This service is a beautiful gift for a loved one or a gift to self. It includes initial discovery of up to ten of your most treasured memories - you dont have to know what they are, I’ll help you to find them and we will explore them together. You will choose the moments in your life you would like to focus on, then I’ll create your interview to help you tell your stories.

I will make a 90 minute recording our of interview in session. Then I'll take care of the sound-engineering and editing to create a high quality recording. This is where the majority of the hard work is with audio recordings, and you won’t need to think about it. Your recording will be polished until it sounds like a great radio interview or podcast. You will receive a beautifully presented final recording of up to 45 minutes that you can keep forever. You can leave the story-weaving to me and I’ll guide you on a pleasant journey through your favourite memories. The Memory Showcase package is $1,600 AUD and usually takes two-three weeks to complete.

This service is a gift of legacy for the people that love you. Our most popular service, because you really get to explore the key parts of your life that matter the most to you.

I guide you through a discovery conversation to understand your life’s timeline. Then I create an interview series that is just for you. Together we make at least four hours of interview raw recordings over three sessions. Then I'll take care of the sound-engineering and editing to create a high quality recording. This is where the majority of the hard work is with audio recordings, and you won’t need to think about it. Your recording will be polished until it sounds like a great radio interview or podcast. In the end you receive a beautifully presented final recording of up to two hours that you can keep forever.

You can leave the story-weaving to me and I’ll guide you on an enjoyable journey through your favourite memories. The complete Highlights of Your Story service is $3,500 AUD and usually takes four weeks to complete. It includes all travel time and expenses within 80kms of Melbourne CBD.

The Whole Story is our premium service that includes all the time and careful planning needed, for someone to share their whole life story. This service is about making sure we don’t miss any of the precious moments that make up a life. It is perfect for the person who loves sharing stories and feels they have had a life well-lived.

This service includes a detailed discovery conversation of your life’s timeline and the defining moments within it. Then I create a long-form interview that is just for you. Together we make up to ten hours of raw recordings over seven interview sessions. Then I'll take care of the sound-engineering and editing to create a high quality recording. This is where the majority of the hard work is with audio recordings, and you won’t need to think about it. Your recording will be polished until it sounds like a great radio interview or podcast series, only it has been made just for you.

This is a wonderful journey, delving deep into what you know of your family history and a iull exploration of your life story. We will meet at least weekly for a minimum of eight weeks. l will be your guide to help you unlock the many special moments and small details that make up a lifetime. If you have ever wanted to write your life story but are struggling to get started, this service takes out the hard work and allows you to shine as the storyteller. The complete package for a Whole Story is $6,500 AUD and usually takes eight-ten weeks to complete. It includes all travel time and expenses within 80kms of Melbourne CBD.

Talk to me about your ideas, as I can create a service that is just for you, your timeline and your budget.

I’ve made all kinds of life story recordings including: intergenerational recordings that get the whole family involved, or just grandchildren interviewing grandparents; capturing the journey over a year for a newborn and her parents; preparing an obituary recording for someone organising their own funeral; and a recording prepared for an 80th birthday where family members recalled special moments together and thanked their grandparent for being part of their life. There are so many ways we can celebrate a life and create a really personal keepsake for your family. Audio recordings are a meaningful way to capture a moment or many moments, so you can keep them forever.

Let me know if you would like a quote for me to facilitate a unique recording for you or your family.

Eulogy recordings and speeches can be made in a number of ways. The options depend on what you want and what the circumstances are.

If the person the eulogy is for has passed away, then we can make a recording or I can prepare a speech for you, based on the memories of the people that loved the departed. This may include close family, a partner and dear friends - anyone you would like involved.

If you are planning ahead for your own funeral, making a recording is a beautiful way of sharing something that was special to you with the people you loved. We can either make a short recording with this in mind, or you can choose a particular story or highlight from a broader life story recording.

Talk to me about what you are looking for and I’ll provide you with a quote.

This service is perfect if you want an oral history recording. This is an un-edited raw recording. It includes discovery of what you want to share and creation of an interview just for you - to help draw out all your wonderful stories. The end product will be un-edited, meaning that the recording will be a full record of the interview, including the pauses, ums, ahhs, sentence fumbles and one-off sounds. This means that no nuance can be lost and the historical record of your recording is in tact. I will provide some sound engineering to bring up the voices and remove consistent background sounds, but otherwise the final product will be the raw recording. If you are interested in a formal oral history recording, let me know as there are a few additional guidelines we will follow.

We will make the recordings in 90 minute sessions that are charged as follows: First 1.5 hours: $500, 3 hours: $700, 4.5 hours: $900 and an additional $200 per 1.5 hours thereafter. This can take 1-5 weeks to complete, depending on how much you want to record.

At Memory Lane, we value all life stories, from people of all walks of life. If you have a story you want to record and also have a low income (eligible for a health care card) or are supporting yourself on government benefits (Age, Single Parent, Veteran or Disability Support Pension) give me a call on 03 9112 5772. Talk to me about the story you want to record, and what you can reasonably afford to pay. There is always more than one way to approach these things, so let’s see if we can work something out.

If you are interested in creating your life story, let's have a chat and talk through your ideas and questions. Call Nina today on 03 9112 5772. This is a 20 minute call with no cost, no obligation and no hard sell.

Nina is an experienced speaker and workshop facilitator. In her workshops Nina engages participants in a reflection on family and personal history and it’s value. She shares the joys and practical tips of oral recordings. Participants come away with some frank advice on how they can create a fun audio recording to explore their own life story.

Talk to Nina on 03 9112 5772 about booking your event today and check out the Workshops page for more information.

Upcoming public workshops in August - Preserving Your Family’s Oral History

Kew Library, 1-2pm 28 August 2024. Bookings through Kew Library Events