Tourist guides are storytellers by nature and the number one skill that set apart good from perfect tourist guides is how one is able to master the art of storytelling. Being able to tell great, engaging story that people will talk about is becoming essential skill for tourist guides who want to engage with travellers and explorers of the world also in the virtual environment.
COURSE IN A NUTSHELL
IN THIS LIVE CLASS COURSE YOU WILL LEARN:
THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO:
- guide your tours online
- create virtual experiences for guests all around the world
- engage your audience with exciting stories that everybody wants to listen
- make people share your stories with their friends and family
THE COURSE INCLUDES:
- 5 academic hours of live classes with trainer
- 5 academic hours of self-paced learning with recommended reading and activities
- transformative learning experience
- access to ask live questions to your trainer during the duration of this course
- certificate of completion
WHEN ARE LIVE CLASSES SCHEDULED?
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6.00pm to 7.15pm CEST (Brussels time)
- The course starts every week (every Tuesday)
REQUIREMENTS:
- Computer, laptop or smartphone to be able to access the online live sessions
- You should be able to use a PC or Apple Mac at a basic level.
- You do need a good internet to be able to enjoy all the content of the course fully.
* You don't have to be a licensed tour guide to join this course and obtain the virtual tour guide certificate.
**Please note that this is a live class course and you will get an invite to join the virtual classroom.
COURSE CURRICULUM
This is a live class course of 10 academic hours in total. 5 academic hours of self-paced learning will enhance the learning experience of 5 live online contact hours with trainer. Trainer will be available so you can ask live questions as well as leading the course and providing guidance to the students. The course content is divided in 3 modules, where students master the art of virtual storytelling with theoretical and practical knowledge being thought at the same time in proportion 60% theory and 40% practicum (the proportion recommended also by World Federation of tourist guides associations – WFTGA).
MODULE 1: TRANSFORMING FACE-TO-FACE TO VIRTUAL STORYTELLING
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS MODULE?
- How is virtual storytelling different from face-to-face storytelling
- What are the elements of a great story and how you can master them
- How using engaging language will help you connect with your audience
MODULE 2:
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
- How you can transform a good story into a great story in virtual environment
- What are the main mistakes tourist guides do when going telling the story in virtual environment
- Case studies and what we can learn from them
- Dos and don'ts of virtual storytelling
MODULE 3: PRAKTIKUM
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN:
- you will be working actively on your virtual storytelling technique
- with engaging exercises, you will put all the knowledge from the course in practice
- you will get and give valuable feedback with focus on the room for improvement
For all additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us ant any times responsibleguides@gmail.com
