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English for tour guides
Highest Rated
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(25 ratings)
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English for tour guides

Become a more successful tour guide and stand out from the very beginning of your tours.
Highest Rated
Created byJuan Alberto Silva
Last updated 9/2021
English
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What you'll learn

  • A variety of ways to introduce themselves to their clients in many different situations ( at the hotel / at the airport / on a walking tour etc)
  • Describe a tour’s itinerary using a logical order and sequence of events.
  • A wide variety of phrases that can be used during a tour to sound like a natural and keep the tour going.
  • While in a moving vehicle (car, bus, etc) indicate and signal where client’s should look and focus their attention.
  • Recommend and give your opinion about places of interest and popular activities.
  • How to bond with client’s by starting and engaging in conversations about their likes and interests.
  • Different ways to start a story or narrative that will grab their clients' attention right away.
  • Adjectives to provide accurate descriptions of places, buildings and monuments.
  • Describe the different elements of church facades and guide their clients to look at specific features on it
  • Provide instructions and suggestions on what their clients should and should not do during their tours and/or while visiting the country
  • Help your guests to buy a souvenir and make sure they don´t get scammed.
  • Apologize if you arrived late or if other issues arise and then be able to explain what happened.
  • Phrases you can use while driving to help your clients feel more comfortable in the vehicle.
  • Give advice in regards to safety so that your clients enjoy their trip and stay safe.
  • Provide context and background information about points of interest, places or buildings they are visiting.
  • How to ask questions to check in on clients during a tour to see if they need anything.

Course content

8 sections • 33 lectures • 1h 50m total length

  • Introducing yourself at the lobby of a hotel3:05

    You will never have a second opportunity to make a first good impression, so make sure you welcome your guests properly and start off with the right foot!

  • Introducing yourself at the airport7:37

    As a tour guide, you are going to welcome a wide variety of groups of all ages and backgrounds. You could be the first contact that a tourist has with your country or city. Let them know that they can trust you right away and that they are in good hands with you.

  • Introducing yourself to a group (walking tours / museums)3:28

    Learn essential self-introductions for tour guides, including formal and informal ways to greet a group, state the tour location, and identify your role on behalf of an organization.

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Requirements

  • Intermediate or upper intermediate level of English
  • Desire to provide a more fulfilling experience to any English speaking tourist.
  • Motivation to learn new phrases and vocabulary that can be useful while giving a tour.
  • Laptop, tablet or smartphone with headphones.

Description

Become more than just a walking encyclopedia or the driver who knows stuff.

No matter where you live or work, as a tour guide you should be able to speak English correctly to make your tours more engaging and to communicate your ideas well (especially if you work in a non-English speaking country!) Being able to start and keep a conversation going with your clients will make you stand out from the very beginning. Travelers will feel safer and more comfortable just by knowing that their tour guides can speak English well.


Is this another course to learn English?

There are lots of courses where you can learn English from scratch. While this course allows you to review some basic grammar structures and key vocabulary, this course is designed for tour guides who have a basic understanding of English already.

What you will learn here is phrases and vocabulary that you can use right away while giving a tour. These phrases will make you sound like a natural while also making your clients feel more comfortable with you. This will allow your tours to be more engaging and entertaining too!


What makes this course different?

This course is focused on the everyday work of a tour guide and was created by a licensed tour guide in Mexico who also holds an English teaching degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Therefore, all the materials were created based on real-life examples that have proven to be useful and that you can use immediately.

This course covers a wide range of different topics. Including giving directions from a car, greeting clients in the airport, pointing out specific details on important buildings, apologizing when necessary, how to start stories, and much more. There are over 30 topics in total!


Original materials made from scratch to make the learning experience fun and easy to check when necessary.

In addition to the videos, each unit has additional resources to make the learning process easy. Complete these activities whenever it is convenient for you. You just need a laptop or your cellphone. They also are designed to be completed at your own pace; so you can practice while you have a break waiting for your clients or when you are home. You will also find easy-to-follow and concise videos and fun games to reinforce the phrases and vocabulary studied in the units.

Lastly, even though there is a suggested order to see the videos, you can watch them in any order and the learning experience won't change. You decide what you want to study and when.




Who this course is for:

  • Tour guides in non English speaking countries
  • Anyone interested in showing their city/town to an English speaking person.

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