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While we’re not willing to admit it, most of us fear ‘missing out.’ In the age of FOMO and YOLO, live video reigns. Video streaming tools like Facebook Live help us catch all the moments you don’t want to miss.
But Facebook Live isn’t just for streaming and broadcasting important events and occasions, you can also use it to better connect with your Facebook friends. Here are a few ideas:
Take your family and friends with you as you travel around the world. Create your own travel show as you open your own Facebook Page and use Facebook Live to vlog about your journey—where you’ve been, what you ate, who you’ve met and more.
Let Cheska, Doug, and the rest of Team Kramer and their Facebook Live video of their trip to Boracay show you how it’s done. You could also take your cue from Yexel Sebastian who took his followers on a trip of Marvel’s Avengers STATION in Singapore.
Inspire others to get in shape by streaming your workout. Whether you’re into yoga, circuit training or basic weight training, Facebook Live gives you a powerful tool to lead the pack. Host trainings and sessions that family and friends can easily follow. Find inspiration from yoga instructors and enthusiasts around the world now hosting live classes via Facebook Live video.
Use Facebook Live to hold mini concerts for your band. Share your and your bandmates’ talents by hosting mini concerts on Facebook. Take advantage of the comments section during broadcast to take song requests and suggestions from family, friends, and fans. Use Facebook Live to unveil new songs, like Metallica who debuted their new song “Hardwired” in a Facebook Live broadcast from their studio in San Francisco.
In our own backyard, Mr. Pure Energy Gary Valenciano has generated constant engagement among local Facebook users for regularly treating them to impromptu performances. Meanwhile, young actress and KPOP enthusiast Glaiza de Castro used Facebook Live to stream her surprise appearance and performance at a local KPOP event for her Facebook fans who couldn’t attend the gathering.
Host a “Game Show.” No reason to skip game night because you can finally do it on Facebook. Get inspired by family-favorite Pictionary, and get your friends to guess from your drawings using the comments section and then switch turns by getting the next player to go on Live. Create bingo cards for your entire clan to download and print and let the game master draw the balls on Facebook Live for everybody to watch.
There are a lot of simple games you can play using Facebook Live. Taking a break from a magazine shoot, local female celebrity Ann Mateo played a short game with her followers by asking them to simply comment on her video and in exchange for a live shout out or a fan sign.
Use Facebook Live to auction off pre-loved items. Going once, going twice, looks like somebody is going home with something nice. Talk your audience through the specs of the products you’re selling using live video and ask them to bid using the comments section. In 2016, pet shop Fish for Thought held a live auction on Facebook to raise funds for Children in Need.
