Eulogy Speech 101: How To Start Eulogy Speeches

In preparing eulogy speeches, consider gathering your thoughts about the person who had passed away and put it into writing. However, people who are not good in writing might have a hard time making their speech. Do not be alarmed just yet for if you are not that confident in your writing skills, help is just around you.

Eulogy speeches should be well-prepared and well-written. What you can do first is to recall the memories you had with the one who had passed away, make a theme out of those memories. For instance, your theme can be "An Efficient Adviser" if the person who had passed away brought a lot of lessons in your life through advises that he or she shared with you. After collecting your thoughts, you could probably write an outline of the things you are planning to say; if you are having troubles in making an outline, maybe you can try putting your thoughts in bullet form also.

If you are having a hard time constructing your sentences, ask help from others especially those who you trust and consider someone who is good in constructing sentences. By asking help from people whom you trust, you will feel confident and would not feel offended if they corrected some of your grammatical errors. Also, try rehearsing your speech in front of the mirror or in front of your friend, in that way you can look at yourself and know what awkward gestures to change, or someone can advise you and tell you how you looked when making a speech.

Remember that eulogy speeches are also tributes to the one who had passed away, so make it memorable, sincere and solemn. However, try not to sound and look boring while making your speech because your listeners will get tired of giving their attention to you. In order to make your speech memorable, you must want people to listen to you. What you can do is you can also share some funny memories you had with the person who had passed away. Inserting funny jokes would also make your speech more interesting to listen to. Stop people from being bored and be as expressive as you can be but never over do it for they might feel like you're overacting. Express what you feel from the heart so that people will see the sincerity in you.

Use words that are easy to understand. Avoid highfalutin' words that most listeners would not know the meaning. This might bore them and stop listening to you since they are not getting your speech. People want to relate with what you're saying because most likely your audience also care so much for the one who had passed away; show respect to your listeners and respect to the one who died by being honest with your speech and saying things that will prove your love for the one who had passed away. If you are a friend, tell people how your friendship was and the impact that he made in your life. If you are a son or daughter, share how a good parent he or she was to you.

By: Margaret Brinn

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