We know that One Young World Ambassadors have amazing and impactful stories to share, and we'd love for your stories to reach the largest audience possible.
The Huffington Post is building a movement to spark conversations between parents and children. We’d love for you to be part of it.
Talk To Me is a new video series featuring parents in conversation with their children. You can join the movement by sharing your own moment with your loved one and then sending it to us.
For inspiration, here’s Vin Diesel going live with his kids on Facebook's new platform, Facebook Live:
Posted by Vin Diesel on Thursday, 3 September 2015
It’s fun and easy and we promise you’ll be glad you captured a conversation with your loved one.
So grab your smartphone and your parent or child (grandparents/grandkids and other special people are great too!) and follow the steps below.
(If you’d rather not broadcast your video live, no problem! You can record it like any other video and upload it to Facebook as well as send it to One Young World at [email protected])
Just use the hashtag #TalkToMe and tag your friends in the description, and remember to make the video public if you’d like it to be featured on HuffPost!
A #TalkToMe Video In 5 Easy Steps
1) Prepare your questions!
Below are some some suggested questions (more great ideas are here) but of course you’re welcome to use your own.
Tell me something you’ve never told me.
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you were my age?
Tell me the story of the happiest moment you’ve ever had.
What is the hardest challenge you’ve faced in your life?
What’s the biggest lesson you’d like to pass onto future generations?
What are some of the little things you did for yourself or our family that made the biggest impact?
If you could have one wish for me and my children, what would it be?
If you had to choose one role model for me, who would it be and why?
2) Get a great shot
Key pointers for shooting video with your phone:
Set your phone on something stable and at eye line with both participants. This is better than having either a third person filming.
Sit at a 45-degree angle facing each other (not straight at each other or straight ahead). Look at each other, not the camera!
Light in front of you makes the shot better, light behind you makes it worse.
3) Tell your friends what you’re up to
A great description will capture your friends’ attention and help them understand what your broadcast is about.
Try: “Here I am with [my parent/child], taking part in The Huffington Post’s Talk To Me series highlighting important conversations between generations. Make your own on Facebook Live! #TalkToMe”
4) Go live with a strong connection
Check your phone to make sure that you have a strong signal before going live. Try to find a location where you’re on wifi or have at least a 4G connection.
You can also download the Speedtest app from the app store. Higher than 1 Mbps upload speed is good speed for broadcasting (the higher, the better).
5) Use the hashtag #TalkToMe, and tag some friends!
Once you’ve finished your interview, tell your family and friends to do the same. And remember to make the video public if you’d like it to be featured on HuffPost!
Questions? Email us at TalkToMe [at] huffingtonpost.com. Also, feel free to let us know when you post a video so we can help promote it! We can’t wait to see what you come up with.
More helpful tips from Huffington Post:
- Utilise language like: “Here I am with my [PICK WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE: parent, son, daughter, mentor], taking part in The Huffington Post's #TalkToMe campaign.”
-Once you've posted your video, encourage your friends and family to make one, too
- Make sure to send the video to us [ [email protected] ] as well as post it on Facebook using the #TalkToMe hashtag!
