An Invitation

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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

We would love to hear from you!

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