This workshop kit is a comprehensive training program that you can use right out of the box to conduct your own personal history workshops. “Bring Your History Alive!” is designed to be used by professional personal historians.  The purpose is to provide you with all the instructional materials necessary to present a successful workshop.

The targeted training audience is those individuals who are seeking information on how to develop their own personal history project.  This workshop should be considered a basic or introductory-level program. 

"Bring Your History Alive!” focuses mainly on the organization and planning aspects of developing a personal history. The actual aspects of producing a personal history project are discussed and reviewed. However actual hands-on practice is not covered.

This workshop is specifically crafted to act as a marketing tool to assist personal historians in marketing their own services.  We feel that educating workshop participants about the value, purpose, and basic process of developing personal history projects will actually increase business for professional personal historians.                         

 This kit contains it all:

• Stylish three-ring binder with durable indexed sections
• Scripted Leader’s Guide
• Slide Show Presentation
• Participant’s Handouts
• Interactive Worksheets
• Homework Assignments
• Support Materials
• Self-Publishing Guide   
• Slideshow presentation on CD
• Oral history sample on CD
• DVD containing a sample video interview
• DVD containing a sample photo montage

  and more

A number of different training methods are incorporated into the workshop materials to add interest and variety to your presentation.  Such as:

• Demonstrations
• Group Discussions
• Homework Assignments
• Visual Samples

To see samples of representative videos that are included in the workshop materials, visit the Video Biography and Photo Videos pages of this website.

To receive a sample packet of the materials contained in this workshop, send us a request.