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Becoming a child guide involves a combination of education, experience, and personal skills.
Here are some of the steps I will be explaining in this lecture that if you are trying to pursue a career as a travel guide.
The first is acquire relevant education and training.
So we search the industry, understand the requirements and expectation of the travel industry.
You should also consider formal education.
Some believe that they do not actually need to have formal education.
But yes, it is not mandatory.
but obtaining a degree in disciplines like tourism.
hospitality, geography, all related feed can naturally be beneficial to you.
So the second point I would like to mention is that build cultural and destination knowledge, very, very key.
you know travel extensively.
wherever you want to do guide for have guide for know the in and out know the looks and kind of everywhere in the place.
Explore a variety of destinations of the particular place to broaden your understanding of different cultures.
And lastly, no deduces, no deduces of the area of the destination.
and it is important for a travel guide to know the language.
to be able to learn or already understand the language of the look house of the place.
even if it is at least at the basic level, like conversational level.
So this we have
your ability to communicate with locals, and at times those you are taking on thoughts may want to ask questions.
So they might want to ask questions.
You may not actually have the answers.
You may need to ask as a looker.
Some of them are actually going to interview the lookers and all that.
and they will choose you to be their interpreter.
you need to learn the language also.
The next one is develop interpersonal communication skills.
hone your ability to convey information clearly and engagingly.
Very important.
You must have charisma to engage people.
So you must have interpersonal skills to be approachable.
You must be approachable.
We must be able to connect diverse groups of travelers from different locations in the world.
so you must be able to do this the nest is get certified yes degree is not enough even if you have a degree
You also need to see the SSH Certifications.
So you need to know there are some countries where travel guide is business is regulated.
So if it is regulated in your
in your location or your country, you need to be certified under the board or under the organization.
So imagine you
going with people on a tour and the law enforcement agent, they are harassing you because you are not certified.
so you can actually lost resources lost money due to this because if you have collected money from those you are taking on those they might ask for refund
So the next one I would like to share with you is that
also understand the basics of human hate, understand the basics of human hate.
like you should know CPL should know how to how to apply CPL in case anyway you are taking on those are taken on top
develop any medical issue.
You should have basic first aid knowledge.
So, you know, if you are, for instance, now you are going on the forest you're going on a boat on a river and.
both capsizing or something happening.
So you must have first aid knowledge.
So you must have the knowledge of basic things about woman hates.
The next one is that
it is better you have practical experience.
So working under an organization before you can own your own
your own business is not bad in this as a tour guide or as a travel guide.
So you can work in a hotel, for instance,
You can start working with a travel agency.
You can work with community heads.
and orders to gain practical experiences.
You can even volunteer at the beginning to gain hands-on experience.
The next one is specialize in the niche.
So I know some people may not like this, but it is better you have a particular niche that you specialize into.
It is better particularly to specialize, like are you an adventurer?
travel guide?
Are you a cultural tour guide?
Are you an historical or an excursion?
travel guide, so you should have a specialty to help you, even to help your business if you have a specialty.
Enhance customer service skills.
Have a good customer service skill.
Prioritize the needs and preferences of your clients.
and you must also be a problem solver.
Expect unexpected challenges.
like and be ready to provide solutions to anything.
You know, at times you'll be meeting the person you are taking on a guide.
on a tour for the first time that day they are taking the person on that tour.
So you don't know the person's challenge, you don't know the person's problem and all that.
So ensure unexpected problem.
Another tip I would like to tell you is that you should have a data.
Let's say somebody contact you or somebody like a friend or someone or a client contact you that.
They want to visit a particular location and they need you to take them on the tour.
you should have about data about data you give to your clients, where you ask about their name, where you ask about their
their age, if there's any next challenges, if
Yeah, if there's any ailments like autistic, like if they are in a wheelchair and all that.
So it is very good for you to know them before you are meeting them physically so that you can prepare for them.
So that is where you take the bio data, send it to them in an online means.
whether through email or through WhatsApp or through their social media, that they should send their valid data to you.
So then when you are meeting them, you have at least some knowledge about the person.
Another thing is that, another point is this network in the industry.
participate in travel industry events, conferences, network opportunities,
Let local businesses let them know you, like local hotels, local restaurants, they can even refer clients to you.
Be more engaged in network in the industry.
Also have a portfolio.
maintain a portfolio of your travel and experiences to showcase your expertise.
So your past clients, take pictures with them.
You can have someone that can do video of you when you are explaining, when you are taking them on tour and all that.
Create a resume for yourself.
Have a resume for yourself.
Get necessary certifications and audits.
Also market yourself online.
As a travel guide, when you are added, once you become a travel guide, there's nothing bad in you having a blog or a website where you showcase your services.
all the social media that you will constantly update.
In your social media, you can be sharing travel tips, you can be sharing travel insights, you can be sharing
pictures, details about the location in Koval and all that.
So, and if you
So I'm always stay updated, stay abreast with travel trends, with safety protocols, with changes in destination information.
whatever organization you are certified under, always keep
Only skip chat with any information they are sending to those that they have certified.
So be flexible, be adaptable, especially in which our industry is evolving.
so very very and another aspect is that yeah so there are other people that
You can also train other people.
So learning to train for safety sake, I actually advise that a travel guide to have ground or to other people apart from the clients that are going out with them.
So have people that are training or have people that work with you.
For safety's sake, that when you are taking a look, those people, you are just meeting them.
You do not really know them.
So have people that will be with you when you are taking people on a tour and all that.
So these are how you become a travel guide and these are how you also become an expert in the industry.
Thank you for watching this lecture.