mode for the whole script. Write all three layers, then read the part you know best as topics and the part with numbers in full. Practise the same script in full, then in bullets, then in topics. The movement from one to the next is how you stop sounding like you are reading.

The format#

# Why it matters
- it saves an afternoon
- it looks the same every time
Every release used to cost us an afternoon.

The # line is the topic, the - lines are the bullets, and the plain line is the full text.

What the tool does and does not do#

Facecast does not decide for you and it does not write your script. If you connect your own AI through Geenius OS, it can write the three layers from your notes, and you choose the mode when you record.

See rehearse and pace for a routine that works.