# How to keep talking points near your camera on a work call on a Mac > Keep short talking points beside the camera on a video call with the NotchStar Quick Note or Teleprompter, with exact steps and honest limits. Canonical: https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/read-notes-during-a-sales-or-interview-call-on-a-mac/ Last updated: 2026-11-04 Published 2026-11-04. For talking points on a video call, type them into NotchStar's Quick Note and leave the notch pinned open. The list sits under your camera, so a glance at it looks almost like looking at the person. For a longer script that you read in order, use the Teleprompter instead. ## Option 1: Quick Note as a checklist 1. Open the notch and choose **Quick Note**. 2. Click into the text area and type your points, one per line. There is no save button. It saves as you type. 3. Press **Keep open** in the header so the notch stays up when your pointer moves to your call window. 4. During the call, glance at the note. Click back into the text area only if you need to edit it, because the notch takes keyboard focus only while a text tool is open. Quick Note holds one note. It is plain text, with no checkboxes, bold or bullet formatting, so type your own dashes or numbers if you want a list shape. Avoid typing in it while someone is speaking, since the keyboard sound goes into your microphone. ## Option 2: Teleprompter for a fuller outline If you want the points to move for you, paste them into the [Teleprompter](https://www.notchstar.com/features/teleprompter/) with the pencil button and set a slow speed. It scrolls at a fixed pace and does not wait for you, so it suits an opening statement better than a conversation that goes back and forth. ## Set the scene before you join Open [Mirror](https://www.notchstar.com/features/mirror/) to see where your eyes will go when you look at the notch compared with the camera. On a notched MacBook the camera sits in the notch, so the distance is small. With an external webcam the lens may be elsewhere, and the notch will not help you as much. ## What this does not do - It is not hidden from screen sharing or recording. If you share your whole display, the notch may be in the shared picture. Share a window and check the preview in your call app, as the [screen sharing page](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/will-a-notch-teleprompter-show-when-i-share-my-screen/) explains. - It does not listen to the call, transcribe it or suggest answers. Nothing in NotchStar does. - You are responsible for being honest about what you are reading. Notes are a memory aid, and some interviews and assessments forbid outside material, so read the rules for yours. Delete the note when the call ends if it holds anything private. The text stays until you remove it. ## Quick answers. ### Quick Note or Teleprompter for talking points? Quick Note for a short list you glance at. Teleprompter for text you read in order at a steady pace. ### Does Quick Note stay private? It is stored on your Mac in NotchStar preferences and is never uploaded. It is not hidden from screen sharing. ## Keep reading. - [A scratchpad that is always one hover away](https://www.notchstar.com/features/quick-notes/): A plain text scratchpad in the notch that saves as you type. Jot down a number, a name or a to do without opening another app. - [A teleprompter right under your camera](https://www.notchstar.com/features/teleprompter/): Read a scrolling script right beside your Mac's camera. Adjustable speed and text size, fading edges, and an edit mode for your script. - [How to read a script on a Zoom call on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/read-a-script-on-a-zoom-call-on-a-mac/): Paste a script into the NotchStar Teleprompter, pin the notch open and read beside your camera on a Zoom or other video call. Limits included. - [Using a teleprompter on your Mac for calls and video](https://www.notchstar.com/guides/teleprompter-on-mac/): How to read a script on camera without looking like you are reading: placement, pacing, writing for the ear and a notch based setup. ## More in Calls and recording. - [How to read a script on a Zoom call on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/read-a-script-on-a-zoom-call-on-a-mac/): Paste a script into the NotchStar Teleprompter, pin the notch open and read beside your camera on a Zoom or other video call. Limits included. - [How to check your camera before a video interview on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/check-your-camera-before-a-job-interview-on-a-mac/): Use the NotchStar Mirror to see yourself before a video interview, fix the framing, and check the camera your call app uses. Mirror does not record. - [How to see yourself on your Mac camera before joining a meeting](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/see-yourself-before-joining-a-meeting-without-opening-photo-booth/): Preview your Mac camera in one hover with the NotchStar Mirror, without Photo Booth or a test meeting. Camera permission, limits and the camera light. - [How to send a screenshot in a support chat on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/send-screenshots-in-a-support-chat-on-a-mac/): Take a screenshot, then drag it from the NotchStar Screenshot Tray into a support chat. Steps, the five minute limit, and what the tray does not do. - [How to send several screenshots at once on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/send-several-screenshots-at-once-on-a-mac/): Take a few screenshots, Command click to pick them in the NotchStar tray, then drag them together into a chat or email. Option drag sends all of them. - [How to keep time and notes while presenting on a Mac](https://www.notchstar.com/use-cases/present-on-a-mac-with-a-timer-and-notes-in-the-notch/): Use a NotchStar countdown and Quick Note while presenting on a Mac. What the timer does when the notch is closed, what makes a sound and what may be shared.