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Line Spacing: No more than one line between paragraphs to avoid too-long or unnatural pauses between thoughts.For example - 1,234 should be written “one thousand, two hundred, thirty-four while twenty-eight can be “28.” The exception? 11 - way too often people will read it as Roman numerals 2 (just ask any reporter who dealt with North Korea and Kim Jong Il - or Kim Jong the Second as at least a few people blew!) Numbers: Ask reader’s preference but a good rule of thumb is to spell out any number bigger than two digits.The Prompter uses its own font so no Comic Sans! Font Size: This can be adjusted by the Teleprompter operator to suit the reader’s eyesight and preference.The Prompter works either way, so it is a personal preference. Cap Lock?: Check with your reader before formatting whether they prefer all Caps or sentence-case.Remember also that a prompter has much smaller screen than your monitor so indentations can throw off your reader. Bullets and Indents: If you must have bullets, a simple asterisk (*) with a space after it is adequate. The way opposition is poised to spin every potential syllable negative it’s suicidal for a President to ad lib.Best bet is to remove all formatting and save your script as a. Text Files: Prompters do not play nice with bullets, indents, foreign characters, or MS Word special formatting such as superscript.If you are reading from paper, use moderately loose (1.5x) line spacing and black text on white at a moderately large size (like 14-15 pt). Test the sizes and distances involved so you know what size you need on screen. Avoid convoluted sentences and things like semicolons, which work on paper but not in a script. Or, use white text on a black background if the area around the screen is going to be relatively dark.
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