comm 335 presentation

The speaker, Michael Martin, introduces the concept of StoryCorps, an organization that records and shares personal stories. He discusses his own experience conducting an interview with his older sister, reflecting on the power of storytelling to strengthen familial bonds. He also mentions a heartwarming conversation with classmates Maya and Katie, highlighting the importance of friendship and meaningful connections. Overall, he encourages listeners to value and preserve memories with loved ones. Welcome to COM 335, the final presentation. I'm Michael Martin, and today I'm thrilled to share with you a glimpse into a deeply personal and meaningful conversation I had with my older sister and some classmates through a StoryCorps interview. StoryCorps, what is it? What do they do? Their mission is to preserve and share humanity's stories. How do they do it? They have recordings. They do interviews. People record interviews with loved ones, friends, or acquaintances, sometimes strangers, and they just talk about whatever they want as long as they want, and they just really get to just share their stories about their life and how they got to where they are. Before we begin, I must apologize for the audio quality as I recorded it over Easter break, Easter weekend, using my phone. But nonetheless, the essence of our dialogue shines through, especially in this segment where we delve into the question, how would you like to be remembered? As we sat together reminiscing about our childhood adventures and the lessons learned along the way, I was struck by the power of storytelling that bridged generations and strengthens our familiar bond. My sister's words echoed with wisdom and experience sharing her hopes and aspirations for how she would like to be remembered by those closest to her, her husband, son, parents, and my family. Through StoryCorps, we preserved moments that might have otherwise faded with time. We dove into memories that brought smiles to our faces and tears to our eyes, celebrating the uniqueness of our bond and the beauty of our shared history. Emily Martin Weidenbach, now that she's married, she's my older sister. She's the eldest of nine. She's 26 years old. She's married as one kid. And I chose her because as life moved on, we got busy and we had a connection before but we lost it. And I wanted to try to see what would come about in a StoryCorps interview with her. And we have nine siblings and the first five we grew up with. And then the later four came after we were where she moved out. And we have nine siblings and the first five we grew up with. And then the later four came after we were where she moved out. And we have nine siblings and the first five came after we were where she moved out. And we have nine siblings and the first five came after we were where she moved out. And we have nine siblings and the first five came after we were where she moved out. And that interview really showed me some things that I hadn't seen in a while in her because we haven't had a talk like that in a very long time. And that really helped me and her bond grow a little better. So next, I'm delighted to show you or share with you a heartwarming experience that I had with some fellow classmates, Maya and Katie. Despite the simplicity of our library set up and informal setting, the joy and warmth of our conversation it's shown through, especially when we dove into the question about what are some of your happiest memories. What are some of your saddest memories? That was a little too sad to show on a presentation here. So I didn't want to do that. We reminisced about moments of laughter, shared victories, and the bonds that have grown through our journey as classmates and friends, especially Maya and Katie. I felt that they were pretty good friends during the interview here. Through StoryCorps, we captured these cherished memories, reminding us of the power of friendship and the happiness that comes from meaningful connections. I urge everyone to take time to reflect on these moments that you have and the memory that you have with loved ones because you never know if something could happen. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So that was the StoryCorps interviews that I had. I had a blast. I really liked talking about these sometimes darker subjects and then finishing off with some happy stuff. Thank you.