How To Make Your Live Streams Awesome

Live streams are incredibly fun if you and your viewers are on the same page. Similarly, they can be very boring and ineffective when you fail to connect with your audience virtually. Today we have come up with a few tips and ideas to make your live streams more fun and engaging.

Live streams are a great way to engage with your audience and give them a personalised experience. However, they can be challenging to set up and organise if you do not plan in advance or have the right tools.

Keep your set up handy

If you are hosting or participating in a virtual event, you would be using different gadgets to make the experience better. Many people make small mistakes here. They clutter their workspace with everything they need and might need. When it comes to actually using them, the live stream comes to an abrupt and awkward pause.

For the audience, these small hiccups can spoil the experience. If they happen multiple times during a live stream, it can be especially obnoxious. It breaks the flow of the conversation and your audience does not get to enjoy a continuous, seamless experience.

Be prepared for hiccups

Hiccups and glitches are very common in virtual events platforms, especially live streams. If you are not using a comprehensive event management system, hiccups can throw your stream off track. To prevent this, always have a backup ready. Be it a backup wifi source or a pair of microphones/headphones, keep the necessities within reach. 

Engage with your audience

Engagement is the key to making live online events successful. However, the word engagement does not make any sense without context. Engagement works differently for different live and digital events. Below we will discuss some of the easiest ways to engage with your live stream audience. 

#1 Connect on chat

All virtual event platforms have a chat section where you can interact with your audience via text. Sometimes, conducting voice chats can become very chaotic in sessions with many people. Text works better because you can see every message separately and reply to them. You can also use gifs, stickers, and emojis in chats to keep the mood light. 

#2 Ask me anything (AMA)

AMAs are common in every social media platform. In live streams, AMA sessions can help break the monotony of the online event and add some fun to it. AMA sessions can be short or long. You can also keep a separate AMA session where you try to answer the most common questions. They help you connect with the audience on a deeper level and keep them interested in you.

#3 Break down long sessions

Lengthy virtual events can be taxing for you and your audience, easily leading to Zoom Fatigue. At the same time, live streams can also span across hours. To keep things interesting and give your audience a chance to rest and recollect, introduce small breaks in your live event.

Breaks do not have to mean inactivity. During these breaks, your viewers can participate in virtual games or network in a separate chat channel. These short breaks will rejuvenate your viewers and keep them hooked for longer.

#4 Collaborate with other creators

Collaborations are always fun in live events. Two hosts are better than one. If one host loses track, the other can take over. While two hosts work fine in most cases, more than three hosts are either great or a disaster. The last thing you want is for speakers to talk over one another. If you feel comfortable with more than two speakers, it can be a great way to engage with your audience. Otherwise, two hosts are always a go-to option.

Conclusion

Apart from these factors, which virtual event software you use also plays a key role in making your live streams exciting. With an advanced online events platform like Event Anywhere, most of the issues are already taken care of.