{"id":27923,"date":"2022-07-21T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=27923"},"modified":"2022-07-21T10:00:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T10:00:48","slug":"how-to-join-a-live-event-on-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-join-a-live-event-on-facebook","title":{"rendered":"How to Join a Live Event on Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e98ad798155\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e98ad798155\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e98ad798155\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-join-a-live-event-on-facebook\/#How_to_Join_a_Live_Event_on_Facebook\" title=\"How to Join a Live Event on Facebook\">How to Join a Live Event on Facebook<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-join-a-live-event-on-facebook\/#Create_a_Zoom_webinar_or_meeting\" title=\"Create a Zoom webinar or meeting\">Create a Zoom webinar or meeting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-join-a-live-event-on-facebook\/#Schedule_a_Facebook_Live_event\" title=\"Schedule a Facebook Live event\">Schedule a Facebook Live event<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-join-a-live-event-on-facebook\/#Invite_people_to_join\" title=\"Invite people to join\">Invite people to join<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-join-a-live-event-on-facebook\/#Interact_with_viewers\" title=\"Interact with viewers\">Interact with viewers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Join_a_Live_Event_on_Facebook\"><\/span>How to Join a Live Event on Facebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How do you join a live event on Facebook\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-width:34% max-height:270px; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/CwEtfNx.png\" align=\"right\"> <\/p>\n<p>To host a Facebook live event, you must have an account on the platform. To create a Facebook event, follow these steps: Connect to a Wi-Fi network, connect to Facebook, and click &#8220;Start.&#8221; Once you&#8217;ve connected to the platform, create an event. Once you&#8217;ve created an event, you&#8217;ll need to invite people to attend the broadcast. Afterwards, you can start interacting with the viewers.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_Zoom_webinar_or_meeting\"><\/span>Create a Zoom webinar or meeting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can create a Zoom webinar or meeting on Facebook using the settings available in your Zoom account. You can broadcast the event through your page, Group, or Business profile. Once the broadcast has been created, you can share the URL of the meeting with your Facebook audience. In the Facebook event, you can also add a cover photo and other settings to the live stream. Then, click &#8220;Broadcast&#8221; to start the broadcast.<\/p>\n<p>If you are looking to expand your reach, consider making a Zoom webinar. The tool lets you invite up to 500 people, and allows you to have up to 50,000 viewers. By using a Zoom webinar, you can reach a broader audience and improve engagement. You can even measure the success of your webinar or meeting through its analytics. This tool can help you determine what content is working and what is not.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Schedule_a_Facebook_Live_event\"><\/span>Schedule a Facebook Live event<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How to join a live Facebook event? Getting started is simple. First, you need to create an event. You can choose to make it public, friends-only, group-only, or private. Once you create your event, you can invite as many people as you want to watch the stream. If you decide to make it private, you can choose to make it invite-only, so only a select group can view it.<\/p>\n<p>After you&#8217;ve created your event, you can add details about the live stream. Include a description, start and end dates, and choose a privacy level for it. You can choose to make it private or public, Friends only, Groups, or Guests can invite their friends. You can also select the location to view your event. To create a live stream, choose &#8220;Facebook Live&#8221; to begin.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Invite_people_to_join\"><\/span>Invite people to join<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>How do you invite people to join a live event on Facebook? The basic method involves creating an event page for your business. From there, you can invite friends. When someone clicks on the invite button, a popup window will appear with all the friends&#8217; names, with checkmarks next to them. Compared to the normal method, this one will only require one click. However, if you have a large number of friends, this method might be a better choice.<\/p>\n<p>After creating your Facebook Live video, go to the screen where your broadcast appears. On the left-hand side, click on the invite tool. It&#8217;s located under the video icon. The screen will look similar to FaceTime. Click on it to invite a friend to watch your broadcast. Then, click the invite button again and follow the steps. After you&#8217;ve added the friend, wait for the notification box to fill up.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Interact_with_viewers\"><\/span>Interact with viewers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re hosting a Facebook live event, there are several ways to engage with your audience and keep them engaged. The first way is to make use of the live chat feature. 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