| Eulogy - Funeral Speech: 7 Guidelines for Writing Funeral Speeches
1. Try to take your time and don't rush. Think about what memories you want to share. Ask other people for advice. Family members, friends and colleagues often have many memories about the deceased they want to share with you. Sure they will help you with finding ideas.
2. Keep your text to speech brief. Two to five minutes will do for most talks. Less is more, to cite an old proverb. And given the tense and emotion of the public speaking occasion a few minutes is the proper lenght.
3. Remember you don't have to summarize all events in the life of your beloved one. Just pick one overall theme. One that the audience will recognize. Stick to the headlines and milestones. Good sample funeral speech topic ideas for creating inspiring themes are:
- His or her touching personality and all the things he or she did for other people.
- The values of the deceased and how they influenced your life.
- Some aspects of his or her unique lifestyle or behavior.
- The most exciting, funny and warm moments in the relationship between the two of you.
4. Be honest in what you say and speak from your heart. But avoid negative sentiments. There is no need for sharp opinions. It is not the moment and place. Only mention positive feelings and thoughts.
5. Print your speech off in large type. Then you always can see where you are.
6. You can easily become overwhelmed by emotions, there's nothing wrong with that. So, ask someone to be your back up. This person can take over and read your funeral speech.
7. Write in a conversational, informal tone. Talk about your beloved one in a way you should tell your friends and write that down as a first draft. Then the speech topics will flow out of your pen. It is the only way you can speak right out of your heart and sound naturally.
More on this type of speechwriting and eulogy public speaking in my free deceased funeral speech template.
Jim A. Peterson (2007) Retrieved from Funeral Speech:
7 Guidelines for Writing Funeral Speeches
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