ABSTRACT

The Live-Streaming Handbook will teach you how to present live-video shows from your phone and stream them straight to Facebook and Twitter. With this book and your favourite social media apps, you will be able to run your own TV station for your home or work.

Peter Stewart, an experienced TV and radio presenter, producer and author, now shares the training he’s given to professional broadcasters with you! From structuring and developing a show, to establishing an effective online persona and getting more people to watch you. The book includes dozens of tried and tested formats for your live-video show, alongside case studies highlighting how businesses and professionals are using live-streaming in their brand and marketing strategies.

Also included are:

  • a foreword by Al Roker (NBC's The Today Show);
  • practical steps for using popular live-streaming apps, such as Facebook Live and Twitter;
  • nearly 80 colour images of live-streaming events, screenshots and gadgets;
  • a detailed walk-through of how to successfully present and produce your live-streaming show;
  • advice on analysing and exploiting viewer metrics to increase followers;
  • more than 130 quotes of real-world advice from expert producers of online media content;
  • over 700 links to online case studies, articles, research and background reading.

With this extensive manual you will gain a competitive edge in the world of online live-streaming. This book is invaluable to entrepreneurs, professionals and students working in journalism, public relations, marketing and digital media, as well as general readers interested in live-streaming at home.

part I|64 pages

So you want to go live?

chapter 1|9 pages

Why love live?

chapter 2|15 pages

Facebook Live

chapter 3|22 pages

Twitter Go Live/Periscope

chapter 4|6 pages

YouTube

chapter 5|10 pages

Other live-streaming apps and software

part II|109 pages

Live-stream themes

chapter 6|6 pages

Your live-stream strategy

chapter 7|54 pages

Content is king

chapter 8|47 pages

Focus on…

part III|52 pages

Pre-show production

chapter 9|8 pages

How long and when it’s on

chapter 10|5 pages

The recce

chapter 11|23 pages

Live-stream privacy, security and safety

chapter 12|14 pages

Tech tips and kit

part IV|87 pages

On air

chapter 13|7 pages

Your vital title

chapter 14|10 pages

Comments and reactions

chapter 15|8 pages

Shares, follows and notifications

chapter 16|19 pages

The presenter

chapter 17|4 pages

The producer

chapter 18|9 pages

The viewers

chapter 19|10 pages

At the start of the show

chapter 20|12 pages

During the show

chapter 21|6 pages

At the end of the show

part V|38 pages

Post-show production

chapter 22|9 pages

Downloads and uploads

chapter 23|14 pages

Amplify your live-stream

chapter 24|13 pages

Measuring your metrics

chapter |1 pages

Thank You