Walking Tour Guiding: The Ultimate Handbook - Paperback

You have a passion for your village, town, city, suburb and region or you have a love of something unique, which you would love to share with others.
In this book, I will teach you all I know to arm you with the knowledge and skills to design and craft walking tours. You are multi-talented, so you can use this information (the basic theory behind guiding) to create something special for your town, village, area, region, or community. And in whatever niche you find your passion.This book is divided into 7 sections:

1. What is guiding?
2. You the guide: What you say (your content)
3. Presenting: How you say it (skills and communication)
4. The Group: Why you say it (what they want to see and hear)
5. Create your Walking Tour
6. Questions & Answers
7. Professional Tips

By the end of this book, you should understand the following:

• The skills needed to lead a walking tour.
• What goes into making a good walking tour.
• Guiding and communication skills
• How to handle visitors and take good care of them
• Tourism opportunities in and around the town of the area where you are guiding.

You will not learn how to lead a walking tour from only reading a book. You need to practise and go out and DO!

At the end of every section in this book, you will find an activity. These questions and tasks will form the foundation of your walks and give you a wider understanding of your role as a walking tour guide.