A Prototype Agenda

Day 1

9:00
Welcome Introduction of trainer and participants
 
9:30
Destinations competing with each other: Status of China
Abouth strengths and weaknesses, image and outlook
  
10:15
Tour Guides in China – An Analysis of the Present Situation
  1. Expectations of...
    1. the guide towards his job
    2. the customers towards their guide
    3. consensuses, discrepancies and consequences
10:45
Coffe break
11:15
  1. A typical day for a tour guide
  2. Promlems, clients' complaints, technicalities
  3. Cooperation with the agency and the tour operator
12:30
Lunch break
 
14:00
Professional preparation: Content and Organisation
  1. Concept, planning, various options
  2. Facts, research, materials
14:45
Communicative competence I: Devotion and Anticipation
  1. The contact to the individual guest
  2. Language and rhetoric (with exercises)
15:45
Coffee break
16:15
  1. Announcements, survey, questions
17:15
A brief summary
followed by a short examination

 

18:00
End of day 1
 
 
 

Day 2

9:00
German Tour Operators in Competition
A look a the most important companies and brands

 

10:00
Communicative competence II:
Group Dynamics, Conflict Management
  1. The customer as part of the group: identity, fears and recognition
  2. Individual talks in difficult situations (role-play)
10:45
Coffe break
11:15
  1. Role-plays to be ctd.
11:45
The German Travel Law (consumer protection law):
 
12:30
Lunch break

 

16:00
Communicative competence III: Variety and Suspense
  1. Dramaturgy of the tour (per day/per trip)
  2. Methodology
  3. Phases of suspense and relaxation
  4. Best time, best place
15:30
Coffee break

16:00
  1. Workshop: Different styles of leadership — individual and creative
17:30
Communicative Competence IV: Training on the Job
(preparation and rules for the coming day)

 

17:45
Summarisation and interim results
 
18:00
End of day 2
 
 
 

Day 3

9:00
Communicative Competence IV: Training on the Job
  1. Individual practical exercises en route/in a sight/museum
Lunch break in between

 

14:00
  1. Corrections and self-corrections
  2. Feedback and brain storming towards optimization
15:30
Coffee break

 

16:00
Communicative Competence V: The Procurement of Safety
Examples and ideas to handle problematic situation

 

16:45
The Tour Guide of the Future — a Prognosis
 
17:00
Final Dialogue
 
followed by
Individual talks with all participants.
 
End of the seminar
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