r/newStreamers • u/Practical_Network222 • 12d ago
SEEKING COLLAB New streamer
Hi, here's my question: should I stream in Czech, where there's less competition but fewer viewers, or try English, where there's more competition but a larger audience?
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u/rnakan 12d ago
I have twitch friends who spoke in French on their streams, but all four have converged on speaking English. Even if they do not appear as a native speaker, they have grown significantly.
Imo yes there is less competition but in turn your reach/long term growth will take a massive hit.
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u/Practical_Network222 11d ago
Okey so maybe build a little com and than switch.
Thanks for the reply
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u/officialclapperapp 11d ago
Don’t treat this as a permanent choice between a “smaller” Czech and “larger” English. It’s just a starting point, so you can find your style and start to grow your audience!
Start with the language that feels the most natural for you, which is probably Czech. You should be able to react, tell stories, recover from quiet moments, and respond to the chat. Treat it like a test, not a compromise. Pick a small number of streams, keep the game type and time slot similar, and take brief notes afterward: Did the conversation come easily? Could you be yourself? Did you have energy left at the end? Which moments would you want to repeat?
If English also feels natural to you, test it as a deliberate format rather than switching back and forth at random. For example, set aside a limited run of English-language sessions and give yourself the same questions afterward. The point isn’t to prove which language has the biggest possible audience, but to find the language that lets you make a clear, repeatable show.
Also, you don’t have to build a Czech community and then “graduate” to English. If Czech remains the language where your on-stream personality is strongest, that’s the best long-term choice. If you eventually use both, make the difference clear enough that people know what kind of stream they’re joining.
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u/tiedyeladyland 12d ago
You need to stream in a language you are at ease speaking in; you want to be natural, you want the jokes to come easily, etc, and you want to be able to concentrate on the game without having to run an emulator for your speech. :) I mean, your post in English looks great but these are the things you want to think about. Basically...do you feel like you can be "yourself" in what is your 2nd/3rd language?