Firstly, why would you want to do that, I mean it’s a live show, so why would I want to play a video, isn’t that cheating!!!!!
Well, technically yes but realistically no
The video below was streamed live but included a pre-recorded video that I recorded the weekend before it was aired!
I did this because I wanted to maintain my live show’s continuity and I wasn’t able to be in my studio at the usual time as I was at a conference.
Now, I could have been at an appointment, or my kids sports event, something took me away from my usual working week and thus stopped me from showing up online Live as usual.
And that’s WHY I scheduled my pre recorded video as a live stream and I did this using a live streaming software called Restream.io
Here are the steps you need to take
- Record your pre-recorded video, remember to talk to your audience and let them know that you’re not actually live but would be there to answer Q’s
- Sign up or log into your Restream account, not got one, sign up here
- Upload your video into the video storage area
- Schedule your video as a live stream
- Add your title, description and thumbnail
- Select your social channels
- Select save and share.
- Turn up to your own live stream so that you can comment and engage with your audience
The video above shows you the steps you need to take to implement this live streaming hack for your business.
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