Teleprompter app for iPad: rehearse a class presentation from your own slides

Start with the assignment rules

A class presentation is usually assessed, so the rules come before the tool. Find out from the assignment sheet or your teacher:

• How long the presentation should be, and whether you are stopped at the limit.
• Whether you may hold notes, cue cards or a device while you present.
• Who advances the slides, and which computer drives the classroom screen.
• What is marked: the content, the delivery, the answers to questions, or all three.

Use Aitho to rehearse; your teacher's or school's rules apply on the day. If a device is not allowed at the front, the iPad is still a strong rehearsal partner at home.

Set up the iPad where you can read it

The larger screen is the reason to choose a tablet over a phone: more lines are visible, so you can pick up the next sentence with a shorter glance. Prop it on a stand or a pile of books at about chest height, roughly where a lectern would be. Stand where you will stand in class, raise the brightness, and choose a text size you can read without leaning in. Turn on Do Not Disturb so a message does not interrupt a run.

Write a script the tablet can follow

Write one short section per slide, in the words you would say to the class rather than the words on the slide. Keep sentences short so they are easy to find again after you look up. Put names, dates and numbers exactly as they appear on the slide, and decide which sentence ends each slide. If your teacher asked for your own explanation, write it yourself and check every fact against your sources.

A rehearsal plan for the week before

1. A slow read-through, out loud. Speak every word, standing, with the iPad on its stand.
2. A timed run. Check the length against the limit with the talk length calculator. If you run long, cut a point; do not speed up.
3. Practise losing your place. Stop mid-sentence, look up at an imaginary classmate, say something unscripted, then carry on.
4. A run for someone at home. Ask them what they remember and where your eyes went.
5. A run in the permitted format. If you will present with cue cards or with nothing, make your last two runs that way.

Check the classroom screen separately

Do not mirror the iPad to the classroom screen: mirroring shows everything on the tablet, including your script. The slides should come from a separate source, and you should see that working before the lesson. Keep a printed copy of the deck or a one-line-per-slide cue card in case the technology fails.

Rehearse on your iPad with Aitho

1. Get the app and sign in. The Aitho app runs on iPhone and iPad from the App Store; the same account works on Android and in any browser at present.aitho.app.
2. Import your deck. On Talks, tap Import and choose your PDF or PowerPoint (.pdf, .pptx or .ppt). Using Keynote or Google Slides? Export to PDF before importing. Aitho doesn't change your slides.
3. Add your script. Paste or type what you'll say on each slide, or use Draft with AI for a draft from your slides that you then edit into your own words (AI drafts are in Pro and Presenter Pro).
4. Rehearse. Tap your talk, choose Just this phone, allow the microphone when asked, and tap Start. The script follows your voice and each slide advances when you reach its words. If you pause, the script waits; when your words return, it catches up.
5. If the room screen is allowed. On the classroom computer, open aitho.app/cast in a browser, tap Show on a screen in your talk to get a 6-digit code, and enter it. The class sees the slides; your script stays on the iPad.

On iPhone and iPad, Apple's on-device recognizer runs on the device, so following your script works offline. The room screen and the private question help need a connection. Every free account comes with a sample talk, so you can try a short rehearsal before importing your own deck. See rehearse out loud and the iPhone guide for the shared setup steps.

Free to start: the free plan includes the voice-following script, your own PDF or PowerPoint (or the sample talk), any browser plus the iPhone and Android apps, spoken slide commands, and three private answers to try. Free needs no card. Current plans are on the pricing page.

Questions

Is there a teleprompter app for iPad that follows my voice?

Yes. The Aitho app runs on iPhone and iPad; the script follows your voice and each slide advances when you reach its words. On iPhone and iPad, following your script works offline.

Can I use a teleprompter during a graded class presentation?

Use Aitho to rehearse. Your teacher's or school's rules apply on the day, including whether notes or devices are allowed at the front.

Is an iPad better than a phone for rehearsing a presentation?

A tablet shows more lines at once, so a glance reaches the next sentence more easily. A phone is easier to hold. Both work with the same Aitho account.

Can I show my slides on the classroom screen from my iPad?

Do not mirror the iPad, because mirroring shows your script. Open aitho.app/cast on the classroom computer and enter the 6-digit code from Show on a screen.