Talking Points for funeral directors

Writing and publishing the funeral notice, along with an obituary, to start the life book is an important part of the healing process. Here are some talking points to assist you in your conversations with the family...

A man will live for as long as he is remembered

— Socrates, 425 B.C.

Talking Points with the Family...

1. There are no time limits, this can be done now or later. A small amount of detail can be provided to create the life book, and then the family can add remembrances, photos and scrapbook items for months and years to come.
2. This can be a therapeutic, bonding experience as the entire family contributes their memories and comments, even as they add themselves to the family tree which visually links them together.
3. Promotes a visual connection between the deceased and the survivors as stories are read and pictures are viewed. They can even add video and/or audio files.
4. The online life book is a memorial that will stay online forever, not just a few days, so it can be found by family and friends both now and in the future.
5. As a personalized memorial, it shares with the world who they were as a person so their memory, their life, can live on.
6. The online life book is located at an easy, unique, personal location which anyone can find to see complete details about the funeral service and any events before or after.
7. A username and password will provide access to the profile for adding photos, stories and other items. The chapters can hold a full book of text so they can share and preserve all the stories from the persons life.
8. There is absolutely no future cost to this.
9. This enhances your relationship with the family and is an easy and time-free way to stay connected with them, thus keeping you in the forefront for service in times of future need.
10. Depending upon the pricing approved by your Funeral Home, this may be commissionable.