He was not. Didn’t even bring notes with him unless his staff placed them there before his speech. He was the only one that didn’t bring notes to the podium.
There were a couple of pauses early but once he got going, he was amazing. I remember saying to an NPR camera man who was close by, President Obama could do that and he shook his head in agreement.
Herman Cain does not need teleprompter assistance. He even joked at Presidency V in Florida when he came into the packed house where there were teleprompters already set up. He looked all around and said to the adoring excited crowd “is he here”? Everyone laughed heartily because they knew he was talking about Obama.