The host of the news broadcast is also a human being, there is always a mental trance or due to unexpected circumstances and forget the words of the situation, the news broadcast to face the national audience, the broadcast needs to be ultra-high error tolerance rate, relying solely on memory can not be achieved. It's not that there is no such thing as reading from memory, it's just that when the guide cuts to the studio, the host doesn't read from memory but is assisted by a teleprompter, and when the guide cuts to the news, the host is able to read from memory.

Additionally, in the case of urgent news, it is too late to enter the script into the teleprompter, and the host can only read from the script orally with his head down.

Off-script vs. off-script

Off-script vs. off-scriptNaturally, off-script is a much stronger and more professional presentation. It takes a long time to memorize and repeat, but it's not foolproof, and if you're going to do it every day, you're bound to forget your words.

In some speech contests, even if a contestant forgets a word, he or she is able to round it back up through a general impression and a strong sense of improvisation. The content of the speech is not the same as the original content, and many of the highlights of the speech come from the speaker's improvisation. But unlike speeches, news broadcasts do not need the space for free play, press releases have been very concise and concise, more or less will affect the broadcast effect. Since the need is to broadcast the content of the accuracy, rather than off-script performance ability, off-script is unnecessary, read the script is the trend.

This type of teleprompter is widely used nowadays with the development of the Netflix bandwagon economy. A teleprompter is a device that allows a supplier to provide a transcript that is accurately conveyed to the viewer. The teleprompter of the broadcaster is set on a camera that utilizes optics to both photograph and display text on a mirror, which can only be seen beyond the mirror. It is not visible to viewers watching via the live feed at the time of broadcast.

Why can't the audience see that the broadcaster is looking at the text? Here's a little trick, the broadcaster stares at the center of the camera, the audience will feel eye contact with the broadcaster, but in reality, the broadcaster can easily use the afterglow to scan more of the following line, avoiding eye rolls, and read the text, but of course this requires some practice on the part of the broadcaster. The announcer needs to visualize the center of the camera as being the viewer to avoid eye-rolling.