How do you keep yourself talking? ! Leave a comment below! The timecodes are below and if this video helped let me know in the comments! If you want to join our growing community check out our other content: bit.ly/JoinTheStreamScheme 🕘Timestamps: 0:00 Video Start 0:22 Introduction 1:50 How To Schedule Your Streams For Growth 4:13 How To Keep Yourself Talking On Stream To Grow 6:00 How To Write Jokes and Plan Talking Points For Growth 8:12 FREE ANIMATED OVERLAYS 8:35 How To Plan A Stream For Growth 12:00 How To Engage Your Viewers To Be Active In Chat
Thanks for all your help, I’ve been planning my streaming for a while now and am finally going to start tomorrow. Super nervous but your advice is super helpful.
I've been running a poll at the start of stream like "breakfast showdown" or "whats your favorite season?" it gets chat talking about things and we can just carry on the convo from there! it's been really helpful
I just started streaming about a week and it’s hilarious that this suddenly comes up as a recommendation lol. The FEDs are listening but they care about my stream growth 😂jk. Great video and love the advice, thank you 🙏🏾. Instant sub.
@@jhoshouse I’ve gone up to 53 Followers but life has kinda kept me away from streaming too🤷🏾♂️. I was thinking of moving off of Twitch and go to FB Gaming to see if that works better.
Hope it is helpful! It just takes practise! I have a video about 3 weeks ago that is a Q&A that might be able to help, I cover a few tactic to become more confident and naturally speaking.
Dude I’m honestly so thankful to you! I’ve been applying the stuff that you have said: schedule, planning, and talking points on a notebook, and honestly I’ve had soooo much more engagement within the chat for the PAST WEEK ALONE! I’m seriously thankful for all that you’ve done for me, I’m looking forward to learning much more from you as I keep growing ❤️
Pushing myself to do solo streams and talk to myself has really helped me, i can feel myself improving and its making my streams better and better. I recently hit affiliate and i cant thank you enough eljay!
And what I want to add: I find it really nice that you do this „if you enjoy this video blabla stuff“ in the middle of the video instead of the end like all other youtubers do it. Because every time I forget that you do this and I‘m like what? Noo this can‘t be the end! :( And then I tap on my screen and I‘m like :) ah yes another whole half of the video
This has been one thing I've been struggling with lately. I used to have an decent audience for my size on Twitch but I had to go away for 8 months. Now I'm trying to build that back up and a lot of the people I used to see on Twitch just aren't around any more. Other streamers that used to raid me regularly have stopped streaming etc. So now I'm getting just a handful of viewers and very little chat other than one or two loyal regulars. With barely any chat I've found it hard to make conversation without the chat to bounce off. Thank you for your awesome content, I will certainly be putting these tips into action.
This is exactly what I needed, been struggling to engage and chat on stream and within a 30 mins of this, I've already got a spread of ideas ready to chat about tonight. Can't wait!
A really good way to do this is to go out in your day to day life and find the small positives in your day and write them down. You might have a really good coffee somewhere for example and in streams you could open to chat that independent cafés are better than chain, then explain your reasoning behind it, maybe throw in what you like about chain cafés. You've just opened up 10 maybe 20 minutes of content.
@@StreamScheme you are important tho, your tips have made a huge difference in mine and im sure other people's streams, having said that @pytsxphia yes go to class 😊
The detail in your advice with examples, and your experiences makes your content so much higher quality than all the other stuff I’ve seen. I really wanted to come stop by your stream, but I’m in the states and your stream block is always when I’m sleeping :(
Planning is hard for me and I feel meeting strict times is quite stressful but it's one of those things that you have to get used to and then it gets easier. When people are in my chat waiting for me and they're happy to engage with my stream it makes me feel a lot better.
This is my favourite one so far. My chat is usually slow and I seem to run out of things to say so I say what I am doing in the game. Now I can randomly say I don't like tea during my stream.
I’m trying to get into streaming, I do World of Warcraft atm but having a hard time having a concrete schedule for streaming, but I do have a hard time finding things to talk about sometimes. Your guides have helped me so much! Appreciate it!
I discovered this channel last week and it has been incredibly insightful! Been watching as many videos as possible to learn to be a better streamer since I'm still starting out. Thank you!
You are right, always talking is something all streamers should do. As someone who just recently started out, and wants to try being consistent, always talking is probably the biggest tip for a starting streamer aside from networking. If people can just chill and talk with you, it really is easier to start just talking. But being able to talk to yourself is probably the biggest starting tip for a streamer.
Chat engagement. Definitely one thing I seriously need to work on. I'm usually an extrovert type of individual, but lately when that camera pops on and I go live, I feel awkward! It's wierd I know. So glad there is someone like you on here that gives actual good tips. In the end we all grow together.
I'm just getting back into streaming again after taking a few years off. Getting myself talking is pretty easy, thankfully. It's because I am just so... dang... *_interesting_* ! I kid, I kid (maybe). But seriously, one thing I am grateful for is my 6 years doing radio broadcasts for sometimes 5-7 hours a day. When you're on the air that long, you HAVE to be quick on your tongue to come up with things to gab about. It's NOT easy, but it IS a skill anyone can do, if they put their mind and heart into it. So, take heart, all. If I can do it, you certainly can! Great advice in the vid. Definitely gives a good basis for people to have those mental cues to get their gums flowing.
It may be slow, but ever since I've started watching here, my average viewers went up by 3! I now have a much more engaged chat, and I'm consistently getting more and more followers per stream!
Hey man, so I had been streaming on and off but not having much luck. Started implementing a few of your tips and boom, I have 3-5 returning viewers who are active in chat and I am getting around 9-11 constant viewers each stream now. So, thank you 😊
Hey Ely, me again😅 so yesterday I ordered a Capture Card for my Series S and I am so stoked for it to turn up next week. I am handicapped in what I can supply to my stream at the moment but once that beautiful card arrives, I can take my stream and it’s quality of life to a whole new level. I am watching your videos daily, I have taken my own notes from your videos and today I even checked out the Stream Scheme website and i couldn’t ask for a better source of information. The amount of effort you put into these videos for streamers like myself and all the other little streams is unrivalled here on youtube. I will be definitely stopping by to the stream on twitch if I can catch one (due to work commitments etc) .. keep up all the hard work you do, amazing content. Myself and all the little streams respect you.
thank you dude. ive just recently started streaming on twitch, even got a new pc so that i could stream without major issues. You videos have been helping me a lot lately, im still on the grind to get affiliated. due to anxiety and depression, ive been TOO harsh on myself when it comes to my content, i always think that i will never grown and noone will like my content. But watching your videos have been helping me a lot lately in terms of stream. Thanks for all those advices my man. If i manage to grown and built a community. i will raid you one day, who knows? haha
I love watching these videos while preparing my streams for the week because it helps remind me of what I need to prepare for the week and keeps somebody as unorganized as I am a little more organized haha
This has been the video I have been waiting for! Thank you Eljay. for me i have a healthy amount of lurkers and around 3-4 active chatters depending on the day, but always struggle in the middle with keeping the lurkers active. Thank you for all the help you have provided me throughout the last month and a half and to the friends that your discord has allowed me to make. Have a great day!
Thanks to all your helpful tips I have been able to reach affiliate within my first month of streaming, and it absolutely feels great! My stream has improved 1000% and it’s thanks to you man, cheers
You should make a playlist of these tips and sort them in the order you think we should watch them if we're completely new to streaming, I don't know what order to watch but since I've been streaming for a fair while I've been watching them at random.
Great tip for any vod creator. If content is posted to TH-cam as a sort of archive of your work, playlists are king. For example, I mostly stream Minecraft but occasionally have been known to rage at vex in Destiny -plant parsnip in Stardew -and goof off in other random games. I SHOULD be making playlists. Even under the heading of Minecraft, some subs and followers are most interested in content from specific worlds. One day I will figure out this magic ✨. But for now, thanks for the reminder even if you didn't intend it, your comment just helped me.
The comments made about playing a game for a few weeks at a time before switching is a huge eye opener! So many times i would play a game for a day or two, get some new eyes on the content and then switch, losing a lot of the people who had found me on the previous game. I've been shooting myself in the foot for years :O
THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've been streaming for a month or so now, and while I am beginning to slowly grow a tiny bit, I've never been able to keep Viewers attention. Other videos have told me that I need to have a preplanned list of things to say, but I had no idea what to do. The part where you said that it could be everyday things that are just made to sound funnier really got me thinking, and now, I can't wait for the next time I go live. Thanks Eljay!!!
this channel has helped me so much in my streams, keep up the really amazing work and thank you so much! ive grown such a nice and supportive community following the tips from these videos. Cant wait for more!
This is one piece of advice I can't seem to follow. It's really difficult to keep myself talking as a naturally quiet person. 😅I've watched this multiple times trying to get some motivation.
It’s tough to do, and it requires a lot of practice. Start by grabbing your phone, and recording yourself for 10 minutes today just talking about everything and anything. Don’t post it anywhere, and don’t watch it back. The next day, watch it back and as soon as it’s done, hit record and speak for another 10 minutes without stopping. Keep doing this and keep trying to be more engaging, etc. Zero risk but huge reward by doing practise like this!
A good tip is to stream because you want to not because you want growth and want money or to be famous do it because you want to just be you and have fun with the games you play im a really small streamer but I love streaming even when I only have 1 person in my stream just to know you and your chatters can have fun like there playing the game with you even if it’s a single player game
I was always so nervous to start streaming, but watching your videos and taking your advice, like rewatching my own content has helped me with my confidence in a short time! I'm keen to keep improving and hope to provide content that people can either wind down with or watch me fail :D
I started to stream back in march and since finding the chanel my content has improved so much and we have grown so much as a channel! i just wanted to say thank you
I am 50 years old and will stream for the first time tomorrow. Getting followers and likes is one thing and fun. But I play a game i like and learn how all this works. I do not like getting older and new media and technology is over my head. So I learn everything I can. I used 2 days alone on getting the audio right i hope. I will have fun and i am not good at gaming i see a lot of people playing games at insane skills nope i start a game at the beginning and grow hopefuly with some followers that will find it fun me not figuring out the obvious everyone knows already. I think learning new skills especially on technology and media is never a waste of time. And for sure the people i have watched that i think is good i now apreciate more knowing that doing it good takes a lot of work.
Awhile back you advised to ask a question to new people in chat was soooo helpful! I'm excited to watch this one too! (Commenting first for the algorithm :D )
Thank you for the advice! I'm gearing up to start streaming, and all the talk about how to engage your chat and keep things lively is a lot of what excites me. The appeal to streaming for me isn't just broadcasting myself, but in making a space to do something together. Or maybe like throwing a party? Putting on a show with audience participation? Gosh. So many possible analogies. You've given me more to think about!
That was sooooo helpful. I really think what's lacking in my stream is that I don't have anything to talk about when there's no one on chat so this will help me a lot.
I've just started watching people stream, and all the good ones use all these points! Definitely drives what you're saying home, so when I do start streaming, this is how I will go at it! Thanks so much!!
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Just found your channel today and loving it! The transparency and genuine approach pulled me in ❤ wondering of you have any videos or tips on streaming stuff that isn't gaming, like just chatting, etc? I'll dig through the channel also but if not I'd love to see something like that as I'm hoping to start up a philosophy stream with ai integration. Loving the content man!
This was a really good video! I hope I can get some more viewer/chatters next time I go live I'm going to try to use almost all of these tips from this video
As someone who picked up streaming not that long ago, thanks a lot for your vid ! I've gotten better at talking and filling up spaces. My biggest enemy tho remains that since english isn't my first language, I tend to use a lot of the same words or fumble my sentences (and I stream in english because 99% of my friends speak english and i've been bilingual since i was a kid so it helps) So the notebook thing is also something I picked up and it's so dang useful. I've been writing down all sorts of hooks, sentences, personal notes. I think tho that keeping it up to date like you do is a really good idea just to keep the flow going
I'm so glad that I'm researching all this stuff before actually streaming. It really helps me to know what the best ways are to engage those who are new and old participants. I know it'll take some time to build a community but with the tools I have gathered so far from your videos and a couple others, I think I'll be well off when I start, hopefully soon.
Ok, as a small streamer - I just found your channel and you have helped me out a TON! From the 7 mistakes video to the Streamlabs Cloudbot, it’s helped me make my stream a lot better. Thanks Eljay!!!
Your dedication is unreal i appreciate your tips you have helped me gain over 100followers and over 40 subs in the last 2weeks just from your tips being so insightful, I truly appreciate you. You have a wonderful soul, Im definitely gonna check your stream out sometime
Also i just noticed your bio is missing a between "I'm a video producer" not trying to be like 'that guy' but I just wanted to let you know, unless its one of your secrets you cheeky boy
It's been pointed out for since day one of my stream, but I decided not to update it because I like things a bit scuffed! Plus people keep bringing it up in chat, its a meme for regulars now and great fun!
I wan to thank you for your videos. Especially this one. When I look up to figure out how to get more viewers and grow my twitch channel, I always get "engage with your viewers" but never explain how best to do that. The fact that you give examples and such is really helpful. Thank you. 😊
I started following your videos and putting the work onto setting up my stream and socials. Sadly real life has been getting in the way and I haven't been able to sit down and hit go live. But most of the info you give out checks out when you go try it.
I’ve been streaming for almost a month now and it’s a little hard seeing an empty chat that makes it a little hard to talk because I don’t have anything to bounce off of but I’ve been having a lot of fun and can’t wait to learn and get better to put out better content thanks for the vid
@@StreamScheme I struggle keeping up with videos of face to cam and just talking. But what you say is clear, helpful and sounds so professional but not monotone AT ALL. So don't hate it bro you are perfecting it!🙌🔥❤
Everyone Listen: I watch these videos every week not just because Eljay is funny, but the content is GOOD! Get your notepad ready and rewatch if necessary! My community's engagement is up ever since I subbed to stream scheme. It takes time to build a community just like it takes time to learn a new skill or make new friends. Quick edit: another tool everyone should be using is social media, just post gaming photos, pokemon cards etc half of my viewers are from social media followers. Then you can talk about your previous funny post or something they posted.
Big help, I mostly have viewers somehow due to me getting involved communities at a way younger age, I made a lot of friends and im able to get most of them to help me out. Your channel though is a wonderful help, Thanks.
I just now found your channel and it’s been extremely helpful for me! I just started streaming this week and want to make sure I can put forward the best experience for any viewers, and constantly talking has been one of my largest issues that I’m trying to fix currently
Just started streaming, struggling with keeping people in my chat and I get all awkward and scared when someone does stick around so it's keeping me at 0 or 1 viewers. Hope this helps me talk a lot more and seem like a fun, outgoing person.
For me what works best is to be playing a game I know a lot about and constantly always be talking about any and every possible aspect of what is going on and what has been going on and what is about to be going on.
I only just started streaming and finding these videos helpful but I am trying not to get too ahead of myself and finding a pace that works and feels authentic for me is proving a bit of a challenge. But I will do my best to take the advice to heart in these videos, thank you for the hard work you put into them.
I have never streamed before and I found your guides. They are so helpful for me to get to know how to start and all that. I hope with your guides I can finally decide to start streaming and get out of my comfort level and out of my shell. Thank you for your guides!
Don't stream games. Gaming is my weakest area of knowledge. But as an Aussie streamer; your tips and advice has become a daily check list. Helps me to keep each stream a little different. Thanks so very much 💓 for sharing your knowledge and experience with newbies like me. Generosity like yours is slowly disappearing from Twitch. Please don't lose your humble, yet informative approach 💕
I'd like to thank you a bunch. You've helped me gain alot of confidence with streams. At the start I was more nervous and had awkward silences but now although not planned I seem to always be talking. I've been growing steadily and I've been having a bunch of fun and talking with people in chat!
@@StreamScheme its been in part thanks to you! I have a schedule and I started in I think late November and I've gained 41 followers as of today. Its definitely become something I always look forward to
Definitely something I struggle with mainly because I've been a loner antisocial for years. Which is my main goal for streaming is grow out the anti social and work on not being a loner anymore. I have many things to talk about but struggle to do so.
As a method for viewer engagement ive made a few cheat sheets for different kinds of streams, like flow charts with questions and possible responses. I’ve found it really handy and thought I should share
@@StreamScheme For games where there’s characters with abilities, like Rogue Company, Apex Legends etc, having asked all the standard how are you doing questions, I ask if they play the game, if so who’s their main, if so are they you main for the firepower or passives. It just really help
Thanks for this, Eljay! I just started streaming and I happen to be an introvert, so finding topics to talk about is definitely a head-scratcher! That aside, I’ve been looking for tips and topics to talk about on stream. This video is the only one that guides step by step so far 👍 Looking forward for more contents like this.
i feel more confident in my humour now that ive seen someone who is much bigger than me also uses crappy puns that either make people stay or leave also that active chat part really hits, people who watch my stuff only seem to do so after ive streamed it (guess im doing something right if i get a clip with 50+ views after my 1st stream). thank god i can hold a conversation with myself and i had a friend to back me up by being the only one to flood the chat.
Hey! Sorry this is going to sound bad, but those Vod Views aren't people watching your VoD most likely. The 50+ views are the total number of unique users to move through your stream while you are live, and often you can count that 15 - 25 views are from tracking bots moving through your channels on every so often. Because every account is a unique view if it leaves and comes back at 10 minutes. When you finish stream the VoD will say "1 view" because it is calculating all the numbers but then a few hours later it updates to say the total unique views from the stream, Twitch added this a few months ago as how it works. As for the puns, it is just how you use them and the way you joke around, they aren't the only jokes or humour but simply an easy and relatable way for people to understand what I mean by hooks. Good luck out there! Hope the videos help!
Facebook is great for quick growth if you know what you’re doing but I’ve found being a variety streamer you hit a wall pretty fast so now I’m making adjustments and studying the algorithm to improve. Sorry so wordy. You must just endlessly read and respond to comments.
Every video on this channel is FIRE!! Especially this host. I am smitten he’s now on my list of streamers I want to emulate. Thank you so much for all of your work to build my mental repertoire! I have gained so much confidence in my streaming. I really can’t get enough this is an older video and truth. All the old videos still have SO much to offer all streamers/content providers. Keep up the amazing work y’all!!
Thank you for all the advice, videos, and discord community! I started using polls and taking notes about my day these last couple of weeks. It has been a big help! During my last stream, I discussed nostalgia (connected to something I heard in a podcast I listen to), and we kept coming back to this topic. It was great!
I didn’t know how much I needed this video until now, I’ve been trying to plan my streams but until now I wasn’t sure I was doing it ok, now I think I can make it better. As always thanks a lot!
I needed this. Streaming has been such a bummer for me lately, because I get so downtrodden just sitting there streaming for no one at times. It gets so boring and miserable. Hopefully your advice will help me keep not only potential viewers engaged, but also myself lol
@@StreamScheme It surely will. TH-cam has been popping the last few months. I'm going to try and leverage that into viewers on Twitch. I just get so bored and feel like it's a waste of time streaming for no viewers. Feels like I should be spending my efforts on other things.
Hey man mind if I ask what your twitch name is? Would love to give you a follow to help you out and hopefully if I have time Ill drop into one of your streams. C:
I cant help but say you give me so much more motivation and confidence when I go live. I will definitely be using these tips in the future. My last stream didnt have a lot of chat interaction but i had an avg of 5 viewers the whole time. Hopefully i can get them chatting up so we can have even more fun.
How do you keep yourself talking? ! Leave a comment below! The timecodes are below and if this video helped let me know in the comments! If you want to join our growing community check out our other content: bit.ly/JoinTheStreamScheme
🕘Timestamps:
0:00 Video Start
0:22 Introduction
1:50 How To Schedule Your Streams For Growth
4:13 How To Keep Yourself Talking On Stream To Grow
6:00 How To Write Jokes and Plan Talking Points For Growth
8:12 FREE ANIMATED OVERLAYS
8:35 How To Plan A Stream For Growth
12:00 How To Engage Your Viewers To Be Active In Chat
Thanks for all your help, I’ve been planning my streaming for a while now and am finally going to start tomorrow. Super nervous but your advice is super helpful.
You are a person and therefore you should be replying to this comment because you said you reply to every person. Also thanks for everything.
@@jons3814 Thanks for all the wonderful advice!
If I’m playing a game competitively I try to explain my thought process and asking chat about events in game
I've been running a poll at the start of stream like "breakfast showdown" or "whats your favorite season?" it gets chat talking about things and we can just carry on the convo from there! it's been really helpful
Yes! I love this so much! Keep it up!
Never even knew that was a thing thank you
Most of my streams get 0 views throughout 😂 but I'll try this thanks
Great idea! 💡💡💡
@@ChloboM69 same :(
I just started streaming about a week and it’s hilarious that this suddenly comes up as a recommendation lol. The FEDs are listening but they care about my stream growth 😂jk. Great video and love the advice, thank you 🙏🏾. Instant sub.
Hope it helps mate! :)
Same here pretty much! As soon as I start streaming these vids start popping up
How are your streams doing now? Just curious?
@@jhoshouse I’ve gone up to 53 Followers but life has kinda kept me away from streaming too🤷🏾♂️. I was thinking of moving off of Twitch and go to FB Gaming to see if that works better.
I just thought about starting to stream, and his channel started popping up EVERYWHERE 😂 those feds used that 5G to pull info out of my head..
I've watched this back like 3 times now. Keeping myself talking is my biggest weakness right now. Thanks for all the amazing advice you give.
Hope it is helpful! It just takes practise! I have a video about 3 weeks ago that is a Q&A that might be able to help, I cover a few tactic to become more confident and naturally speaking.
Dude I’m honestly so thankful to you! I’ve been applying the stuff that you have said: schedule, planning, and talking points on a notebook, and honestly I’ve had soooo much more engagement within the chat for the PAST WEEK ALONE! I’m seriously thankful for all that you’ve done for me, I’m looking forward to learning much more from you as I keep growing ❤️
You got this! Keep it up, Mike! :)
You kept on going?
Pushing myself to do solo streams and talk to myself has really helped me, i can feel myself improving and its making my streams better and better. I recently hit affiliate and i cant thank you enough eljay!
You got this! Sounds like you're working hard mate, and thanks for always dropping by my stream! It means a lot :)
And what I want to add: I find it really nice that you do this „if you enjoy this video blabla stuff“ in the middle of the video instead of the end like all other youtubers do it. Because every time I forget that you do this and I‘m like what? Noo this can‘t be the end! :( And then I tap on my screen and I‘m like :) ah yes another whole half of the video
Hey neat! Thanks for the feedback! :)
This has been one thing I've been struggling with lately. I used to have an decent audience for my size on Twitch but I had to go away for 8 months. Now I'm trying to build that back up and a lot of the people I used to see on Twitch just aren't around any more. Other streamers that used to raid me regularly have stopped streaming etc. So now I'm getting just a handful of viewers and very little chat other than one or two loyal regulars. With barely any chat I've found it hard to make conversation without the chat to bounce off.
Thank you for your awesome content, I will certainly be putting these tips into action.
This is exactly what I needed, been struggling to engage and chat on stream and within a 30 mins of this, I've already got a spread of ideas ready to chat about tonight. Can't wait!
Keep it up mate! Glad it helped! :)
This actually really helped, I’ve just started streaming and your channel has really helped! Gotta find some random things to talk about now
I believe in you! Good luck!
What's your twitch channel name?
A really good way to do this is to go out in your day to day life and find the small positives in your day and write them down. You might have a really good coffee somewhere for example and in streams you could open to chat that independent cafés are better than chain, then explain your reasoning behind it, maybe throw in what you like about chain cafés. You've just opened up 10 maybe 20 minutes of content.
Should be paying attention to class but this video is more important haha!
The video will be around later! Look after yourself first! I am not important! (It is nice of you to say though)
@@StreamScheme you are important tho, your tips have made a huge difference in mine and im sure other people's streams, having said that @pytsxphia yes go to class 😊
same
The detail in your advice with examples, and your experiences makes your content so much higher quality than all the other stuff I’ve seen. I really wanted to come stop by your stream, but I’m in the states and your stream block is always when I’m sleeping :(
@@StreamScheme youve helped me improve my streams so much! thank you
Planning is hard for me and I feel meeting strict times is quite stressful but it's one of those things that you have to get used to and then it gets easier. When people are in my chat waiting for me and they're happy to engage with my stream it makes me feel a lot better.
As you said, it just takes practice! Keep it up! :)
before i had a schedule i streamed at the same time anyway so i just made that my schedule lol
@@s2claw932 yeah my timing depends on what game I'm playing e.g I always play slime rancher like 7-8pm whereas something like GTA could be anytime
These videos helped me hit affiliate so fast! And planning content is an easy game changer that only requires simple discipline.
Great to hear! Sounds like you're working hard! :)
Talking to no one has been a concern of mine, how to still be interesting. This was very helpful! Thank you!
This is my favourite one so far. My chat is usually slow and I seem to run out of things to say so I say what I am doing in the game. Now I can randomly say I don't like tea during my stream.
Oh god, with great power comes great responsibility....
I’m trying to get into streaming, I do World of Warcraft atm but having a hard time having a concrete schedule for streaming, but I do have a hard time finding things to talk about sometimes. Your guides have helped me so much! Appreciate it!
I discovered this channel last week and it has been incredibly insightful! Been watching as many videos as possible to learn to be a better streamer since I'm still starting out. Thank you!
Hey, I am glad it has been helpful! Good luck out there! Thanks for the kind words!
This was actually more informative than I thought it would be. I hadn't thought about the notebook idea.
Glad to hear it helped! :)
You are right, always talking is something all streamers should do. As someone who just recently started out, and wants to try being consistent, always talking is probably the biggest tip for a starting streamer aside from networking. If people can just chill and talk with you, it really is easier to start just talking. But being able to talk to yourself is probably the biggest starting tip for a streamer.
Hit the nail on the head!
Chat engagement. Definitely one thing I seriously need to work on. I'm usually an extrovert type of individual, but lately when that camera pops on and I go live, I feel awkward! It's wierd I know.
So glad there is someone like you on here that gives actual good tips. In the end we all grow together.
I'm just getting back into streaming again after taking a few years off. Getting myself talking is pretty easy, thankfully. It's because I am just so... dang... *_interesting_* !
I kid, I kid (maybe). But seriously, one thing I am grateful for is my 6 years doing radio broadcasts for sometimes 5-7 hours a day. When you're on the air that long, you HAVE to be quick on your tongue to come up with things to gab about. It's NOT easy, but it IS a skill anyone can do, if they put their mind and heart into it.
So, take heart, all. If I can do it, you certainly can!
Great advice in the vid. Definitely gives a good basis for people to have those mental cues to get their gums flowing.
It may be slow, but ever since I've started watching here, my average viewers went up by 3! I now have a much more engaged chat, and I'm consistently getting more and more followers per stream!
Nice work! Keep it up, Jos! Smashing it!
Hey man, so I had been streaming on and off but not having much luck. Started implementing a few of your tips and boom, I have 3-5 returning viewers who are active in chat and I am getting around 9-11 constant viewers each stream now. So, thank you 😊
Thank you very much for your help! Still working on those first few viewers, but making strides thanks to your help!
Hey Ely, me again😅 so yesterday I ordered a Capture Card for my Series S and I am so stoked for it to turn up next week. I am handicapped in what I can supply to my stream at the moment but once that beautiful card arrives, I can take my stream and it’s quality of life to a whole new level. I am watching your videos daily, I have taken my own notes from your videos and today I even checked out the Stream Scheme website and i couldn’t ask for a better source of information. The amount of effort you put into these videos for streamers like myself and all the other little streams is unrivalled here on youtube. I will be definitely stopping by to the stream on twitch if I can catch one (due to work commitments etc) .. keep up all the hard work you do, amazing content. Myself and all the little streams respect you.
thank you dude.
ive just recently started streaming on twitch, even got a new pc so that i could stream without major issues.
You videos have been helping me a lot lately, im still on the grind to get affiliated.
due to anxiety and depression, ive been TOO harsh on myself when it comes to my content, i always think that i will never grown and noone will like my content.
But watching your videos have been helping me a lot lately in terms of stream.
Thanks for all those advices my man. If i manage to grown and built a community. i will raid you one day, who knows? haha
I hear what ur saying here my anxiety makes harder to stream
I love watching these videos while preparing my streams for the week because it helps remind me of what I need to prepare for the week and keeps somebody as unorganized as I am a little more organized haha
You got this! Hope I can keep helping!
@@StreamScheme Thanks boss, happy streaming!
Love the content Eljay, you've helped me a lot with this content
Been streaming for 3 months now. Averaging 8 viewers, met amazing people streaming! Your tips are helping alot.
Keep it up!
This has been the video I have been waiting for! Thank you Eljay. for me i have a healthy amount of lurkers and around 3-4 active chatters depending on the day, but always struggle in the middle with keeping the lurkers active. Thank you for all the help you have provided me throughout the last month and a half and to the friends that your discord has allowed me to make. Have a great day!
Hey no worries! Glad to be helpful mate! :)
Thanks to all your helpful tips I have been able to reach affiliate within my first month of streaming, and it absolutely feels great! My stream has improved 1000% and it’s thanks to you man, cheers
Great to hear! It's your hard work that has helped you grow! Good luck! :)
You should make a playlist of these tips and sort them in the order you think we should watch them if we're completely new to streaming, I don't know what order to watch but since I've been streaming for a fair while I've been watching them at random.
Great tip for any vod creator. If content is posted to TH-cam as a sort of archive of your work, playlists are king. For example, I mostly stream Minecraft but occasionally have been known to rage at vex in Destiny -plant parsnip in Stardew -and goof off in other random games. I SHOULD be making playlists. Even under the heading of Minecraft, some subs and followers are most interested in content from specific worlds. One day I will figure out this magic ✨. But for now, thanks for the reminder even if you didn't intend it, your comment just helped me.
This video helped me out a bit but not only that, helped me improve little by little
Keep it up, Clay! You got this man :)
The comments made about playing a game for a few weeks at a time before switching is a huge eye opener! So many times i would play a game for a day or two, get some new eyes on the content and then switch, losing a lot of the people who had found me on the previous game. I've been shooting myself in the foot for years :O
There ya go man! Good luck with the new plan! Hope it goes well!
THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been streaming for a month or so now, and while I am beginning to slowly grow a tiny bit, I've never been able to keep Viewers attention. Other videos have told me that I need to have a preplanned list of things to say, but I had no idea what to do. The part where you said that it could be everyday things that are just made to sound funnier really got me thinking, and now, I can't wait for the next time I go live. Thanks Eljay!!!
this channel has helped me so much in my streams, keep up the really amazing work and thank you so much! ive grown such a nice and supportive community following the tips from these videos. Cant wait for more!
Sounds like you’re working hard, Fae! Keep it up!
This is one piece of advice I can't seem to follow. It's really difficult to keep myself talking as a naturally quiet person. 😅I've watched this multiple times trying to get some motivation.
It’s tough to do, and it requires a lot of practice.
Start by grabbing your phone, and recording yourself for 10 minutes today just talking about everything and anything.
Don’t post it anywhere, and don’t watch it back.
The next day, watch it back and as soon as it’s done, hit record and speak for another 10 minutes without stopping.
Keep doing this and keep trying to be more engaging, etc. Zero risk but huge reward by doing practise like this!
Thank you. I think I will try this out.
A good tip is to stream because you want to not because you want growth and want money or to be famous do it because you want to just be you and have fun with the games you play im a really small streamer but I love streaming even when I only have 1 person in my stream just to know you and your chatters can have fun like there playing the game with you even if it’s a single player game
I was always so nervous to start streaming, but watching your videos and taking your advice, like rewatching my own content has helped me with my confidence in a short time! I'm keen to keep improving and hope to provide content that people can either wind down with or watch me fail :D
I started to stream back in march and since finding the chanel my content has improved so much and we have grown so much as a channel! i just wanted to say thank you
Nice work! Keep it up mate! Glad I can be helpful!
I am 50 years old and will stream for the first time tomorrow. Getting followers and likes is one thing and fun. But I play a game i like and learn how all this works. I do not like getting older and new media and technology is over my head. So I learn everything I can. I used 2 days alone on getting the audio right i hope. I will have fun and i am not good at gaming i see a lot of people playing games at insane skills nope i start a game at the beginning and grow hopefuly with some followers that will find it fun me not figuring out the obvious everyone knows already. I think learning new skills especially on technology and media is never a waste of time. And for sure the people i have watched that i think is good i now apreciate more knowing that doing it good takes a lot of work.
Awhile back you advised to ask a question to new people in chat was soooo helpful! I'm excited to watch this one too!
(Commenting first for the algorithm :D )
@@StreamScheme dawww, that's sweet of you to say! But of course I need your video, my King! One can never stop learning wisdom from the wise ^>^
Thanks bro now im getting better!
theres been a couple times i just end up binge watching your vids. this is one of those times
Thank you for the advice! I'm gearing up to start streaming, and all the talk about how to engage your chat and keep things lively is a lot of what excites me. The appeal to streaming for me isn't just broadcasting myself, but in making a space to do something together. Or maybe like throwing a party? Putting on a show with audience participation? Gosh. So many possible analogies. You've given me more to think about!
You got this! :)
That was sooooo helpful. I really think what's lacking in my stream is that I don't have anything to talk about when there's no one on chat so this will help me a lot.
I've just started watching people stream, and all the good ones use all these points! Definitely drives what you're saying home, so when I do start streaming, this is how I will go at it! Thanks so much!!
Great to hear! Keep up the hard work, Jade!
As a stand up comedian it’s a bit of both the point isn’t about how crazy the story it’s how funny you can make it
Absolutely!
i'm a new streamer and i've been using your tips, i managed to get 6 followers in one day of streaming. thank you so much
I really enjoy your content on here, just started this year and your tips and ideas have been great.
Welcome aboard! Hope the videos can keep helping!
@@StreamScheme Would you have any suggestions on video editing software for a newbie? lol
Premiere Pro is industry standard, it is pricey but easiest and most versatile to learn.
If it has to be free, Da Vinci Resolve until you can get Premiere Pro ;)
Just found your channel today and loving it! The transparency and genuine approach pulled me in ❤ wondering of you have any videos or tips on streaming stuff that isn't gaming, like just chatting, etc? I'll dig through the channel also but if not I'd love to see something like that as I'm hoping to start up a philosophy stream with ai integration. Loving the content man!
This was a really good video! I hope I can get some more viewer/chatters next time I go live I'm going to try to use almost all of these tips from this video
Literally about to do my first live stream, I was so nervous. So I just wanted to say thank you, your video really helped :)
Glad I could help!
14:36 into the video, and I’m like «aaaaahhh....LIVING...room...» 😂 Thanks for finally putting up the long requested video!
Hahaha I am still so proud of that joke!
As someone who picked up streaming not that long ago, thanks a lot for your vid !
I've gotten better at talking and filling up spaces. My biggest enemy tho remains that since english isn't my first language, I tend to use a lot of the same words or fumble my sentences (and I stream in english because 99% of my friends speak english and i've been bilingual since i was a kid so it helps)
So the notebook thing is also something I picked up and it's so dang useful. I've been writing down all sorts of hooks, sentences, personal notes. I think tho that keeping it up to date like you do is a really good idea just to keep the flow going
I'm so glad that I'm researching all this stuff before actually streaming. It really helps me to know what the best ways are to engage those who are new and old participants. I know it'll take some time to build a community but with the tools I have gathered so far from your videos and a couple others, I think I'll be well off when I start, hopefully soon.
How’d it go?
NOTE SQUAD!!
A much appreciated topic and great video!
And #earlygang !
Ok, as a small streamer - I just found your channel and you have helped me out a TON! From the 7 mistakes video to the Streamlabs Cloudbot, it’s helped me make my stream a lot better. Thanks Eljay!!!
Glad I could help! Thanks for the kind words! :)
Absolutely love this dude. Been streaming for a year this week but most of this is still incredibly helpful advice. Keep it going mate
Your dedication is unreal i appreciate your tips you have helped me gain over 100followers and over 40 subs in the last 2weeks just from your tips being so insightful, I truly appreciate you. You have a wonderful soul, Im definitely gonna check your stream out sometime
Also i just noticed your bio is missing a between "I'm a video producer" not trying to be like 'that guy' but I just wanted to let you know, unless its one of your secrets you cheeky boy
It's been pointed out for since day one of my stream, but I decided not to update it because I like things a bit scuffed!
Plus people keep bringing it up in chat, its a meme for regulars now and great fun!
@@StreamScheme i figured it was apart of your antics 🤣💪🏾 I'll to see you around homie
I wan to thank you for your videos. Especially this one. When I look up to figure out how to get more viewers and grow my twitch channel, I always get "engage with your viewers" but never explain how best to do that. The fact that you give examples and such is really helpful. Thank you. 😊
I started following your videos and putting the work onto setting up my stream and socials. Sadly real life has been getting in the way and I haven't been able to sit down and hit go live. But most of the info you give out checks out when you go try it.
I've been stuck 92 followers and I think this help. I hard to stream sometimes but your vids help.
Good luck! Hope the videos can keep helping!
That joke was funny or not but I found myself laughing :)
I’ve been streaming for almost a month now and it’s a little hard seeing an empty chat that makes it a little hard to talk because I don’t have anything to bounce off of but I’ve been having a lot of fun and can’t wait to learn and get better to put out better content thanks for the vid
Keep up your quality content bro. Your voice and topic breakdown is top notch 👊🙌
Oh mate, thanks for the kind words! Honestly, I've always hated my voice so it means a lot!
@@StreamScheme I struggle keeping up with videos of face to cam and just talking. But what you say is clear, helpful and sounds so professional but not monotone AT ALL. So don't hate it bro you are perfecting it!🙌🔥❤
Hey bud, heard you comment on every comment. Been watching you and it's been really helpful. Thanks for what you do!
I’m really glad mate! :)
@@StreamScheme But do you comment on the comment's comment? Do it for the memes bro! lol
Everyone Listen: I watch these videos every week not just because Eljay is funny, but the content is GOOD! Get your notepad ready and rewatch if necessary! My community's engagement is up ever since I subbed to stream scheme. It takes time to build a community just like it takes time to learn a new skill or make new friends.
Quick edit: another tool everyone should be using is social media, just post gaming photos, pokemon cards etc half of my viewers are from social media followers. Then you can talk about your previous funny post or something they posted.
Thanks Absurb! It means a lot to read such a kind comment! :)
Im having my 1year aniversery may the 1st. I have realy become more confident and have gotten a better self esteam.
Big help, I mostly have viewers somehow due to me getting involved communities at a way younger age, I made a lot of friends and im able to get most of them to help me out.
Your channel though is a wonderful help, Thanks.
Good stuff! And hey, hope the channel can keep being helpful! :)
@@StreamScheme Yeah of course, its taught me a lot so far. Keep doing what you're doing. It helps out a lot of people including myself.
Well done my guy
I just now found your channel and it’s been extremely helpful for me! I just started streaming this week and want to make sure I can put forward the best experience for any viewers, and constantly talking has been one of my largest issues that I’m trying to fix currently
Just started streaming, struggling with keeping people in my chat and I get all awkward and scared when someone does stick around so it's keeping me at 0 or 1 viewers. Hope this helps me talk a lot more and seem like a fun, outgoing person.
Good luck! hope this helps!
For me what works best is to be playing a game I know a lot about and constantly always be talking about any and every possible aspect of what is going on and what has been going on and what is about to be going on.
This seems to be extremely useful! I will rewatch this before going live next time!
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I only just started streaming and finding these videos helpful but I am trying not to get too ahead of myself and finding a pace that works and feels authentic for me is proving a bit of a challenge. But I will do my best to take the advice to heart in these videos, thank you for the hard work you put into them.
your videos have helped me a lot i've learned so much
I have never streamed before and I found your guides. They are so helpful for me to get to know how to start and all that. I hope with your guides I can finally decide to start streaming and get out of my comfort level and out of my shell. Thank you for your guides!
Don't stream games. Gaming is my weakest area of knowledge. But as an Aussie streamer; your tips and advice has become a daily check list. Helps me to keep each stream a little different. Thanks so very much 💓 for sharing your knowledge and experience with newbies like me. Generosity like yours is slowly disappearing from Twitch. Please don't lose your humble, yet informative approach 💕
I'd like to thank you a bunch. You've helped me gain alot of confidence with streams. At the start I was more nervous and had awkward silences but now although not planned I seem to always be talking. I've been growing steadily and I've been having a bunch of fun and talking with people in chat!
Glad to help! Sounds like you're working hard, Ed! Keep it up mate! :)
@@StreamScheme its been in part thanks to you! I have a schedule and I started in I think late November and I've gained 41 followers as of today. Its definitely become something I always look forward to
Definitely something I struggle with mainly because I've been a loner antisocial for years. Which is my main goal for streaming is grow out the anti social and work on not being a loner anymore. I have many things to talk about but struggle to do so.
Sounds like planning will get you there :) Good luck mate!
As a method for viewer engagement ive made a few cheat sheets for different kinds of streams, like flow charts with questions and possible responses. I’ve found it really handy and thought I should share
Very cool, can you give me some examples?
@@StreamScheme For games where there’s characters with abilities, like Rogue Company, Apex Legends etc, having asked all the standard how are you doing questions, I ask if they play the game, if so who’s their main, if so are they you main for the firepower or passives. It just really help
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Srsly, i love u man
Pog! Hope the videos help man!
Thanks for this, Eljay! I just started streaming and I happen to be an introvert, so finding topics to talk about is definitely a head-scratcher!
That aside, I’ve been looking for tips and topics to talk about on stream. This video is the only one that guides step by step so far 👍 Looking forward for more contents like this.
Glad it was helpful! Keep it up, Maharani!
This is the video I needed I always have a couple viewers but my chat is usually slow tysm
A slow chat isn't a bad thing! Just depends on the culture you build! Good luck!
i feel more confident in my humour now that ive seen someone who is much bigger than me also uses crappy puns that either make people stay or leave
also that active chat part really hits, people who watch my stuff only seem to do so after ive streamed it (guess im doing something right if i get a clip with 50+ views after my 1st stream). thank god i can hold a conversation with myself and i had a friend to back me up by being the only one to flood the chat.
Hey! Sorry this is going to sound bad, but those Vod Views aren't people watching your VoD most likely.
The 50+ views are the total number of unique users to move through your stream while you are live, and often you can count that 15 - 25 views are from tracking bots moving through your channels on every so often.
Because every account is a unique view if it leaves and comes back at 10 minutes.
When you finish stream the VoD will say "1 view" because it is calculating all the numbers but then a few hours later it updates to say the total unique views from the stream, Twitch added this a few months ago as how it works.
As for the puns, it is just how you use them and the way you joke around, they aren't the only jokes or humour but simply an easy and relatable way for people to understand what I mean by hooks.
Good luck out there! Hope the videos help!
Always appreciate the content. I use your techniques on Facebook Gaming all the time! My numbers suck but my comments are always rocking.
Hope the videos can help! How is FB gaming for your streams anyway?
Facebook is great for quick growth if you know what you’re doing but I’ve found being a variety streamer you hit a wall pretty fast so now I’m making adjustments and studying the algorithm to improve. Sorry so wordy. You must just endlessly read and respond to comments.
Congrats on 30,000 Subscribers!!
🎉 Thank you so much!
Every video on this channel is FIRE!! Especially this host. I am smitten he’s now on my list of streamers I want to emulate.
Thank you so much for all of your work to build my mental repertoire! I have gained so much confidence in my streaming. I really can’t get enough this is an older video and truth. All the old videos still have SO much to offer all streamers/content providers.
Keep up the amazing work y’all!!
I am planning to stream somewhere down the line, and I wanted to give a big fat thank you for your content.
Hey, glad it is helpful!
Thank you for all the advice, videos, and discord community!
I started using polls and taking notes about my day these last couple of weeks. It has been a big help!
During my last stream, I discussed nostalgia (connected to something I heard in a podcast I listen to), and we kept coming back to this topic. It was great!
I just started streaming a week ago and I can't tell you how much your videos are helping me out!
Happy to help! Thanks for the kind words as well! It means a lot!
I know u posted this like a year ago but honestly this really helps me and my stream so much! Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Thank you for a very entertaining and informative video. I will check out more in the future. I learned a lot. Good night.
Glad it was helpful!
Great tips man! I just started streaming again after a break, and u don’t really think I’m talking enough, so this is really gonna help!
I didn’t know how much I needed this video until now, I’ve been trying to plan my streams but until now I wasn’t sure I was doing it ok, now I think I can make it better.
As always thanks a lot!
Glad I could help!
@@StreamScheme wooooow I can believe you are still replying to every comment, you really deserve to keep growing!
Thank you so so much for these videos they give me a lot of hope!
Glad you like them! :) I appreciate the kind words!
Your videos are so helpful dude, seriously
I am glad! Hope I can keep making them and keep it up for everyone!
I needed this. Streaming has been such a bummer for me lately, because I get so downtrodden just sitting there streaming for no one at times. It gets so boring and miserable. Hopefully your advice will help me keep not only potential viewers engaged, but also myself lol
Good luck, Bootysweat! Hope it get better for you!
@@StreamScheme It surely will. TH-cam has been popping the last few months. I'm going to try and leverage that into viewers on Twitch.
I just get so bored and feel like it's a waste of time streaming for no viewers. Feels like I should be spending my efforts on other things.
Hey man mind if I ask what your twitch name is? Would love to give you a follow to help you out and hopefully if I have time Ill drop into one of your streams. C:
I cant help but say you give me so much more motivation and confidence when I go live. I will definitely be using these tips in the future. My last stream didnt have a lot of chat interaction but i had an avg of 5 viewers the whole time. Hopefully i can get them chatting up so we can have even more fun.
You got this! Hope I can keep helping!
For someone with 1-2 viewers this is very helpful. Great video 🤙🏼
Glad it was helpful! :)