Speaker's prompting podium

Claim 2

An improved speaker's podium including at least one upright support member and at least one bracing means for bracing said upright support member, said improved speaker's podium for supporting a video display monitor mounted therein, said improvement comprising: at least one supplementary support member, supported by said upright support member, said supplementary support member for containing and supporting said video display monitor, having a viewscreen of said monitor positioned at a selectable angle such that said viewscreen is substantially perpendicular to a line of sight of a user facing said viewscreen, said user being positioned proximate to said improved speaker's podium such that said viewscreen is substantially exclusively visible to said user and substantially invisible to an audience to which said user is speaking; and framing means for forming a work surface proximate said monitor viewscreen which provides a user with a surface upon which to place papers, speech notes, or the like, and allows said user to view at least a portion of said viewscreen while positioned proximate said podium.

Claim 3

The improved speaker's podium of claim 1 wherein said improvement further comprises electronic data input and processing means whereby electronic data is processed and coupled to said display monitor for viewing in textual form by a user of said podium.

Claim 4

The improved speaker's podium of claim 1 wherein said work surface is peripheral to said viewscreen and substantially co-planar with said selectable angle.

Claim 5

The improved speaker's podium of claim 1 wherein said bracing means includes at least one member defining a substantially horizontal planar top surface, said bracing means for relatively fixing said upright support members and supporting said electronic data input and processing means.

Claim 6

The improved speaker's podium of claim 2 wherein said electronic data input and processing means includes a computer.

Claim 7

The improved speaker's podium of claim 5 wherein said improvement further comprises a support means for supporting a data entry keyboard.

Claim 8

The improved speaker's podium of claim 1 wherein four substantially upright support members are utilized including a back substantially upright support member.

Claim 9

The improved speaker's podium of claim 7 wherein said back substantially upright support member includes a door member.

Claim 10

The improved speaker's podium of claim 1 wherein said improvement further comprises wheel means attached thereto proximate a bottom end of said upright support member for ease of mobility.

Claim 11

An improved speaker's prompting podium including at least one upright support member and at least one bracing means for bracing said upright support member, said improved speaker's podium for supporting a video display monitor and electronic data input and processing means for displaying on said display monitor data processed into textual video, said textual video being visible to a speaker standing at said podium, said improvement comprising: at least one supplementary support member, supported by said upright support member, said supplementary support member for containing and supporting said video display monitor, having a viewscreen of said monitor positioned at a selectable angle such that said viewscreen is substantially perpendicular to a line of sight of a user facing said viewscreen, said user being positioned proximate to said improved speaker's podium such that said viewscreen is substantially exclusively visible to said user and substantially invisible to an audience to which said user is speaking; framing means attached to said supplementary support member for providing a support surface peripheral to and substantially co-planar with said viewscreen of said display monitor for placement of papers, notes and similar material of said user; and overlayment means for overlaying said viewscreen and at least a portion of said framing means for forming a work surface, said overlayment means having at least a portion thereof transparent, said transparent portion being substantially in register with said viewscreen.

Claim 12

An improved speaker's prompting podium including at least one upright support member and at least one bracing means for bracing said upright support member, said improved speaker's podium for supporting a video display monitor and electronic data input and processing means for displaying on said display monitor data processed into textual video, said textual video being visible to a speaker standing at said podium, said improvement comprising: at least one supplementary support member, supported by said upright support member, said supplementary support member for containing and supporting said video display monitor, having a viewscreen of said monitor positioned at a selectable angle such that said viewscreen is substantially perpendicular to a line of sight of a user facing said viewscreen, said user being positioned proximate to said improved speaker's podium such that said viewscreen is substantially exclusively visible to said user and substantially invisible to an audience to which said user is speaking; framing means attached to said supplementary support member for providing a support surface peripheral to and substantially co-planar with said viewscreen of said display monitor for placement of papers, notes and similar material of said user; and overlayment means for overlaying said viewscreen and at least a portion of said framing means for forming a work surface, said overlayment means having at least a portion thereof transparent, said transparent portion being substantially in register with said viewscreen.

Claim 13

The improved speaker's prompting podium of claim 10 wherein said improvement further comprises an adjustment means for selectively adjusting said selectable angle of said viewscreen.

Claim 14

The improved speaker's prompting podium of claim 10 wherein said bracing means includes at least one member defining a substantially horizontal planar top surface, said bracing means for relatively fixing said upright support members and supporting said electronic data input and processing means.

Claim 15

The improvement speaker's prompting podium of claim 10 wherein said electronic data input and processing means includes a computer.

Claim 16

The improved speaker's prompting podium of claim 13 wherein said improvement further comprises a support means for supporting a data entry keyboard.

Claim 17

The improved speaker's prompting podium of claim 10 wherein four substantially upright support members are utilized, including a back substantially upright support member.

Claim 18

The improved speaker's prompting podium of claim 15 wherein said back substantially upright support member includes a door member.

Claim 19

The improved speaker's prompting podium of claim 10 wherein said improvement further comprises wheel means attached thereto proximate a bottom end of said upright support member for ease of mobility.

Claim 20

An improved speaker's prompting podium including at least one upright support member and at least one bracing means for bracing said upright support member, said improved speaker's podium for supporting a video display monitor and electronic data input and processing means for displaying on said display monitor data processed into textual video, said textual video being visible to a speaker standing at said podium, said improvement comprising: at least one supplementary support member, supported by said upright support member, said supplementary support member for containing and supporting said video display monitor, having a viewscreen of said monitor positioned at a selectable angle such that said viewscreen is substantially perpendicular to a line of sight of a user facing said viewscreen, said user being positioned proximate to said improved speaker's podium such that said viewscreen is substantially exclusively visible to said user and substantially invisible to an audience to which said user is speaking; framing means attached to said supplementary support member for providing a support surface peripheral to and substantially co-planar with said viewscreen of said display monitor for placement of papers, notes and similar material of said user; overlayment means for overlaying said viewscreen and at least a portion of said framing means of forming a work surface, said overlayment means having at least a portion thereof transparent, said transparent portion being substantially in register with said viewscreen; an adjustment means for exclusively adjusting said selectable angle of said viewscreen; and wherein said bracing means includes at least one member defining a substantially horizontal planar top surface, said bracing means for relatively fixing said upright support members and supporting said electronic data input and processing means.

Claim 21

An improved speaker's prompting podium including at least one upright support member and at least one bracing means for bracing said upright support member, said improved speaker's podium for supporting a video display monitor and electronic data input and processing means for displaying on said display monitor data processed into textual video, said textual video being visible to a speaker standing at said podium, said improvement comprising: at least one supplementary support member, supported by said upright support member, said supplementary support member for containing and supporting said video display monitor, having a viewscreen of said monitor positioned at a selectable angle such that said viewscreen is substantially perpendicular to a line of sight of a user facing said viewscreen, said user being positioned proximate to said improved speaker's podium such that said viewscreen is substantially exclusively visible to said user and substantially invisible to an audience to which said user is speaking; framing means attached to said supplementary support member for providing a support surface peripheral to and substantially co-planar with said viewscreen of said display monitor for placement of papers, notes and similar material of said user; overlayment means for overlaying said viewscreen and at least a portion of said framing means of forming a work surface, said overlayment means having at least a portion thereof transparent, said transparent portion being substantially in register with said viewscreen; an adjustment means for exclusively adjusting said selectable angle of said viewscreen; and wherein said bracing means includes at least one member defining a substantially horizontal planar top surface, said bracing means for relatively fixing said upright support members and supporting said electronic data input and processing means.