Audio Memoirs
Build a powerful legacy by blending your unique voice, words, and visuals into a captivating storybook...without the overwhelm of creating it yourself.
Memories You've Created
Recorded Interview
Private Podcast Recording
Storybook Memoir
The first memory to fade is the sound of a beloved's voice.
The second is the unique and captivating memories
they have shared with you over the years.
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Capture both and cherish them forever.
What is the meaning of an audio memoir?
Throughout the years, I’ve heard phrases like “I would give anything to hear my papa’s laughter again” or “I regret not spending more time listening to relatives’ stories when I was young.”
The way that people speak is uniquely theirs, often with warmth, familiarity, and subtle inflexions. Not to mention their flair and personality.
Are you looking to preserve your ancestral history?
Despite good intentions, recording interviews with loved ones often falls through the cracks amidst daily distractions. Speaking from experience, I know that two of the most difficult conversations I had were with my mum and dad. Every day, I am grateful to continue having my parents with me. However, we are all here for a period, never forever.
Recollections blur and fade, leaving an emptiness where their voice once resounded with love and laughter.
Even when our voices are no longer present, they retain significant power as one of our greatest attributes.
Audio memoirs preserve moments through a combination of voice, words, and visuals that can be inherited for generations.
And the best bit....you don’t need to spend hours staring at a blank page.
Your stories deserve to be shared and heard. Both for you and your family into the future.
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A step-by-step guide to understanding how everything comes together.
1. Your Pre-interview Conversation
Deciding to create an audio memoir is a big step! Booking an initial 15-minute conversation allows us to get to know each other and answer any questions you may have.
In this discussion, we can book a longer interview for recording, and I will guide you through the next steps of the process.
2. Gathering Your Information
The next step is an exciting one! You will need to gather at least 20 items, such as photographs, newspaper clippings, keepsakes, or any paper memories you wish to capture in your memoir. This small collection will prompt our discussion and be included in the final product. *Note: we may not use all the items you gather, depending on time and stories shared.
3. Let's Record
Now it’s time to capture the voice of your memoirs.
Interviews are held in person or online and recorded in audio (voice) format online. No need to dress up for camera, just us having a relaxed conversation while you share your memories. I will capture all the good things you share in a respectful manner.
4. Bringing it all together
I will combine the transcript from your audio recording and photographs into a digital storybook at this stage. If necessary, I will contact you for further details or clarification.
Get ready, because this is where the magic truly begins.
5. End Result
You did it! The final product includes a digital copy and hardcover (depending on the package you select) of your storybook and a private podcast of our audio recording, to be treasured as a legacy for years to come.Â
Packages:
Spotlights & Snippets
$495 AUD
Digital storybook for one person.
An interview online to capture key moments and accomplishments in an individual life. Perfect as a gift to someone you treasure. A short digital storybook will also capture timeless family anecdotes with visual photographs and keepsakes included.
What's included?
- Up to 15 photos and key moments that accompany them.
- A private link to a beautifully crafted digital storybook.
- Up to 90 minutes of interview time.
- A private, protected link to the audio interview and a secure downloadable link will also be provided.
A Chronicle of Conversations
$895 AUD
Printed version and digital storybook for one person.
An online interview to uncover treasures that may have been forgotten. A storybook in digital and paperback versions to pass down for generations and share and/or gift to family and friends.
What's included?
- Up to 25 photos and longer details of stories that accompany them.
- A private link to a beautifully crafted storybook and printed version for you to hold.
- Up to 180Â minutes of interview time (including pre-interview conversation).
- A private link to the professionally edited audio interview will be shared and broken down into individual stories (like documentary episodes). A secure downloadable link will also be provided.
- Further copies of all books are also availble.
Gathering of Generations
$1495 AUD
Online interviews with up to 3 family members to connect and celebrate family and belonging. Allows for different reenactments and perspectives of experiences. Storybooks in both digital and paperback versions are provided.
What's included?
- Up to 10 shared photos and 8 personal photos discussed, with details of stories accompanying them from different viewpoints.
- A private link to a digital storybook and a hardcover version for each participant.
- Up to 250Â minutes of interview time (including pre-interview conversations).
- A private link to the professionally edited audio interview, broken down into individual stories and memories. A secure downloadable link will also be provided.
- An outside point of view from different family members may extract stories you have not heard in a certain way.
- 3 hardcover books included.
Additional Alternatives
Further choices are available after purchasing any of the packages listed.
- Have a larger family? Customised packages are available.
- Local to the Hobart area? In-person interviews are available.
- Individual reactions can also be recorded after sharing your audio memoir. Were your family or friends delighted? Surprised? Wanting to know more? Reaction recordings add an extra layer of connection which can be treasured forever.
- Have an important milestone approaching? Record a memoir before, during and after your wedding, birth of a child, or retirement.
