How to conduct a tour is interesting

What comes to mind when you say "excursion"? A stern museum lady with glasses, or a bright show with a sea of ​​laughter? From the numerous reviews on the website of the tourist office "Interesting Kyiv", we have identified the main wishes of modern visitors to the tours. So how to organize an unforgettable walk for today's demanding children? By the way, before reading the article, we recommend visiting the Betwiner website. There are a lot of cool games here. An inexperienced guide tells everything he knows. Experienced - only what can not be told. Excursion in the modern sense is not only a collection of new facts, obtaining new information. People come for new impressions and moods.

A good modern tour is not a dry lecture of history, but rather a one-actor theater, where the tension lasts from the first to the last minute.

A well-known guide to Ukraine, Israel, and the United States, advised: "The guide should be in the middle between a teacher and a clown." That is, to combine informativeness and competence with virtuosity and spontaneous fun. Education should be harmoniously matched to a sense of humor and ease of storytelling.

Especially on children's excursions. If the Chinese do not even advise opening a store without a smile on their face, then it is strictly forbidden to reveal yourself to children as a guide without positivity and light humor. After all, this is the sphere of creating a mood.
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Do not overload with dates

When I studied to be a guide, I always mentally put myself in the place of a tourist. I wondered if it would affect me if the mood of the tour would change if I gave not three but four dates? Would I like to listen to my story about the difference between the architectural styles of the two eras in the place of a child? Dale Carnegie has successfully illustrated this basic marketing principle: "Personally, I love strawberries with cream, but fish for some reason prefer worms. That's why when I go fishing, I don't think about what I love, but about what the fish love. " Forget about showering kids on date tours. For example, it is better to replace 1793 with the 18th century. And even better - to say "two hundred years ago."

Take care of all channels of perception

The whole child comes to the excursion, as well as to the school, and not only its head. Therefore, it is important not only to take care of the content of her thoughts, but also to involve all the systems and senses of the child. Guides unanimously say that children need more activity on the tour - run, climb, touch, less information, more playful presentation of the story.

Let the children move

• Do not forget about the existence of generations Z, Y, X and the difference between them. Generation of modern children - Generation Z - has clip thinking, comic speed of understanding, and will not be able to hold attention for more than a few minutes, standing in a column and supporting a touring semicircle.
• The world community of children begs us adults to hear them: "Dear teacher, I know this is not always clear, but I really want to listen to you and learn. The thing is, my brain works differently. I have to move, otherwise I can't be attentive. Even if I don't look at you, I still listen to you. If you ask me to sit or stand still and not move, I will manage, but I will spend all my energy on it. I listen more carefully as I sway in my chair."

Arrange quests

For these needs of children, quest tours on the street or quest rooms are ideal - a new type of entertainment tours. Most often it is a set of puzzles of varying complexity (ciphers, codes, sequences, digital calculations, search for artifacts, etc.), after which the team will be able to leave the room.

There are specialized children's rooms - in Kiev there are four rooms based on books about Harry Potter, two on Minecraft, there are also Pokémon, Minions. In total, according to the Quest games portal, there are now more than 130 quest rooms in Kyiv. A series of posts on this topic can also be found on Facebook under the hashtag #kyivexitrooms.

Take breaks

First the needs are physical, then all the others. No wonder, Maslow's pyramid of needs is based on basic, physical needs.

It is important to give time for breaks. The guide should know all the toilets. As you know, the most motivated and purposeful person is the one who wants to go to the restroom. Do you think your tour motivates her more at this moment? Multiply this rule by five on children's excursions.

It is critical to give time for breaks. The guide should know all the toilets. As you know, the most motivated and purposeful person is the one who wants to go to the powder room. Do you think your tour motivates her more at this moment? Multiply this rule by five on children's excursions.

Questions and answers

Is it possible to conduct a tour yourself?
Yes, but preparation is influential.
Is it possible not to read from a piece of paper, but to speak for yourself?
Yes, it will be much better.
Is it possible to pay for a tour in another currency?
Depends on the country and type of tour.