Create Welcome and Introduction videos for your course

Videos that can make the biggest impact towards this goal are short (~3 minute) videos that introduce the course, yourself, and specific modules.  

Some tips for making great videos include:  

• Access our script templates to help you think through what you want to say. Having a script does not mean you need to read verbatim when the video starts recording; a script is just a helpful structure to follow.
• Try to make videos short – i.e. 1-3 min, if needed no more than 7 min. 
• Be warm – the camera is a refrigerator that can make you seem cold. 
• Look at the camera lens when speaking. Feel free to look away but when something is important, look at the lens. 
• Treat the lens as a friend or trusted colleague whom you want to tell some news. 
• Change speed and emphasis. If something is more important, slow down and dwell a little. Think of your script/video as a short road trip. When there is a hill to climb pace yourself, when there is a valley, zoom down, and when there is a flat, keep a comfortable pace.  
• We speak at around 130-180 words per minute, so a 3-minute script will be ~450 words 
• If saying your script verbatim is important for your topic, consider using a teleprompter app on your smartphone or an online teleprompter such as this free teleprompter software.