Key takeaways:
- Eye Contact automatically aligns a presenter’s gaze
- Focusing on the camera helps presenters connect with the audience
- Studio Voice included in AISuite — launching January 2026
Sometimes it’s tough to look and feel your best in videos, especially if you have a habit of looking off-screen or are locked in reading a teleprompter.
Eye Contact is here to help.
The AI-powered feature works behind the scenes to keep your eye level in line with your camera. So if your eyes are darting all over the place, we can fix it!
Eye Contact is just one of the many new features coming to Socialive’s AISuite in early 2026 — here’s how it works.
Keeping your eyes on the prize
For talking head videos with a single speaker, it goes a long way when the presenter looks into the camera. We feel more comfortable with someone who looks us in the eye — we feel like we can trust that person a bit more.
But maintaining eye contact can be tough. For many people, continuous eye contact feels awkward or just isn’t possible. You also have to consider that someone might be reading from a teleprompter or referring to their notes. None of those should be a reason to scrap an otherwise great recording.
Eye Contact cleans up your recording to add that little extra touch of humanity — while using AI.
The great thing about Eye Contact is how subtle it actually is. While the above stills show an obvious moment when the speaker looks away, over the course of a longer video, it feels more natural. You’d hardly notice it if you weren’t looking, but Eye Contact guarantees your speaker will continue to address your audience directly.
Before Eye Contact
With Eye Contact
Notice in the above video how David’s eyes remain on the camera, even as his head tilts back and forth. He’s an energetic speaker, so Eye Contact guarantees that all of his energy is directed towards the audience.
The benefits of Eye Contact
So, outside of subtle adjustments, how does Eye Contact help video creation? Well, if you’ve ever worked with a nervous speaker, you’ll feel the impact immediately.
Time savings
There’s no need to worry about reshoots because of darting eyes. Nervous speakers tend to look across the screen, trying to find something comfortable they can latch onto.
Likewise, if you have a subject-matter expert or speaker who is trying to nail precise messaging, you may want them to read from a teleprompter. But reading from a prompter is an art form — most people will end up reading line by line, their eyes cruising along and pinging back and forth like a typewriter.
Eye Contact fixes that automatically.
What else is coming with AISuite
Eye Contact is just one of the major new features launching with AISuite.
Studio Voice will give your presenters a more authentic look — and they don’t have to worry about the perfect take. Check out more details about Studio Voice here.