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LIVE foundations

People stay when they can see and hear you clearly. You can set that up tonight.
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  1. People stay when they can see and hear you clearly. You can set that up tonight.
  2. Put a light behind your phone, facing you, a little above eye level. A window works too.
  3. A bright window behind you turns your face into a dark shadow. Turn around and face it.
  4. Place the phone on a stand at eye level, not in your hand. Frame your head and shoulders.
  5. Keep the background simple. Add one thing that says who you are, and hide anything private.
  6. Choose your quietest room. Soft things like curtains, a rug or a bed reduce echo.
  7. Keep the phone close, or clip a low-cost mic to your shirt, a hand's width below your chin.
  8. A weak signal freezes your LIVE. Sit near the Wi-Fi router, or use strong mobile data.
  9. Last checks: plug in the charger, turn on Do Not Disturb, play a video to test the signal.
  10. Your setup is ready. Three quick questions to finish the lesson.

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Your setup: light, sound and signal

Set up your light, phone, sound and signal so viewers see and hear you clearly from the first second.

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Lessons

  1. Your setup: light, sound and signal
  2. Title, cover and topic: a reason to tap
  3. The first three minutes
  4. A schedule your viewers can count on

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Remember

  • Put your light in front of you, a little above eye level, with no bright window behind you.
  • Use a stand at eye level, your quietest room and a mic close to your mouth.
  • Before every LIVE, plug in the charger, turn on Do Not Disturb and test your signal.

Quick questions

Answer all 3 to finish the lesson.

1Your room has one bright window. Where should you sit for your LIVE?
2Where should your phone be while you are LIVE?
3Viewers say your voice sounds far away and echoes. What should you try first?