Adjust the teleprompter scroll speed (and find YOUR pace)

Scroll speed makes or breaks a teleprompter take. Too slow and your delivery drags; too fast and you sound like you are chasing the text.

Change the speed

Quick way: in the player, tap the speed chip (the rabbit icon with a number, bottom right) and pick a value.
Fine control: tap the gear in the player and drag the Speed slider between the turtle and the rabbit.

Speed slider and text settings in Teleprompter Premium+

What speed should you use?

The default (25) suits a natural conversational pace at the default font size. As a rule of thumb:

15–20: deliberate, emotional delivery, or beginners.
25–35: normal YouTube/course narration.
40+: energetic shorts and fast promos.

Speed interacts with font size: bigger text means fewer words per screen, so the same words-per-minute needs a higher scroll speed.

Or stop thinking about speed entirely

Pro users can turn on voice-controlled scrolling: the prompter listens to you and matches your pace automatically, including your pauses. See Voice-controlled scrolling.