PDF: Interpreting tips for tour guides – The TORE method
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Interpretation tips for tour guides from Dr. Sam Ham, author of Interpretation: Making a Difference on Purpose. Discover the TORE method for interpreting culture, heritage and the natural world.

Interpreting cultural, ecological and historical aspects is an everyday task for many tour guides.

The strange thing is that not everyone has heard the term “interpretation” before!

Well, first of all, we are not talking about interpreting between languages or other types of translation services. Those are skills in their own right – but not what we are talking about today.

By this we mean the interpretation of culture, environment and/or history by a guide, educator or tour leader. In other words, think of interpretation as a communication strategy. It's about presenting your information in a way that resonates with your audience.

National park rangers, naturalists, outdoor educators, and ecotourism guides are all exposed to the term "interpretation" on a much more frequent basis. But even if you've never heard of interpretation before, you can learn a lot from the people who teach in this field.

In this video, we look at some interpretation tips for tour guides and share resources to help you with your presentations on tour! PLUS, we have a special guest in the video, Sarah Bassendale, one of the lead trainers at Be a Better Guide Academy.

The field of “thematic interpretation” is an approach originally advocated by Professor William Lewis (University of Vermont) and later developed by Professor Sam H. Ham of the University of Idaho.

For this video, we turned to Dr. Sam Ham to get the best possible advice on how to navigate our interpretive moments.

We'll give tour guides some interpretation tips, but we'll also cover one of Dr. Ham's core teachings, the TORE model of thematic interpretation. This method is described in his latest book, Interpretation: Making a Difference on Purpose, which you can find here on Amazon.

We have also created a PDF cheat sheet on the TORE method that you can use when working on your tours, interpretive moments or presentations. Feel free to grab a copy by clicking on the link below.

http://www.beabetterguide.com/interpreting-tips-for-guides-the-tore-method

Dr. Sam Ham’s book: “Interpretation: Making a Difference on Purpose”: https://goo.gl/0OXQkU

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