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How To Write Great Funeral Speech, By Professional Funeral Presider. For Uk, Oz & Nz Traffic.
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Author, Funeral Presider and Public Speaker, Kevin Burch

By Kevin Burch BSc MSc PGCE MPLNP
Bath, UK
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Monday February 18, 2008

Dear Friend,

You like me, have lost someone special, with all that means for you, and all the feelings it brings, and you naturally want to deliver a eulogy which honours that person's memory in the right way.

Right now that may seem a daunting task, and yet please know that giving this eulogy can be one of the most rewarding things you have ever done in your life. And, with the right guidance, it can also be simple.

How do I know? Because I have been in your shoes. I have sat in your place, and I know how you're feeling.

Not only have you lost a loved one, but now you're sitting here, the clock is ticking and you have yet more things you need to do at this difficult time.

So let me ask you a question...

How much better would you feel, how much more confident, if you had a clear, easy-to-follow, step-by-step plan right in front of you?

How much easier would your task look, knowing you had an experienced guide by your side? A guide who made it both quick and simple for you to gather the right facts, decide what to include, bring it all together and then to deliver your speech with clarity and assurance?

Because this is what I can do for you.

You see, seven years ago, when my grandfather died, he'd been more like a father to me, so my sense of loss was overwhelming.

And suddenly I was faced with writing and delivering a eulogy for the first time in my life, in just a few days time, knowing that I wanted to honour this special person's memory, show the love we felt, and also give people a reason to smile.

And all this in front of an audience, in a voice loud and clear enough that they could hear me, however I might feel be feeling at the time!

As you can easily imagine, writing and delivering that eulogy for my grandfather ¨C for Tom ¨C was truly a voyage into the unknown. And there were no books to help. In fact, it's fair to say that...

Writing that First Eulogy, on my Own,
without Help, was Emotional Torture

It was a bit like when you go to the dentist, and you know that you need to go through with it, and you know it's important, and you know absolutely that you'll be glad once it's over, but in the meantime it's so painful, and every moment seems to drag, and you desperately want a way to get through it as easily as possible.

Me with Tom on my wedding day - not long before he died
I spoke with Tom's sons and daughters, I spoke with his sisters and their families, and I spoke with his other grandchildren. Which meant I collected a mountain of facts and stories and memories from all these different people, with all their different points of view, and then I sat down to painstakingly build them into some kind of portrait of the man.

It won't surprise you to hear that writing that eulogy, without guidance or experience, took me a looooong time. And it was a very tough job.

I can still remember the questions you keep asking yourself in that kind of situation...

? Will I say the right thing?
? What if I miss out something important?
? What if I'm too nervous or upset on the day?
and
? What will people think of my speech, and of me personally?

And as you consider all the worrying answers you could have to those questions, and the mountain of information I'd collected, and the fact that I had no plan or structure to work with, you can easily imagine how writing that eulogy was so painful, and how delivering it on the day was such a high-stress thing to do.

But you know what? Even at that price, it was definitely worth it. One hundred per cent. It's one of those things that, when you do it properly, you never, ever regret.

You see, Tom's funeral was a loving occasion ¨C it was truly a day about Tom ¨C and it left me deeply moved and inspired.

So afterwards, I forgot about all the pain and stress, and decided to go out and help other people have good funerals....

So I went and took training on how to actually preside at funerals, so I could help people have the kind of loving funerals they and their families wanted. In fact, I'm passionate about this, because with me it's such an important time when you lose someone you care about, and it's so important to get it right, wouldn't you say?

Since that time I've been privileged to preside at hundreds of funerals, and I've written, advised on and delivered almost as many eulogies. And I've done this for people of all ages, of all backgrounds, and in all circumstances. And it has given me many of the most rewarding experiences of my life.

I've even been interviewed live on the BBC about it.

And Now, After 100's of Eulogies, I've Worked Out
and Refined the Best and Easiest Way to
Write - and Deliver - a Great Eulogy

You see, giving a great eulogy is actually pretty simple - once you know how.

It's not about magical or special skills which are only available to a few people. It's not about being a great writer or a gifted public speaker. And it's certainly not about spending hours and hours struggling to get your thoughts down on paper.

What I've realised, through all my experience, is that it's about following a simple, proven plan which has been used successfully by thousands of people, from all walks of life, of all backgrounds and in all circumstances.

And Now, for the First Time, All that
Know-How has been Distilled into a Simple,
Easy-to-Use, Step-by-Step Guide
for Creating "A Eulogy to Remember"

Because to give a great eulogy - without all the pain and stress - you really need to just do six things...

1. Take a moment for yourself (to be in the right mood - I'll show you how)

2. Decide the kind of eulogy you want to create (this is crucial - and at the same time it's simple)

3. Gather the information you need (I tell you the questions to ask - you choose which ones work best for you)

4. Bring it all together into a flowing whole (a simple process, once you have the framework)

5. Rehearse and refine your speech (I'll show you some confidence-boosting ways to do this)

6. Deliver the eulogy (my on-the-day checklist and practical tips will smooth the way for you)

Of Course, You do have Other Options...

You could just 'wing it' ¨C just go up and say a few things off the cuff on the day and just hope it works out. What a mistake that would be, for all the obvious reasons. (If in doubt, just think of how it feels when you've heard a bad eulogy, and imagine how much worse it feels when you've delivered one.)

Or you could spend money on a cheap book of eulogies which have been written by someone else, about other people's lives, and hope that one of them fits your occasion. That might sound like a good shortcut, until you consider that eulogies are - by definition - as unique and individual as the people they honour, which makes it easy to see how just copying someone else's speech and changing a few words is never going to do justice to that special person's memory, wouldn't you say?

Or, you can turn to this guide for your practical, step-by-step plan, and all the information you need to simply gather the right facts and stories, decide what to include (and what to leave out), bring it all together, and make sure you feel confident and assured on the day. Now that's the way to quickly create something which is individual to the person you have lost, and which people will remember for years to come, for the right reasons.

The Most Practical Eulogy
Guide in the World Today

You see, when I decided to write this guide it was with one thing clearly in mind ¨C to produce the best, clearest and most user-friendly eulogy-writing guide in the world today. A guide which is guaranteed to cover your situation. A guide which puts all the answers right at your fingertips.

You've already heard how passionate I am about allowing people to have the right kind of funeral for them. And I have to tell you, now that I have written this guide, now that I am helping people all around the world in this way, and not just in my local community, you can't imagine what a rewarding feeling it is, a feeling that truly motivates you to carry on.

And by using the clear, easy-to-follow, six-step plan laid out in full in the guide, I give you my personal guarantee that you'll get all the things that follow and more...

Here's 12 More Reasons that this
Guide will Help You Easily Write
and Deliver a Great Eulogy

Immediately see just what you need to do, step-by-step

Grasp the difference between the two kinds of eulogy ¨C and instantly choose which is best for you

The three biggest mistakes people make in eulogies ¨C and how to avoid them

Discover the right tone for a eulogy when someone has lived a long life, or when someone has died young

How to quickly gather the right facts, stories and memories

Bring everything together into a speech that flows

21 classic funeral poems that will resonate with your audience, whatever the circumstances

How to have your audience smile and laugh at happy memories, while still respecting the nature of the occasion

The No.1 best way to effectively rehearse your speech, so you feel prepared and assured when you deliver it

How to make sure no-one is offended or upset by what you say

Stay calm using simple and proven tips for the day

Special words and poetry for even the toughest and saddest of situations

Learn from real-life, example eulogies for
- Mother
- Father
- Brother
- Sister
- Son
- Daughter
- Uncle
- Aunt
- Grandfather
- Grandmother
- Good Friend
- Co-worker

And, if you have no time to lose, or are really stuck, create a personal, meaningful eulogy in just 30 minutes using the print-off-and-fill-in-the blanks templates, designed specially for this purpose

By now, as you consider all this, you can imagine what a difference this guide will make for you.

But don't just take my word for it - see what others are saying...

Hear what Others are Saying,
and Judge for Yourself

"It Was Actually A 'Good' Funeral"
Dear Kevin

Just a note to say thank you so very much for your help with the eulogy for Jean. It was such a difficult day and yet, if it's not the wrong thing to say, it was actually a 'good' funeral, something we can all look back on and know we said goodbye in the right way.

With all best wishes

John Keys
Chesterfield, UK

"Dad Would Have Been Proud"
Hi Kevin

I want to thank you for giving me a way to bring order to my thoughts, and create a eulogy which Dad would have been proud of.

It wouldn't have been possible without your guide.

Sandy L
Syracuse, NY

"It's As If I've Been Given A Gift"
Dear Kevin

I lost count of the number of people who came up to me and said what a great job I'd done, how the eulogy had really captured Joanne's personality, and actually thanked me for doing it. It was truly magical for me, knowing that I had had the personal privilege of honouring Joanne's memory in public, and that I had also helped so many other people say goodbye to her too.

It's as if I've been given a gift. Thank you so much.

Amy Pietersen
Perth, Australia

"A Wonderful Tribute To A Remarkable Man"
Thank you so much for your wonderful guide. The information you made available was of enormous help getting through a difficult time. The death of a loved one is such an emotional event that to compose a meaningful eulogy during this time of mourning is a most difficult task.
Not only did I compose a wonderful tribute to a remarkable man I had so many people compliment me for not only the content of the eulogy but also the way it was delivered.

This was only made possible by your wonderful publication. Many thanks

Geoff Watkins
Vancouver, Canada

"I Am Very Proud And Glad To Have Done So"
I have always hated speaking in public, and yet there were so many things I wanted to tell people about Mum.

I'm glad to say that by going through your six steps I was able to put those things into words, and then read those words at the funeral. I am very proud and glad to have done so.

Liz B
Cape Coral, FL

"Your Six-Step Plan 'Saved My Life'"
I just want to tell you that your six-step plan 'saved my life'.

I'd left it so late in the day to write the eulogy for my brother that for a while it looked like we might not have anything at all about him in the service, which would have been terrible.

Then I read your 'fill-in-the-gaps' eulogy, which meant I was able to produce something in about half an hour which sounded like it took hours and hours to write. People were actually coming up to me afterwards to say what a good job I'd done.

AL
Brandon, Canada

"I Was Able To Walk The Fine Line"
As you know, my father had his dark moments, and I was real worried about how to be respectful to him and show our love for him, at the same time acknowledging the way he was with our mother.

As it was, people tell me that I was able to walk the fine line in the speech, and we laid him to rest in a way that felt right for all of us.

Thank you for your help in that.

PL

"It Became A Day Of Celebration"
I was in a terrible way and had no idea where to even start. Then I saw the sequence in your eulogy guide and it really made things easier - I knew what to do and in what order to do it, and that made an enormous difference.

In the end I made 'em laugh, and I made 'em cry. It became a special day, a day of celebration.

My heartfelt thanks to you for the part you played in this.

Alex
Bristol, UK

"You Are Adding To The Goodness And Love"
Kevin

In an age when making money seems to be number 1 for so many people, it is so warming to find someone like you. What you have given me is priceless ¨C the chance to wish goodbye to my son in my own words, and to tell everyone how much I loved him.

Some people really are adding to the amount of goodness and love in this world, and I include you in their number.

God bless you

Caroline D

By now, you can easily see what a difference this guide makes when you're planning a eulogy.

And remember, other real benefits you get include...

71 famous quotes to add depth to your speech

Easily see what to include, and what to leave out

A handy on-the-day checklist so you leave nothing to chance

How to strike the right balance if someone has had a difficult or complicated life

Plus, whatever you decide, here are three quick eulogy tips you can use straight away...

3 Quick Eulogy Tips

The second biggest mistake people make is to not breathe properly while you're speaking. So once you're in position, pause and take two deep breaths before you even begin your speech. You can also write "BREATHE" in big letters on your notes - simple, and it works.

Getting your facts wrong is easy to do when things happened a long time ago. And if you do that in the eulogy some people may be very offended. So if you are unsure of something, leave out the specifics and keep it vague. For example, if you say "Bob went to school in Manchester," when in fact it was Liverpool, people will notice that. Whereas if you say, "Bob went to school in the northwest", this makes sense to everyone.

People want to laugh and smile as well as cry. The person who's gone had happy, warm and funny times in their life, didn't they - so mention them. Just because funerals are sad doesn't mean they have to be miserable. Using humour is good.

"OK Kevin, this all Makes Sense.
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Kevin

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