An Invitation

You have been invited to share memories and well wishes to celebrate

Person’s 50th Birthday!

Your voice-recorded greeting will be included in a once-in-a-lifetime Story Collection.

The Story Collection is an atmospheric audio gift created from the voices of family and friends sharing meaningful messages from around the world.

Please read the inspiration and instructions below to help you prepare and record your special gift.  

PLEASE NOTE: THE LAST DAY TO RECORD YOUR STORY IS  5th August, 2023 before 5pm!

Please Click Here To Record Your Message
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[acceptance acceptance-176] By submitting your audio, you agree to give us (The Story Collection (ABN 47 282 369 378)) broad rights to use your audio, personal information, and other content to create a Collection. Please remember to only submit Content you’re comfortable for others to know about. Thank you for agreeing to take part in creating a thoughtful and meaningful gift for your loved one! [/acceptance] [submit “Submit”]

Story Ideas

Childhood memories
Sibling memories
How, when, where and why you met
Early memories together
School memories
Work memories
Why you became friends
Travel stories
Funny moments you have shared
Ways in which you value Your Loved One
Reasons for Your Loved One to feel proud
Reasons you feel grateful for Your Loved One
Your Loved One's habits or quirky ways
Sing a song, play an instrument, read a poem
Wishes for Your Loved One's future

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Speak approximately 20cm away from your phone or computer microphone. You may like to use headphones with an in-built microphone.

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Record your story from your phone or computer desktop. 

The Recording Environment

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IMPORTANT: If you are recording on a mobile phone, gently tap the screen intermittently during your recording to prevent the phone from becoming idle. The recording may be interrupted if the phone 'goes to sleep' .

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If possible, record in a room with carpet and/or curtains and avoid rooms with tiles or high ceilings.

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Recording at night is recommended to minimise background noise.

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Turn off loud appliances e.g. fans or heaters. 

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Please record without pets in the room. 

When it is time to record your gift, please do a 'test recording' to check the audio quality. 

To do this, start your recording and talk for a few seconds about any topic.
Press the 'finish' button.

Press the button to play your message back.

Is it a good volume? Is your voice nice and clear? 

If so, simply refresh the page, or press 'record again' and start your gift recording. 

You can pause, play back and re-record your message as often as you like before submitting. 



Recording your story.

Need help?

If you need help with your recording, or if your would prefer to record your greeting over the phone, 
please contact Louise at hello@thestorycollection.com. 

Warmly,
Louise Rosati
Story Curator

RECORD HERE, THEN PRESS 'STOP' THEN PRESS 'SUBMIT' TO SEND AUDIO

Please record your message.

Record, Listen, Send


By submitting your audio, you agree to give us The Story Collection (ABN 47 282 369 378) broad rights to use your audio, personal information, and other content to create a Story Collection. We will use your personal information in line with our Privacy Policy. Please remember to only submit Content you’re comfortable for others to know about. Thank you for agreeing to take part in creating a meaningful gift for your loved one!

Allow access to your microphone

Click "Allow" in the permission dialog. It usually appears under the address bar in the upper left side of the window. We respect your privacy.

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Reset recording

Are you sure you want to start a new recording? Your current recording will be deleted.

Oops, something went wrong

Error occurred during uploading your audio. Please click the Retry button to try again.

Thank you

RECORD HERE, THEN PRESS 'STOP' THEN PRESS 'SUBMIT' TO SEND AUDIO

To keep current recording, press 'SUBMIT'.

To record again, press 'START AGAIN'.

Your current recording will be deleted.