Life Story

Episode 65 : Talking to Family and Really Hearing their Stories

24 December 2011

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Christmas and a time to connect with family

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Christmas and the holiday time that we have at this time of year, is often about family, catching up and talking about what has been happening over the past year. In this episode of Create Your Life Story I want to urge you …

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Reporting Your Family Story

19 October 2011

Look at your life, like a journalist would.
Have you thought about approaching your own life and therefore, your families story as a journalist would?

In a recent post on CNN Mark Whitaker suggested some great ideas to help you dig deeper into your family, using some of the skills that he’s gained in 35 years …

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Episode 54 : You’ll Never Guess the Surprises from a Life Story

28 July 2011

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What I got from creating a Life Story for my family!

In 2010 I originally record the Life Story of my uncle for entirely selfish reasons only to discover that I could do so much more for others and myself than I could have every imagined.

In 2007 when I started Your Story I decided that I …

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Hindenburg Audio Editor Overview for Your Life Story

30 June 2011

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This is how to edit your Life Story audio in Hindenburg.
Your Life Story biography should be all about getting the wonderful stories recorded and shared with family and the world. Everything else should get out the way of that result.
For that reason I suggest you use the Zoom H1 Handy Recorder with Giant Squid …

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Episode 46 : Why You Can’t Afford to Not Use a Blog

16 May 2011

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A life story for your family and the world

So you want to produce a life story of someone… Maybe your own story, maybe someone else. And you want to record this life story because there is some information that you feel is worth capturing for posterity.

Maybe they were involved in some interesting events in …

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1000′s of Images but What is Vivian Maier Story?

14 February 2011

Vivian Maier, Street Photographer and Nanny

Scratching around amongst people’s cast off junk at an auction house in 2007, John Maloof, a real estate agent in Chicago, discovered the boxes of unloved negatives repossessed from a storage unit. His initial stash of negatives from the life of Vivian Maier, that he paid $400 for, has …

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Episode 29 : Stories of Celebrations in Your Life

22 December 2010

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How do you celebrate those special events in your life?

End of the year celebrations are the time when we often assemble with family and carry on family and famular traditions that we take for granted but what are the stories of those traditions that we take for granted?

There are many events in our lives …

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Episode 28 : You Can’t Make Someone Tell Their Story

14 December 2010

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How to help someone talk about things they don’t want to

It’s an oft asked question. How do I get someone to talk and reveal something that they just refuse to talk about?

This is not just for us and our desire for the stories of someone’s life but it’s also the same for finding out …

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Take a Break from Your Story

5 December 2010

Stop to keep Your Story fresh
Your Life Story is a process… It’s not something that you can do immediately, it takes time, much like your life.

You will be exploring and reliving things of the past and maybe talking of some things for the first time. Some wonderful and uplifting, others challenging and thoughtful. Uncovering …

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Episode 26 : Telling Your Story

30 November 2010

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It’s more than just a conversation when you tell a story

Have you ever noticed when you have those very casual conversations that sometimes there is a shift in the way things are mentioned. Instead of it just being a back and forth exchange of thoughts and experiences someone will capture the conversation with …

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A Life Story is about experiences – Nothing else

19 November 2010

Your Life is Experiences.
“History is one damn thing after another” – Winston Churchill.
The life of everyone is a continuous stream of experiences. Some exciting, some dull and many simply mundane.

For the greater community it’s the exciting experiences that capture us. These events take us to new places and show us new ways of living. …

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Episode 21 : Ghost Writing Your Biography

5 October 2010

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Ghost Writing an autobiography – The easy way to write your book.

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Your Life Story project need not only be about the audio that you’ve taken the time to record and edit, it could also include using that content in writing a book. But do you have the determination and skills?

Today …

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Your Life Story Linked to Your Site on a Personal Card

17 September 2010

Memories of Your Life Story to lead to the Web Address!
Have you thought of using of a Life Story card as the way of sharing your Life Story site. Your name, phone number and web address is all that is needed on the contact side of the card and the back can …

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Choice – Decisions that Lead to Life Changing Events

6 September 2010

Could those choices you made be the the start of the greatest moments in your life?
When we think back over our life, to those momentous times and greatest events, I wonder if there is a pattern of decisions we make that can help us with our storytelling.

Think back over the major achievements of …