SPOKEN STORIES
The stories your institution has been waiting to tell.
Spoken Stories makes it easy to capture authentic video, audio and written memories from anyone in your community.
Whether you’re collecting oral histories, powering your next fundraising campaign or inspiring the next generation, SocialArchive helps every department capture and publish authentic and unique content related to your institution.
Simple to capture. Powerful to share.
HOW IT WORKS
Invite your community
Share a link via email, SMS or QR code, or invite participation via your community portal. Community members log in or create an account, then record at their own pace, in their own time, from anywhere in the world. No technical knowledge required. No equipment to source.
They record their story
Guided prompts or open-ended questions make it easy to get started. Contributors choose video, audio or written format and record in their own words. Every submission is automatically transcribed, tagged with their details and saved to your archive the moment it is submitted.
You decide what happens next
Review every submission before anything goes live. Approve for publication to your community portal, store privately for a future campaign, or archive permanently as part of your institutional history. Every story is searchable, repurposable and connected to the rest of your archive.
Build an on-demand careers library.
Invite alumni to share their career journeys, industry insights and advice for current students. Build a searchable library of real stories that careers teams can use year after year, growing with every new contribution.
Authentic testimonials, at scale.
Capture parent, student and alumni testimonials remotely and on demand. No film crew. No scheduling. Authentic voices that resonate far more than polished promotional content, ready to use across your website, open days and prospectus.
A constant supply of student stories.
Capture student voices throughout the year — academic achievements, sporting moments, creative highlights. Build a library of authentic content your team can draw from at any time.
Show your alumni their story matters.
Inviting an alumnus to share their memory is one of the most meaningful things an institution can do. It says: we remember you, your experience mattered, and we want to preserve it. Whether it is a career story, a memory from their school years or a reflection on how their time there shaped them, the act of asking is itself an act of connection.
Stories that inspire giving.
Bursary recipients, scholarship students, alumni who credit their education with shaping their lives. Spoken Stories makes it easy to collect the impact narratives that turn a fundraising appeal into something donors genuinely want to support.
Collect stories for your next anniversary or milestone.
Create a landmark moment by collecting a story from every decade of your institution's history. Or invite your entire community to record a memory in the run-up to a milestone. The result is a living archive of voices that will outlast the occasion itself.
See it working for your institution.
IN PRACTICE
WHY IT WORKS
The most powerful content your institution has is already out there.
Spoken Stories is built around one idea — that the most valuable content your institution will ever have is already out there, in the memories and experiences of your community. You just need a simple way to collect it.
Anyone can contribute
No equipment, no scheduling, no technical knowledge needed. A link is all it takes for anyone in your community to share their story, from anywhere in the world.
Every format, one place
Video, audio or written. All automatically transcribed, tagged and stored in the same archive, searchable, organised and ready to use from the moment they arrive.
You stay in control
Nothing goes live without your approval. Full moderation, redaction and permission controls mean your team decides exactly what is published, to whom and when.
Stories that last forever
Every submission is permanently archived alongside related content. Never lost, always searchable, and connected to the people and moments in your institutional history.
One story, many uses
A single recording can power a fundraising appeal, an admissions page, a careers library and a social post. Capture once, use everywhere, across every team and every campaign.
Grows more valuable over time
A student story captured today becomes powerful alumni engagement in 20 years. The more you collect, the richer and more useful your story library becomes.
GET IN TOUCH
Ready to hear what your community has to say?
Whether you want to run a single campaign, build a careers library or capture stories for an upcoming anniversary, we would love to show you how Spoken Stories works for your institution.
- ✦No obligation demo, tailored to your institution
- ✦Available as a standalone tool or as part of the full SocialArchive platform
- ✦Speak to a team member who understands your sector
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about SocialArchive's Spoken Stories.
