PROGRAMS
Certified Interpretive Guide (CIG)
Receiving the CIG credential recognizes
that the individual
understands and can successfully apply the National Association for
Interpretation (NAI) accepted principals of interpretation to deliver
quality interpretive programs. This is particularly important to employers
who hope to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace by providing
certified interpretive guides.
CIG students
work in a great variety of places – they may be tour guides in historic
homes, interpretive park rangers, outfitters on river treks, museum or zoo
docents or any other of a number of jobs in any number of settings. No
matter where they work or volunteer, by attending this training session they
will learn to improve their communication skills, awaken their creativity
and enhance their visitor contact.
This Certified
Interpretive Guide workshop is sanctioned by the NAI. Workshop instructors
have successfully completed an NAI training program to become Certified
Interpretive Trainers. The full support of the trainers will be made
available to participants during this workshop in order to help goals be
accomplished.
As required by
NAI, this is a 32-hour course and all participants must pass a written exam
with a score of 80% or better and demonstrate proficiency in a practical
application of interpretation. All of these requirements can be met by
attending the NAI CIG training course.
Inservice
Training for Interpretive Personnel
“The Story’s
the Thing,” said Freeman Tilden in his landmark book, INTERPRETING OUR
HERITAGE. He went on to recommend that an Interpreter “tell a story rather
than recite an inventory” in order to "provide a much higher service than the
teaching of facts.”
This hands-on,
interactive training provides insight into the applications of story
technique in interpretive work, and teaches each Interpreter how to discover
the relevant stories and share them in ways that relate to something within
the personality or experience of each visitor.
- Half, full and
four-day workshops available.
Inservice
Training for Area Educators
Empowering the role of “story / educator,” this in-service training helps
teachers discover the power of storytelling in the classroom, and how to use
story technique throughout the curriculum for better motivation and
retention.
Storytelling
Events at Selected Park or Community Sites
The
Interpretive Voices story offerings highlight gifted
performances as well as educational thought that embraces a wide variety of
storytelling styles and a huge repertoire of tales, and are guaranteed to
excite and inspire audiences within an interpretive site or in local
schools. School visits complement the role of an interpretive site as a
community outreach, and needs can be tailored to each location.
Students As Interpreters / Storytellers - A Community Outreach Program
(A full week residency)
A child’s
confidence and motivation to learn will soar as they enter the safe and fun
performing side of story. Multi-visits with children will have their
interest, language skills, and creativity flowing with enthusiasm after
experiencing such a residency. Follow-up work for classroom teacher is left
for further incentive to learning.
Interpretive Voices
- An
Effective, Experienced & Certified Training Program
-
Respected Nationwide by Numerous Interpretive Venues
- Renews
Enthusiasm for Presentations
- A
Hands-on Approach to Interpretation
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