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A Critical Reason to Record A Life Story

A Critical Reason to Record A Life Story

A few mornings ago, I attended the Senior Marketing breakfast presented by the Bethesda Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce. The featured speaker was Jeff Makowka, Senior Strategic Advisor for AARP. He talked to our group about the issues facing the aging population and what we could do as a group to help. One of the [...]

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Simple & Elegant Life Story Video

Simple & Elegant Life Story Video

I’m excited to share this clip, as it’s an excerpt from one of my most recent projects that took advantage of my new “Get It Done” package. For $700, my client got this one-hour, modestly edited HD video of her mother sharing stories. Whether you hire someone or do it yourself, it’s easy to see [...]

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The Best Black Friday Deal

The Best Black Friday Deal

Many people have a tradition of waking early the day after Thanksgiving and hitting the stores to get the best deals on gifts – also known as Black Friday. I’d like to suggest a different tradition this year that may likely give you your best bargain yet. Friday marks the National Day of Listening, spearheaded [...]

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Lose the Guilt and Start Recording

Lose the Guilt and Start Recording

Last month, I gave a talk to a group of women on how to capture your family’s stories with video. I had planned to give them tips on how to interview their parents and elder family members. At least, that’s what I thought they wanted to know. For some, that was the case. But for [...]

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First-Time Parents

First-Time Parents

I enjoyed so many of the stories my in-laws shared in their family video, but I think the one I enjoyed the most was hearing them recount their own experiences as first time parents. I think the universal feeling of astonishment and terror at the thought of bringing home a newborn baby from the hospital [...]

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