Eulogy Guide
In 'When We Remember' you will find a clear and easily followed guide to writing and delivering a meaningful eulogy.
It is an honour and a responsibility to be charged with honoring the life of a loved one through a eulogy. It is a powerful way of bringing close the person that has died, and at the same time allowing people to acknowledge their own precious memories.
'When We Remember' also provides many alternatives to a “traditional” eulogy that could suit your individual gathering.
How to –
- Follow the simple 3 step plan that will ensure your eulogy is perfect for the individual you are honouring
- Write in a clear style that is easy to read and understand
- The 8 keys to success in delivering a eulogy - and they are easy to do once you know how
- Present your eulogy with confidence, grace and dignity (and even perhaps a smile along the way!)
- Easily avoid lists or boring recounts of a life lived. You know that a unique personality deserves so much better than that
There is no right of wrong way to write a eulogy, each is unique as the person giving it and the person it describes.
But even if you’re used to speaking in public, finding words to say can be difficult because of the special circumstances of a funeral. You may be coping with your own grief. You may feel a heavy burden of responsibility to “get it right” - both what to say and how to say it.
"The eulogy may move us to tears, but it also has the power to heal. It can help us get things in perspective. We start to understand that we can cope best with bereavement not by pushing away what has been taken from us, but by bringing the memories closer and finding ways of moving on with those memories still within us.”
Andrew Morton – Poet Laureate UK
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