TRIBUTES AND MEMORIALS

Click the play button on the left  to see a sample simulated conversation.

Below is a list of topics  you might like to use for your conversation.

 1. How were your interactions with a particular person important or life-changing?

2. Do you know others who you have been influenced or inspired by particular people?

3. Was this influential person known by few or by many others?

4. Did this person influence your thoughts and beliefs?

5. What education did this person have?

6. What jobs and experience did this person have?

7. Describe people you know of who influenced this person.

8. Did this person have strong beliefs (religious, political, social, historical, etc.)? 

9. Describe the type of community and background of this person.

10. What world events may have had a significant effect on this person?

11. What personal experiences and information did this person share with you?

12. Did health concerns have an impact on this person's life?

13. How did inventions and changes in technology impact or influence this person's life?

14. Talk about experiences and information you shared with this person.

15. Did something in particular that this person said influence you in an important way?

16. What is the funniest thing that this person ever said or did?

 17. How did this person change over the years? 

 18. Who were the people in this person's social circle? 

 19. Describe this person's travel, hobbies and other interests.

 20. Describe the type of people this person influenced.

21. What are your early memories of this person?

22. Do you think other people were inspired by this person?

23. Describe this person's family.

24. Describe this person's friends.

25. For an organization, what is or was the mission and the achievements?

26. For an organization, describe the people involved.

27. For an organization, describe its origin and history

28. For an organization, describe it (location, size, etc.). 

29. For an organization, describe its future.

30. What would you like to say for your tribute and memorial?

31. If an autobiography was written, what titles would be good and descriptive titles?

32. What do you think one might experience when they die?

33. If I were to die tomorrow, what you like to tell me? 

34. Can you recall any of their favorite stories?

35. How did you meet, and what are your earliest memories?

36. What do think were valued most, and were advice and lessons freely given?

37. What would say to describe personal character?

38. What caused embarrassment, and what caused laughter?

39.  What do you know about people who "work to live" and people who "live to work"?

40. All things considered, what would you say today about TRIBUTES AND MEMORIALS?