Recommendation for newby - Multiple videos

Hey Folks,
Rather than ask a question with a mindset, I'm going to stay open minded to suggestions as I have not put much together at this point; other than mp4 video clips.
I am designing an mLearning course for mid to high level bandwidth.
I have 10 short video clips that demonstrate specific tools. Ideally, I'd like to have them all accessible on a single slide for learners to choose which one to interact with before continuing to the next slide; however, I am not necessarily stuck on this mindset.
I'd like the videos to take up as much real estate on the screen as possible once they are activated. They are mp4 so should stay that way so that html5 will be friends! The videos will not be streaming from YouTube or internal Media server, but within the Captivate file. I've read (somewhere) that I can put some sort of script or pre-loader that will begin downloading the videos at the point the Captivate file is launched. If known, can someone point me in the right direction? I do not want learners hung up while watching the videos.
Also, the buttons (or links) the user interacts with will have some custom images I've created.
There will be welcome audio on the slide with a brief explanation of what to do with the videos and what we use them for.
Thanks for any help or advice you can give on how to approach this. I am not a fan of retrofitting things and would just like to create this in a way that makes sense for Captivate.
Thanks,
Tom

Thank you Rod!
I put each video on separate slides, as synchronized across 3 slides (videos are 1-4 minutes each). Since all learners will not be required to review each video. They will choose the one that pertains to their individual job. So I decided to do a single image with clickboxes that jump to each video slide. Do you foresee problems with this?
Also, Does anyone know how Captivate treats video clips? Do they download them when a user arrives at the slide or do they start to load upon loading the presentation? I am concerned about bandwidth and downloading so many video clips. Videos are between 4MB to 15MB (should I shorten them or does synchronizing across 3 slides help)?
Thanks,
Tom

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