What Type Of Guide Are You?
Who are you as a guide? Are you the one always trying to integrate new apps and the latest technologies in your tours? Are you highly alert for the different dynamics in your group? Are you a natural storyteller? This little quiz triggers you to reflect on the role you (want to) take on as a guide. There are 5 questions and per question you pick the one statement that you feel describes you best. There are no right or wrong answers. Check it out!
- 1.Below you will find 5 statements. Please pick the one statement that describes you as a guide best.Remember: there are no right or wrong answers.
- A.
I let people use their senses to the fullest (sight, hearing, smell, touch and/or taste) to create a memorable guided tour
- B.
I use my IT and visualisation skills to create lively and interactive guided tours
- C.
I'm interested in what's going on in my community and I show respect for local habits and customs during my guided tours
- D.
I present the values of my own culture and acknowledge other cultures, making positive comparisons etc.
- E.
For me human interaction is the basis of all things in guiding
- 2.Below you will find 5 statements. Please pick the one statement that describes you as a guide best.Remember: there are no right or wrong answers.
- A.
I am aware of the factors that have an impact on the customer experience (e.g. story, authenticity, contrast,..)
- B.
I use social media actively (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram,...) in my guided tours
- C.
I co-create my guided tours with locals, my network of experts, and with my group to make the experience truly unique
- D.
I see myself as a 'cultural messenger' of the destination and a bridge-builder between the visitors' cultures and the destination's culture
- E.
I am very attentive to the group atmosphere as to group dynamics
- 3.Below you will find 5 statements. Please pick the one statement that describes you as a guide best.Remember: there are no right or wrong answers.
- A.
I use elements from different fields in my guided tours (art, theatre, culture)
- B.
I use specific methods to get to know customer expectations and tourism trends in the planning of my guided tours
- C.
I ensure the profitability of my guided tours
- D.
I have lived in foreign countries, and I speak more than one language fluently. Languages are crucial to me.
- E.
I take different cultural backgrounds into consideration. Before meeting the group, I clarify the group's cultural backgrounds, behavioural habits and customs, to prepare for a positive guided tour
- 4.Below you will find 5 statements. Please pick the one statement that describes you as a guide best.Remember: there are no right or wrong answers.
- A.
My guided tours always stimulate people to share their experiences on Instagram or other social media channels
- B.
I actively share good guiding practices and best cases with my colleagues
- C.
I raise awareness on environmental issues during my guided tours
- D.
My guided tours support local identity and image
- E.
I take religious and historical factors into consideration when putting together my guided tours
- 5.Below you will find 5 statements. Please pick the one statement that describes you as a guide best.Remember: there are no right or wrong answers..
- A.
I take environmental factors into consideration when organising guided tours
- B.
I create and improve my guided tours by using different communication and presentation skills
- C.
My guided tours support local economy
- D.
My organisation keeps an eye on the intercultural competences of its guides
- E.
I encourage my group to try new and potentially emotional experiences during the guided tour
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