Told Aloud is a gentle interviewer that your mum, dad or grandparent simply talks to. Each story they tell is kept in their own voice, placed on the timeline of their life, and shared with the family.
He stood up in the farm marquee with his hat in his hand and said, "I'm no good at speeches." That was the first. Then he said, "Bill, you've married the best of the lot." And then, "Margaret, he'll do, so look after him."
Margaret is a made-up storyteller for our demo.
Your mum opens Told Aloud on her phone or tablet and simply talks. The interviewer asks one gentle question at a time, out loud, so there's nothing to read or type.
The interviewer picks up the little details that matter to her, answers warmly, and asks the next question a good friend would. It's a real conversation, not a questionnaire, and when a memory is hard, it's gentle with her.
Each conversation opens with a few ideas: carry on with a story, try something new, or something light. Or she can simply say what's on her mind.
After each conversation, her stories are gathered up, dated, and placed on the timeline of her life, with the people and places in them.
Add photos to her stories, and send in the questions you've always wanted to ask her. The interviewer brings them up gently next time, so the answers come back in her own voice.
Margaret talked with Told Aloud 10 times. Scroll through what her family can explore now.
Well, it was the fourteenth of March, nineteen forty-seven, at the Gympie hospital. And the way Mum told it, Dad came straight in from the afternoon milking.
Mum told Margaret that she was born on 14 March 1947 at Gympie hospital.
3 of 125 stories · 52 people
Explore Margaret's life
The first time you hear her tell it again.
Ask in plain English, the way you'd ask her across the table. The answer comes from her own stories, and every one of them is there to hear in her voice.
Mia, her granddaughter asks
Every resident has a lifetime of stories. Told Aloud helps them tell them, and keeps every one for the people who love them.
A warm conversation about their own life, at their own pace, as often as they like.
Families hear the stories in their loved one's voice, and can add photos and questions from wherever they live.
No typing and nothing to learn: residents just talk. Staff only need to help them start.
These are someone's memories. We look after them that way.
Her stories are never public. Only the family members you invite can hear them.
She can keep any conversation private, even from her family.
Download every recording and story, or delete everything, at any time.
Stored privately, and backed up every night.
We're starting with a small number of families and aged-care homes. Register your interest and we'll be in touch.
