Making a live stream is always down to the need to connect with your following and exchange pleasantries. However, there is much more required from just getting feedback in form of comments and reactions that the audience give.
This the reason behind Periscope‘s introduction of the ability
go live with guests, as well as to invite anyone in your audience to join your broadcast.
The live streaming app asserts that the guests you add, and those that join in, can be heard by everyone involved in the stream and can drop off at any time they want. In this, you can continue to read and respond to chats, while conducting a conversation with those added in.
Try it out! Tap “Allow Guests” while setting up your broadcast. Any viewer you choose can become a guest broadcaster. They’ll be heard by everyone, and you can host up to three at a time. Rolling out on iOS and Android. https://t.co/xyUWZMHD1D
— Periscope (@PeriscopeCo) February 4, 2019
How to add guests to your Periscope live stream
To add guests to your Periscope live stream, you have to click the Guests icon before you go live and then tap the Invite Guests icon. Eventually during your broadcast, you can click the Guests icon and tap the plus sign (+) next to the viewer you’d like to add.
You can as well remove a guest at any time by tapping the X on their avatar. Similarly, you can also mute or block them while booting them off air.
If at all you no longer want to allow guests any more, just click the Guests icon, select Guest List, and tap Don’t Allow Guests.
How to join a Periscope live stream as a Guest
If you want to join a live stream as a guest, you just have to click the Guests icon and tap Ask to Join. It is up to the broadcaster to grant you access. As long as you are viewing, you will be notified if and when a broadcaster adds you, giving you time to prepare to go live.
