Develop the content for an activity Arrange the information in logical order: have a formal structure this means include (for each activity): – an introduction to the activity, site, topic or whatever is being talked about; – a body the main content; and – a conclusion summary (shortly say) of what has been presented – Match information to tour locations, destinations, attractions, activities and inclusions Prepare enough information: cover the (all) of information: balance the content that it is depth and breadth not: too little: That it does not the most important points properly; or too much that it gets boring for most tourists. that there is enough time when on-tour to deliver this information in terms – of (for example) being able to stop at a location when talking, or being able to deliver the information on the tour vehicle before the destination/attraction has been reached. Remember when you write content: make sure that language (the words) used does not give unintended (not on purpose) offence to: gender; culture; race; age; and/ or personal characteristics: size, nationality, etc.. home country where do your tourists come from? The commentary needs to: – give comparisons of the home country of tour group members to Laos for – example: if Laos uses metric measurements and the tour group country uses imperial, then you must tell them measurements in imperial not just metric (for example, a tree is 80 feet/24 metres, high) Remember to look these up when you are planning your activity and write them into your activity content; (Tip use your converter App for this!) – conversions need to be made of references to currency so prices in Laos – are given in the currency of the home country for the tour group members; use, phrases and sayings that the people from the country of origin will understand for example say instead of for Americans. – ‘jelly’ ‘jam’
Develop the content for an activity Arrange the information in logical order: have a formal structure – this means include (for each activity): an introduction – to the activity, site, topic or whatever is being talked about; a body – the main content; and a conclusion – summary (shortly say) of what has been presented Match information to tour locations, destinations, attractions, activities and inclusions Prepare enough information: cover the depth and breadth (all) of information: balance the content that it is not: too little: That it does not the most important points properly; or too much that it gets boring for most tourists. that there is enough time when on-tour to deliver this information – in terms of (for example) being able to stop at a location when talking, or being able to deliver the information on the tour vehicle before the destination/attraction has been reached. Remember when you write content: make sure that language (the words) used does not give unintended (not on purpose) offence to: gender; culture; race; age; and/ or personal characteristics: size, nationality, etc.. home country – where do your tourists come from? The commentary needs to: give comparisons of the home country of tour group members to Laos – for example: if Laos uses metric measurements and the tour group country uses imperial, then you must tell them measurements in imperial not just metric (for example, a tree is 80 feet/24 metres, high) Remember to look these up when you are planning your activity and write them into your activity content; (Tip – use your converter App for this!) conversions need to be made of references to currency – so prices in Laos are given in the currency of the home country for the tour group members; use, phrases and sayings that the people from the country of origin will understand – for example say ‘jelly’ instead of ‘jam’ for Americans.
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