FB Live boosts confidence

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Jul 20, 2017 · 2 min read

One of the funny things about doing a Facebook live is worrying more about what people online would think, rather than thinking about people who are watching me in person.

Oddly, I became more confident doing crazy and unusual things, knowing that I have a camera pointing at me. This gives people the impression that I am doing these things for a certain purpose — an online video.

For my FaceBook Live’s content, I did not make a formula on what to do. I just thought that my friends and I should do something that would make us appear natural and comfortable in front of the camera. Also, I put in mind that the video should be interesting.

That is why I thought of riding a few amusement rides with my friends while asking them questions.

Pros:

  1. It was really funny and my viewers loved it.
  2. It eased my guests’ nervousness which made them comfortable, despite people watching them on and off the screen.
  3. We did not realize the time because we were having so much fun.

Cons:

  1. My guy friend promised to never go to the Pirate Ride ever again.
  2. There were a lot of chin and neck shots because we were in constant motion due to the rides.
  3. Instead of asking questions and officiating the games I thought of, I ended up laughing at my friends because they have lost themselves due to the rides.

Overall, I thought that doing FaceBook Live was a really fun activity. It gave me the opportunity to have fun while doing a school assignment. Also, it made me think that I should do talking vlogs more often. Back then, I would be embarrassed talking in front of a camera, especially in public. However, after watching myself in my live video, it was the opposite.

Indeed, FaceBook Live boosts confidence, especially in my case.

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