Teleprompter for PowerPoint: how to rehearse your PowerPoint deck with a voice-following script

What PowerPoint already gives you

PowerPoint is where your deck lives, and it has good built-in support for presenting: speaker notes under each slide, a presenter view that shows those notes on your screen while the audience sees the slide, and recording options for a narrated version. If you can glance at your notes and keep talking naturally, that may be all you need.

The problem many presenters have is different. The notes are there, but reading them aloud is hard: you look down, lose the line, and look up again having forgotten where you were. That is the job of a voice-following script. If what you want is feedback on pace and filler words from Microsoft's own tools, see Aitho vs PowerPoint Speaker Coach.

Prepare the deck for rehearsal

• Save a copy for rehearsal. Keep editing in PowerPoint; import a fresh copy whenever the deck changes.
• Move your notes into spoken sentences. Notes like "mention Q3" become "In the third quarter, revenue grew twelve percent." You cannot follow a bullet with your voice.
• Mark the hand-off line. Decide which sentence ends each slide. That is where the next slide should appear.

Rehearse the transitions out loud

Transitions are where a PowerPoint talk loses momentum: the pause to click, the glance at the laptop, the "next slide, please". When the slide advances because you reached its words, you can practise the talk as one continuous piece. Rehearse three times: once slowly to check each slide arrives when it should, once at speaking pace with a timer, and once standing, as you will on the day.

Check what changes on import

An imported deck is a separate presentation surface, not PowerPoint's own slideshow. Before you rely on it, look at:

• Animations and builds. Click-by-click reveals may not play as they do in PowerPoint's slideshow. If a slide depends on a build, split it into two slides or show the finished state.
• Fonts. Unusual fonts can be substituted. Check every slide with custom type.
• Video and audio. Check any slide with media during rehearsal, not on the day.

Rehearse your PowerPoint deck with Aitho

1. Import. Sign in at aitho.app (free; email, Google or Apple). In Talks, tap Import and choose your PowerPoint (.pptx or .ppt) or a PDF export of it. Aitho renders your slides in a few seconds and doesn't change the original.
2. Add the script. Paste your spoken notes for each slide, or use Draft with AI for a draft from your slides that you edit into your own words (AI drafts are in Pro and Presenter Pro).
3. Rehearse. Tap Start and speak. The script follows your voice, highlights the word you're on, and each slide advances when you reach its words. Spoken commands like "next slide" and "go to slide 3" also work.
4. Present. In a room, open aitho.app/cast on the presentation laptop and enter the 6-digit code from Show on a screen. On a call, open the Audience Stage window and share that window. The audience sees your imported slides; your script stays with you.

Aitho does not control a running PowerPoint slideshow; it presents the imported copy of your deck. If you build decks with an AI assistant, Aitho also connects to Claude and Mistral Le Chat as a connector (a ChatGPT app is in review), so the assistant can turn a finished deck into a talk with a script. See import your presentation and get a script with AI.

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 for PowerPoint that follows my voice?

Aitho imports your PowerPoint deck and gives you a script that follows your voice, with each slide advancing when you reach its words. It presents the imported copy rather than controlling PowerPoint’s own slideshow.

Can my slides advance with my voice?

Yes, in Aitho each imported slide advances when you reach its words. Spoken commands like “next slide” and “go to slide 3” also work, and you can move slides by hand at any time.

Will my PowerPoint animations work?

Check them in rehearsal. The imported deck is a separate presentation surface, so click-by-click builds may not play as they do in PowerPoint’s slideshow. Split a build into separate slides if it matters.

Does Aitho change my PowerPoint file?

No. Aitho renders a copy of your slides and doesn’t edit the original.