Commercial self-tape rehearsal
Keep the brand name and the brief’s exact wording in your guide. Rehearse the delivery, review a take, then choose one thing to change.
Ear prompter for actors
Hear your lines.
Find your delivery.
An ear prompter for actors, on iPhone and iPad. Record your script in your own voice, then hear the words through headphones as you rehearse a commercial or self-tape.
iOS 26 or later. Headphones required.
Find your delivery
Practise ear prompting.
Keep the performance yours.
Ear prompting means listening to a recorded script and speaking a little behind it. In Ear Prompter, the guide is your own voice. Record the wording at a pace you can follow, then rehearse through headphones. Start with a few lines while you learn to listen and speak together.
Try the same commercial line as a recommendation to a friend, then as a straightforward explanation. Notice which words you stress. If your guide leaves too little room for a pause, record it again with that pause built in.
See how an in-ear prompter works, or follow the first-read setup instructions.
Commercial copy.
Room to try another read.
Work with a passage that needs attention, from a product introduction to a solo-copy self-tape.
Corporate and spokesperson reads
Give unfamiliar names and technical phrases a little extra space when you record your guide. Practise that sentence on its own before returning to the full passage.
Between acting classes
Bring a short piece of solo copy you want to work on. Use the same words for two different intentions and listen back to how each one lands.
A short rehearsal exercise
Your first ear-prompting
rehearsal.
01Choose two or three lines
Use a short piece of commercial or spokesperson copy. Read it aloud once and mark where you want to breathe. Make sure you understand who you are speaking to.
02Record a guide you can follow
Paste the passage into Scripts and choose Make my read. Read it in your own voice with the pauses you need. Listen back, keep the read, then connect your headphones.
03Try two intentions
Follow your guide a little behind the words. Make one take as a friendly recommendation and another as a factual explanation. Play them back and choose what to work on next.
Before your
first read.
Can I use an ear prompter for a self-tape audition?
You can use Ear Prompter to rehearse solo copy for a self-tape. For a submitted audition, follow the casting instructions, including any rules about earpieces and prompting. If the scene needs a reader, arrange one; your recorded script guide does not supply a scene partner.
Can ear prompting help me learn lines?
Ear prompting lets you rehearse with the words available in your ear. To check what you have memorised, put the guide aside and try the passage again. Prompting and recalling lines from memory are different tasks; using the guide does not establish that you have learned the lines.
Do I need ear prompter training?
Listening and speaking at the same time takes practice. Begin with two or three lines and a guide with clear pauses. If you keep falling behind, shorten the passage or record a slower guide. Allow time to practise before relying on the technique for a job.
Do I need a special earpiece?
You need headphones or an earpiece. Ordinary earbuds can be visible on camera. Connect the setup you intend to use and check it with a short guide and practice take.
What happens when the script changes?
Record a fresh guide for the revised wording so the script and the voice you hear match.
Is an ear prompter the same as a live IFB feed?
Ear Prompter plays a guide you recorded from your script. A live IFB feed carries cues from another person.
Which devices can I use?
Ear Prompter is a native app for iPhone and iPad running iOS or iPadOS 26 or later. Headphones are required. Try a short guide and take with your equipment before relying on it.
Where are my scripts and recordings stored?
Reads and takes are stored in the app on the device where you made them. Pro account sync covers scripts, not read audio or take recordings. Save important takes somewhere you control.
Find headphone and microphone setup help or read about script and recording privacy.
Making your own videos as well? Explore audio prompting for video creators.
Start with one passage
Bring the line
that needs another go.
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