“‘YOUR LIFE’ is a story only you can fully tell. Don’t let those memories fade,” was the message.
Scroll down for a copy of the Life Graph.
An enthusiastic crowd attended the Video Club’s General Meeting, Wednesday, May 21, to hear Sheri Kohlmann, a certified Guided Autobiography (GAB) instructor, explain how to organize your life story for a video to share with family and friends. She was joined by Charlie Redner, cofounder and President of the Spoken Word Club of Laguna Village, who has participated in Sheri’s classes and who shared clips from his own life story video. Southern California Videographer Leah Gloubermann, whose production firm, Living Memories, created Charlie’s video, was also introduced at the meeting. (Photos below by John Peters, Jr, click to enlarge.)
NOTE: Several people attending the May 21 General Meeting on making your own life story video requested a copy of the Life Graph presented by speaker Sheri Kohlmann. View, print, or download a copy below. (See an example of a completed Life Graph on the second side.)
Attendees also learned how to get help producing their life story video by attending free weekly TUESDAY YOUR DAY meetings in the Video Lab from 10 am to 2 pm. Tuesdays are when Club President Jonathan Williams welcomes club members and visitors to share and have fun with video projects.
The Video Lab is located inside Gate 12 between Clubhouse 2 and the Pool. All Village residents and their guests were invited to attend the May 21 General Meeting without charge — refreshments and socializing at 6:30 pm, program at 7 pm.
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“A video autobiography is a great way to tell your life story, in your own words, with your own memorabilia,” says Charlie Redner, “–100% as you lived and remembered it.”
Sheri Kohlmann. Sheri explained how to organize your life’s story, where to begin, how to refresh and recall your and your family’s history. She is a certified Guided Autobiography (GAB) Instructor and Trainer through the Birren Center for Autobiographical Studies, where she serves on the Board of Directors. The center is named for its founder, Dr. James E. Birren (1918-2016), a pioneering scholar who founded the nation’s first graduate school of gerontology at the University of Southern California.
Sheri is also an independent Legacy Facilitator certified and licensed through “Living Wisely.” She brings many years of experience helping people of all ages and stages get to the heart of what really matters.
Charles Redner. In addition to his work with The Spoken Word Club, Charlie, a Village resident and Video Club member, is the executive editor and publisher of The Hummingbird Review, a literary anthology. He has authored a book of poetry, a novel, and an authorized biography of a Hall of Fame boxer who helped found the Special Olympics with the Kennedys.
Charlie is a past-cohost of “The Write Now Show” on Village Television, where he interviewed authors for over 15 years. He is a graduate of the Bessie V. Hicks School of Dramatic Arts (Broadcast Division), New Jersey State Military Academy, and Rutgers University.
(Photos by Lucy Parker. Click to enlarge.)
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