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Run a webinar on YouTube and Facebook at once

How to run a webinar live on YouTube and a Facebook Page at the same time: announcing it, slides and panelists, questions from both chats, and the replay.

Updated November 5, 2026 · 5 min read

A webinar on YouTube and Facebook trades the registration form of a webinar platform for reach: the audience is already on those networks, the replay stays on your channel and Page, and nobody installs anything to watch. What you give up is a list of attendees' e-mails, unless you collect them another way. If that trade suits you, the work is in four places: announcing it so people come, presenting so the slides are readable, handling questions from two chats, and turning the replay into something that keeps working after the live.

Decide what kind of webinar it is

The format decides the crew. A talk can be run by one person. A panel needs a second person who watches the chat and passes questions, because the host cannot read two chats and moderate at the same time.

What each network asks of you

• YouTube. Live streaming must be enabled on the channel, and the first time it can take up to 24 hours. YouTube asks for a verified channel with no live streaming restrictions in the past 90 days (YouTube Help: Get started with live streaming, checked 5 November 2026). Do this a week ahead, not on the day.
• Facebook. You go live on a Page you manage. Personal profiles and groups are not live destinations in StreamLive Pro.

Connect both once in Connections; see How to stream to YouTube and Facebook at the same time.

Announce it

1. Schedule it. In Live stream choose Schedule broadcast: title, description, date and time, the networks, a thumbnail. Each network can get its own title and description.
2. Pre-announce on YouTube and Facebook. The YouTube event is created at once, with a page people can share and set a reminder on; on Facebook an event, or a Page post if the event cannot be made. See Schedule a live broadcast in advance.
3. Share the links. Send the YouTube and Facebook links in your newsletter, WhatsApp groups and other channels a few days before, and again an hour before.

Present so it can be read

• Slides. Share the window of the presentation, not the whole screen, so notifications stay private (How to share your screen in a live stream). Large type: the webinar will be watched on phones.
• Layout. Presenter in a corner over the slides for a talk; side by side for an interview.
• Names. A lower third with each speaker's name and role when they first speak (How to make lower thirds for a live stream).
• Sound. A dedicated microphone for the presenter, and headphones for every guest so their speakers do not echo into the stream (Echo during a live stream with guests).

Panelists join from a browser link with no installation; check their sound before they go on screen (How to do a live interview with a remote guest).

Questions from two chats

The chat panel on the live page shows YouTube and Facebook comments together, and you can reply to both from it (Live chat from YouTube and Facebook in one panel). Give the moderator that panel and one rule: collect questions as they come, read them out with the asker's first name and the network, and keep five minutes before the end for them. Reading the question aloud matters for the replay: a viewer who watches later did not see the chat.

Viewer counts come from YouTube and Facebook as the live runs, so you can see where your audience actually is (See live viewers from YouTube and Facebook together).

A running order for an hour

After the webinar

• Keep the recording. Press Record at the start. A broadcast that was not recorded is removed about two hours after the end. See Where is my live stream recording?.
• The replay stays on YouTube and Facebook as the networks keep it; check the title and description there.
• Shorts. Up to 5 vertical Shorts are cut from the webinar automatically when it ends, with captions. A strong answer from the questions part often makes a strong one. See How to make Shorts from a live stream automatically.
• Captions and translation for the replay. Transcribe the recording and export captions in the language of your audience, or translate them: Transcribe a live stream after the broadcast.

Common mistakes

• YouTube live not enabled a day before. It can take up to 24 hours the first time.
• Going live on a personal Facebook profile. Use a Page you manage.
• One person running a panel and the chat. Add a moderator.
• Questions answered without reading them out. The replay loses them.
• No Record. The full video is removed about two hours later.

Where StreamLive Pro fits

StreamLive Pro runs the webinar from the browser: slides, cameras, remote panelists, names on screen, and one stream sent to YouTube, a Facebook Page and other networks at the same time, with one chat panel for both. After it, the recording becomes Shorts and captions. It has no registration form, attendee list or e-mail reminders, and captions are not shown live during the broadcast. How many networks and guests at once depends on the plan: /pricing?lang=en.

Frequently asked questions

Can I run one webinar on YouTube and Facebook at the same time?

Yes. Connect both, tick both channels when you schedule or start the live, and the same stream goes to each with its own title.

Can viewers ask questions from both YouTube and Facebook?

Yes. The chat panel on the live page shows comments from both, and you can reply to each network from it.

Do I need a webinar platform for registration?

StreamLive Pro has no registration form or attendee list. If you need e-mails, collect them with a separate form and send the YouTube or Facebook link to the people who signed up.

Can I go live on a Facebook group or my personal profile?

No. The Facebook destination is a Page you manage.

Is the webinar recorded?

Only if you press Record or keep it from Past streams afterwards. YouTube and Facebook keep their own replays according to their rules.

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