Your video must be of high quality.
We are sure that you will do the necessary to make this happen as it is in your best interest to make the best possible video of yourself so you can be booked and paid. No face usually means: no sales. Simple. Therefore, faceless videos are not allowed. In case you still want to do that, reach out to us and we will recommend you other teaching platforms where this is allowed.

However, we do want to give you our guidelines in case you are unsure. This is after all an FAQ.
High quality means that not only the quality of the image is high but also the quality of the content and the visibility of YOU i.e. your face! Ensure it is sharp, uncovered and completely in the picture.

For Personal Introduction Videos (PIV):
- screen-wide slides or clips may be used,
- clips with photos of people may be used only if they are relevant to your profile e.g. if you are a make-up artist and in such case you must have the permission to use those clips,
- your face and your voice must appear in sync,
- your face and your voice must appear at least 75% throughout the length of your video,
- your face and your voice may not appear inside a box, a circle or other kind of frame or placeholder,
- your face must cover at least 50% of the height of your video,
- if you use music or sound effects, you must have the license to use them,
- if you use images of any kind, you must have the license to use them.

If it's required to give attribution, write it in your Video description and we'll add it on YouTube.

For Course Introduction Videos (CIV):
- screen-wide slides or clips may be used,
- clips with photos of people may be used only if they are relevant to your Course e.g. if you are a photographer and in such case you must have the permission to use those clips,
- your face and your voice must appear in sync,
- your face and your voice must appear at least 50% throughout the length of your video,
- your face and your voice may appear inside a box, a circle or other kind of frame or placeholder,
- your face must cover at least 30% of the height of your video,

Sound Quality
Aim for an output of around -6dB to -3dB (check your meters)
Ensure that your voice is clear and pleasant to listen to i.e. use good EQ settings
If you use background music, ensure it is at least 16dB lower than the level of your voice.
If you use background music, ensure you have the license to use it. 

If it's required to give attribution, write it in your Video description and we'll add it on YouTube.

Language
75% of your video must be in spoken English and if you use another language to address your own market, you must translate it in English in a subtitles file in .srt format 
If you place titles in your video in a different language, they must also appear in your subtitles file in .srt format 
If you'd like, you are allowed to place burnt-in captions but they can only be in English and must be congruent and in sync with your voice.

Duration of the video
Shorter is usually better. Your video must be at least 30 seconds long and maximum 3 minutes long. This is the length of your own finished uploaded video.

You upload your video in 2 ways:
- an uncompressed version in a 16x9 .mp4 format and maximum size is 500MB via a public Google link, and
- an "unlisted" YouTube version of this uncompressed version via a YouTube link for our Team to quickly check

Ensure that your uncompressed linked Google video "name" contains all the information our Video Editors need: size, dimensions, quality, format, etc.
Example:
English-Language-Coaching-For-Project-Presentation-on-5StarTeachers-by-Davido-CIV-1920x1080-16x9-60fps-20260129.en_GB.mp4

Video Approval
Once your video is approved, our Video Editors will download your uncompressed version and add a 5StarTeacher pre-roll and an end-roll to it. They will then upload this version onto our YouTube channel and link that video to your Video content. Once our Moderator has approved the work done by our Video Editors, they will publish it and then you can connect it to your Course if it's a CIV or to your profile if it's a PIV. In case you are a Pre-Teacher, it will automatically be connected for you.

Videos that cannot be approved
Because we can't list all the possibilities here (near infinite) we're still going to give you a few "common sense" ones: 
- make no references in any shape or form to other websites that you own
- make no references in any shape or form to other websites where you teach students acquired outside of our platform or want to teach our Students.
- make no references in any shape or form to other websites where you could connect with our Students e.g. your Linkedin profile
- Do not mention your last name. We know you love your last name, it's beautiful and important, but our platform is not a place to come harvesting Students without giving anything back.

If we cannot approve your video, our Moderator will leave you a comment that will clarify what you need to change and why.