A miniature teleprompter for recording and transmitting video and audio information; this miniature teleprompter sits on the desktop and displays scrolling text or other graphic information on a small monitor, such as an LCD screen; the monitor may be mirrored in front of the lens of a web camera or video camera, or may be positioned above it, below it, or behind it; the camera may be mounted on the miniature teleprompter, or may be integrated with it; the miniature teleprompter may also be integrated with a personal computer, with a server, and with application software