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Letter: Straight talking

Published 18 April 1998

From David Billin

Andrew Daviel’s desire to appear to look at the other party when using a videophone
(Letters, 14 March, p 60) has a ready-made
solution— the teleprompt.

TV newsreaders look straight at the camera while viewing the reflection of a
screen in a piece of glass mounted at 45 degrees between them and the
camera.

The camera probably needs to have dark surroundings to make the reflection of
the screen visible. The only other problem is that the reflected image is
reversed.

Carshalton, Surrey

Issue no. 2130 published 18 April 1998

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