An LED lectern is a speaker’s podium with a full digital LED screen built into the front panel, so instead of a fixed printed logo it shows live branding, sponsor logos, video or a rolling message that you change in seconds. Boardsy supplies it from the UK at £2,995. If your stage still uses a plain wooden lectern with a vinyl sticker on the front, this is the upgrade that makes the whole platform look the part.
Think about where a speaker stands: front and centre, on every photo, in every livestream shot, for the entire session. That front panel is the most-watched surface in the room, and on most lecterns it’s wasted on a static logo. A LED Lectern Display turns it into a live screen.
What is an LED lectern?
It’s a full podium cabinet with a fine-pitch LED screen set into the front. The Boardsy LED Lectern Display uses a P1.86 fine-pitch panel, the close pixel spacing that keeps the image sharp when people are only a metre or two away, running at a 3,840Hz refresh rate so it looks smooth on camera with no flicker or banding on a livestream. It ships as a complete unit: the LED panel, the lectern cabinet with a shelf for notes or a laptop, the control system, cabling and a protective transit case.
What can you show on it?
Whatever the moment needs. Your logo between sessions, the current speaker’s name and title, a sponsor’s branding during their slot, a countdown before the keynote, or full video. You push content wirelessly over WiFi, a hotspot or USB, from a mobile app or desktop software, so an AV operator changes what’s on the front without touching the stage. For a multi-sponsor conference, that means each sponsor gets their logo on the podium during their session, one lectern doing the job of a dozen printed boards.
Who uses an LED lectern?
The buyers are consistent: conference and event organisers who want a stage that photographs well, hotels and venues offering a premium package to corporate clients, universities and lecture theatres, houses of worship, and awards or product launches where the podium is on camera all night. Anywhere a speaker stands in front of an audience or a livestream, the front of the lectern is earning attention, so it may as well be working.
How big is it, and which size?
Three widths cover the room. The Compact at 320 by 960mm suits a smaller stage or a tighter budget; the Standard at 480 by 960mm is the usual conference choice; the Wide at 640 by 960mm gives the boldest on-camera presence for a large hall or a heavily branded launch. Match it to the stage size and how far back the audience sits, and tell us the room when you enquire so we point you to the right one.
What does an LED lectern cost?
A LED Lectern Display is £2,995, in GBP with USD and EUR options and worldwide delivery from the UK. Honest note on timing: this is a made-to-order premium display, so delivery is typically within 5 to 6 weeks rather than the quick turnaround on our smaller stock items, so plan it in ahead of an event rather than a fortnight before. Professional nationwide setup is available from £250 if you’d rather it arrived installed and tested. Orders over £1,000 qualify for preferential trade pricing, which applies here for AV firms and venues buying more than one.
Is it worth it over a printed lectern?
For a one-off village-hall talk, no, a plain lectern is fine. For a business that runs branded events, a venue selling a premium package, or anyone livestreaming from a stage regularly, yes: a printed front is one logo forever, while a digital front carries every sponsor, every session and every campaign, and it looks like real money on camera. It sits alongside the LED Reception Desk as the pieces that make a whole space read as high-end. See the full range of Premium LED Displays.
The short version
An LED lectern replaces the dead printed panel on the front of a podium with a live screen you control wirelessly, so your branding, sponsors and video change to fit the moment. It’s £2,995, supplied from the UK, made to order in around 5 to 6 weeks. See your branding on it first with a free mock-up, no commitment.