How to keep talking points near your camera on a work call on a Mac
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
- Open the notch and choose Quick Note.
- Click into the text area and type your points, one per line. There is no save button. It saves as you type.
- Press Keep open in the header so the notch stays up when your pointer moves to your call window.
- 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 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 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 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.
