How to Read a Script While Recording — and Keep Eye Contact

Eye contact is the whole game in talking-head video. Studies of social attention aside, you can feel it yourself: the moment a speaker's eyes flick sideways to notes, the spell breaks. So the question “how do I read a script while recording?” is really “how do I read without moving my eyes off the lens?”

Three mechanics make reading invisible:

• Distance kills, proximity saves. Text must sit directly over (or within a thumb's width of) the front camera. Cuecast overlays the script on the camera preview itself.
• Narrow column, large font. Wide lines force horizontal eye travel — the classic “reading eyes”. A narrow, centered column keeps your gaze planted.
• The scroll follows you. With Voice Scroll, the current line is always at the reading line when you need it — no scanning up and down to find your place.

How to do it with Cuecast

1. Position the prompter panel high. In Cuecast the script panel sits near the top of the screen, close to the front lens. Adjust font size so 4–6 words fit per line.
2. Set the reading line. The highlighted reading line marks where your eyes rest. Tap any line mid-take to re-anchor it if you improvise.
3. Let Voice Scroll drive. Speak naturally; the text arrives as you need it. Pausing doesn't desync — the script waits with you.
4. Check your first take. Watch 10 seconds back. If your eyes look planted, you're set; if they wander, shrink the text column and raise the font size.

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