How to Give a Great Guided Tour

Annual Volunteer Training: Open to Everyone, Not Just Volunteers For more information or to RSVP call (928) 779-4395 or email kfarretta(at)azstateparks.gov. Volunteers from other organizations are welcome, as well as the general public All sessions will be held in the Visitor Center. Saturday, Feb. 18: How to Give a Great Guided Tour Presented by Nikki Lober, Park Ranger & Kathy Farretta, Education Program Manager, Museum of Northern Arizona . Museums collect objects with the intent of preserving them, and teaching ideas. Interpretation is the art of connecting the visitors to the ideas by bringing meaning to the objects. Guided tours are an excellent interpretive tool. In this session, experienced tour guides will share their knowledge to help you create a great guided tour. Topics to be covered include: Taking care of visitor needs; Listening to what your visitors are really asking; Creating a tour theme; Taking your tour beyond artifacts to ideas; Tips for keeping your tour fresh.