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...made when selecting video cost not only in terms of the price of the video if purchased (which can be up to 1000 [pounds sterling] for 20 minutes), but also through the trainees receiving inappropriate information.

Definition

Video is a medium used to store and display moving pictures and sound, and is viewed using a videocassette recorder and television screen. The use of the word "video" in this checklist refers to those produced for a "mass" audience rather than those that have been specifically commissioned by an organisation.

Advantages

* Very good at holding viewers' attention.

* Gives "real-life" information / scenarios that are not easy to create in a training session.

* All trainees can receive the same information...

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