Cost-Effective Teleprompter and Eye Contact Options for Podcast Interviews and Video Creators with Plexicam
Hey there, podcasters! In today's episode, I'm excited to introduce two fantastic resources that will take your podcasting game to the next level. We'll be exploring PlexiCam, a nifty solution that helps you maintain eye contact with your audience during interviews, all at a fraction of the cost of traditional prompters.
Plus, we'll dive into PromptSmart, a game-changing software and app that allows for voice-activated scrolling, eliminating the need for clunky teleprompter equipment. Stay tuned to learn how these budget-friendly tools can enhance your content creation process.
PlexiCam is the light plexiglass shelf for your webcam, and they make a heavy-duty version for those with a DSLR camera. You ca adjust exactly where it is on your monitor so you can appear to be looking directly into the eyes of the viewer.
PromptSmart is a teleprompter app and website you can use where you can quit worrying about scroll speed as it is voice-activated. There is a free version. There are apps (both Ios and Android) and computer versions (Mac and PC). Try it for free and plans start at $99/yr.
Check them out at
Plexicam
https://supportthisshow.com/plexicam
PromptSmart
https://supportthisshow.com/promptsmart
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Dave Jackson [00:00:00]:
If you're doing a podcast interview and you're looking on your left screen and you're not sure where to look to actually keep eye contact, last week, we talked about the Elgato prompter. This week, I've got something that'll help you achieve that goal for half the price. Welcome to podcasting resources, helping you find the tools to enable you to impact your audience faster, smarter, and deeper. Our website, podcastingresources.com. Hey. I'm Dave Jackson from the school of podcasting dot calm. And last week, we talked about the Elgato prompter. I have 1 sitting over here right in front of me, and I love it.
Dave Jackson [00:00:39]:
But people said, yeah, I don't have $280 for a prompter. Do you know of something else where I could somehow look into the camera while I'm looking at the person who's interviewing me. And I found a solutions called PlexiClam, And I found a solution. It's called FlexiCam. I'll have a link in the episode description. It is an affiliate length. So it's a win win for both of us, and it's actually pretty slick. It's this little clear plastic thing that you slip on your monitor, and it creates this little shelf that your camera can sit on.
Dave Jackson [00:01:17]:
Whether it's just a webcam, they do have Sturdier version. So if you have a DSLR camera, it'll even work for that, and it's pretty slick. Now if you don't have any lighting, they actually have additional lighting that you can kinda clip tool your monitors. Pretty slick. Now that takes care of the I don't know where to look problem. But if you actually want a teleprompter, here is another solution. And what's great about this, it's software. It's an app.
Dave Jackson [00:01:47]:
It's a website, and you can start for free. It's called PromptSmart. Very, very cool. What I like about this is any kind of teleprompter. You either have a speed setting so that you know how to scroll, or you have to kind of press a button to start and stop it, and it is just kinda distracting. PromptSmart is voice activated. So if you stop talking, it stops scrolling. It's really pretty slick.
Dave Jackson [00:02:14]:
So between these 2, you could end up with basically a teleprompter. So if you're doing YouTube videos, things like that, as well as that look directly into your eyes look from something like a teleprompter, and it's all under $100. FlexiCam starts at $50, and then depending what you add to it, the price goes up. And, again, I'll have links to that out in the episode show
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