Usage and Tips

Layouts

Single or spanned (full width).

Mobile fall-back

On mobile it resizes to a single width span, so keep headings relatively short: as with the Narrative, you only have one phone-width line to fit them on.

Accessibility

• Make sure you include a transcript or captions if necessary. For more complex videos, you might need to include a separate audio track with detailed descriptions.

• Ensure that any videos don’t present content that flashes more than three times per second.

Tips

Here are some techniques for getting the most from Media:

• Double tab to enter full-screen mode.

• Have you got a message that should be delivered by a key member of your organisation? You can use the Media component to show a talking head video or a narrated slideshow.

• Sometimes processes are best understood if they’re shown, so use a video to walk learners through.

• Think about combining a video or audio case study with an assessment component. Perhaps a call centre colleague is giving an answer over the phone to customer—how would you rate their call? If you’ve got a video scenario, you can identify behaviours or body language.

• Media components are also useful for showing animations created in another tool and then exported as video—see the demo for an example of this.