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Record a short, natural sample of their voice — 30 seconds or so is plenty. This isn't a script reading; it's used to recreate the voice, which will then read the story above.
Review your recording:
Current recording:
Take a look at the video above. When you're happy with it, let the funeral home know it's ready to use.
✓ Approved for the funeral home. They can now download it.
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Build a full profile — stories, photos, and a voice — and talk with an ancestor directly. Ancestors you add here can also live entirely outside any obituary, in your own library.
Open Talking Ancestor Library →A photo slideshow set to music, made to play at the service — in addition to, or instead of, a Talking Obituary. Add photos, pick a track from the library, and create the video right here.
Tracks are curated and pre-cleared by the funeral home's platform.
The completed Talking Obituary video can be included before or after the slideshow.