1. Talking about taboos

2. What is a taboo?

3. Why is it difficult talk about
taboos?

4. Talking about death

5. How do you feel when the subject of
death come into the conversation?
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Comfortable
Uncomfortable
Rare
Don’t talk about that
Usual

6. Imagine that a friend of you dies. How
do you start the conversation?
• I’m afraid we won’t have Marcos
anymore
• Marcos just died
• You’d better sit down.I have some bad
news about Marcos. He died last night

7. What people uslly do at funeral?
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Cry openly
Cry quietly
Express strong emotion
Keep their emotion under control

8. How to offer kindness and compassion?
• I'm so sorry for your loss
• Please know that I'm here for you
• You're in my thoughts and prayers
• Remember you can call me at any hour

9. How to offer kindness and compassion?
• She was such a wonderful person
• I can't imagine what you're going
through
• Would you like to talk about it? I'm listening
• I will miss him/ her

10. • Now, prepare to send a condolence
message