[MUSIC] Welcome to stage eight. If you're here, that means you've finished your project proposal. Well done! It's a lot of work, and no doubt you're feeling a bit exhausted. So, take a moment now and reflect on what you've done. Remember the drive and passion that inspired your project. For this next part, you’re going to need that more than ever. If you want to achieve your goal, you'll still need some things. You need people to help through social action or by offering their skill sets, and you need funding. This is where stage eight comes in. Stage eight is the longest stage, and forms the second part of this course. For this part, you'll need to rediscover the passion and drive and ambition that inspired you at the beginning. Because it is these things, along with your evidence and argument, which will convince others to help and believe in your cause. In this stage, you want to transform your thorough, evidence based written proposal into a dynamic and engaging video presentation. The video should be only two to four minutes long, and it needs to communicate and advertise your message. In the resources section, you will find links to a range of different example videos from different foundations and charities all around the world. These videos all follow the basic structure and idea that we present in the following section and serve as great models for you. Remember though to read the marking rubric, and understand what your peers will be looking for when they assess you. Why am I not think it? Videos are increasingly being used as assessment. At universities, students need to be able to communicate their ideas in a formal way that abides by academic conventions and the expectations of their field of study. However, students also need to be able to communicate their ideas to wider audiences, to engage the public and share their ideas in a less formal, less strict mode. Video presentations are one way to do this. The style of a video presentation is quite different to a written proposal but the over all idea in content is still the same. By completing the stages of the proposal, you've done the research and idea development that will form the foundation of your video presentation. So the research part is done, now it's just time to get creative. One thing to remember is your audience. Your audience will be your peers and tutors on the course, but there's also an imagined audience. The imagined audience of your video is a group of people who could make your ideas a reality through funding, social action, or by donating their skills sets. In the presentation, you will take the role of inspiring your audience and equipping them with the means to solve the problem when the presentation is finished. Keep this audience in mind as you work. Now, this stage is a little different to proposal writing stage. Instead of being guided through step by step, you'll be given more freedom and more responsibility. You will find a number of links, videos, and readings in our resources section that will help you to do this. And you're welcome to share any and all resource that you find on the discussion boards for your fellow students. We recommend that you use a story telling approach to communicate your message. To get you started, we have a short lesson designed to help you come up with a story or theme that you want to use in the presentation. Just follow the link. Good luck in creating your video, and most of all, have fun. We can't wait to see what you come up with. [MUSIC]