Social media provides many ways to share your message, and live streaming has emerged as a powerful way to connect with audiences in real time. For years, creators have used streaming to grow communities and present content as it happens. In this self-paced course, you will explore popular streaming platforms such as Twitch, YouTube, and TikTok while learning how to set up and manage your own live broadcasts using OBS, a flexible and free streaming tool.
What You Will Learn
- Set up and configure OBS for live streaming
- Stream confidently to Twitch and understand its advantages
- Broadcast to YouTube and learn how it supports content growth
- Go live on TikTok and explore its benefits for audience reach
Course Outline
OBS for Streaming
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How to set up content sources
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Using sources to establish scenes
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Connecting to your streaming account
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Connecting Streams to Nightbot
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How to start streaming through OBS
Streaming on Twitch
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Introduction and History of Twitch
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The Twitch community, subscriptions and emotes
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Twitch Affiliate and Partners
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How to work with OBS and Twitch
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Reaching goals and establishing a schedule
Streaming on YouTube
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Introduction and History of YouTube streaming
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The YouTube community and subscriptions
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How to work with OBS and YouTube
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Reaching goals and establishing a schedule
Streaming on TikTok
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Introduction and History of TikTok Live
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The benefits and disadvantages of vertical streaming
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Subscriptions and TikTok gifts
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Establishing a theme for content
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Reaching goals and establishing a schedule
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Additional vertical streaming platforms
This course is available for 30 days. You can choose when to start your access period. Once you activate, you will have 30 days to complete it (access the course materials, quizzes, projects and videos). You may request one extension of seven (7) days. Other extension requests will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Videos are not downloadable.
