This is Chapter 8 of the book 'Walking Tour Guiding - the Ultimate Handbook': Personality

Not everyone is going to like you - that's human nature.  But if you can at least start your walking tour with something positive and warm, you can be forgiven for everything!

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This is Chapter 7 of the book 'Walking Tour Guiding - the Ultimate Handbook'. 

Guides are either too hung up on dates, or too vague and general.  Having a wide knowledge base will help your guests get the most from your guided walk.

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This is Chapter 6 of the book 'Walking Tour Guiding - the Ultimate Handbook'.  In this chapter I reference Freeman Tilden's Principles of Interpretation.

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This is Chapter 5 of the Walking Tour Guiding book. The most important aspect of guiding is to have a love of people and a love of knowledge. The rest comes naturally.

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This is Chapter 4 from Walking Tour Guiding - the Ultimate Handbook.  In this chapter we go over each aspect of the walking tour story (by Katrine Prince) from the previous episode.  This is the kind of walk we all need to aspire to.  

I hope you find some inspiration in her brilliant walking tour!

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This is Chapter 3 of Walking Tour Guiding - The Ultimate Handbook.  In this chapter I share a story by Katrine Prince who was a real inspiration to me and the guiding community.  This story of Shula is an overview and example of what a brilliant walking tour guide would look like.

I hope this gives you some nuggets to consider for your walking tours.

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This is Chapter 2 in Walking Tour Guiding - The Ultimate Handbook.  What is guiding?  The role of the guide and why people go on a walking tour.

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This is Chapter 1 of Walking Tour Guiding - The Ultimate Handbook. Here I (Dawn A Denton) share why I wrote the book and what you can expect from the book.

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I dedicate my Walking Tour Guiding (https://dawnadenton.com/walkingtourguidingbook/) book to my Contiki family for being my continued support network and the bestest of my friends!

You cannot write a book alone.  You need to be cheered on and you need a 'shoulder to cry on'.  Thank you to the Content College, Adventure Horizons, Sandy Barker and Willem van der Walt for being part of the journey!

I am thrilled to welcome you to this podcast series!

The first 42 episodes will each feature a chapter in my new book: 

Walking Tour Guiding - The Ultimate Handbook

It has been a brilliant journey to write and I am always so grateful for the community around me, who have been my accountability and my cheerleaders!

Thank you Content College!