Kate White
Superhighways Project Manager
Digital Storytelling
Superhighways recently attended a Digital Story Telling seminar led by Sounddelivery.
A digital story (also known as an audio slideshow) is an extremely effective way for an organisation to showcase their work. It is also much easier to get a professional end product compared to putting together your own video. In essence, you use a series of images/photos and add an accompanying soundtrack with voiceovers, music, background noise as appropriate. It can also be used as an alternative to PowerPoint too.
How could you use this technique with your organisation?
- Illustrating impact to funder
- Attracting new volunteers
- Engaging with additional communities
Here are some tools which can help you put together a digital story:
Image editing
Microsoft Photo Editor (find in the Microsoft Office Tools folder on a Windows PC)
Audio sources
Audio recorders/editors
Slideshow creators
Windows Movie Maker (find in Windows Start/Programs)
Microsoft PhotoStory - search for the download on the Microsoft website
Video platforms
Go to www.vimeo.com and search for ‘sounddelivery’ to see examples of digital stories from national charities to grassroots groups.
