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The Interpretive Training Handbook The Interpretive Training Handbook Author: John A Veverka 200 pages ISBN [hardback]: 978-1-907697-36-4 Order online from www.museumsetc.com Until now there has been no manual available which addresses the key issues involved in teaching interpretation to others. The Interpretive Training Handbook: Strategies, Tips, Handouts and Practical Learning Experiences for Teaching Interpretation to Others at last fills this gap. It distils the experience of one of the world’s leading interpretive trainers, John Veverka, and is based on his training techniques and exercises developed over three decades, and currently used in his university level interpretation training courses. Designed for use with a wide range of specialist staff - including interpretors, educators, designers, curators, gallery “explainers”, guides and volunteers - in museums, galleries, science centres, historic houses and sites, parks, zoos and commercial tours, the book includes sample pre-and post-test “exams” that let you check if your training is actually working. “Interpretation training in a box! It ’s all here: the principles, the ideas, the strategies - and a wealth of practical and proven training materials to reproduce and use.” 352 | Also from MuseumsEtc
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Social Design in Museums Social Design in Museums: The Psychology of Visitor Studies (Two Volumes) Author: Stephen Bitgood 928 pages ISBN paperback: 978-1-907697-19-7 & 978-1-907697-32-6 ISBN hardback: 978-1-907697-20-3 & 978-1-907697-33-3 Order online from www.museumsetc.com This acclaimed two-volume, 928 page collection of essays distils the exceptional insights and advice of one of the world’s leading thinkers in the field of visitor studies, Stephen Bitgood, a pioneer in the field of social design. Spanning both theory and practice, Social Design in Museums is guaranteed to have you thinking afresh about the fundamentals of your organisation’s interface with the public. Its contents are crucial to an understanding of the learning process within museums - and an essential step towards enhancing your institution’s effectiveness. The two volumes bring together a selection of Stephen Bitgood’s key essays, complete with contemporary updates, resulting in a practical, comprehensive reference handbook for professionals in those specialisms which contribute to effective museum communication: including design, learning, curatorship, visitor studies and marketing. “Stephen Bitgood’s ground-breaking results, here gathered together in accessible form, are required reading for all who care about visitors.” Dr Roger Miles, formerly Head of the Department of Exhibitions & Education, Natural History Museum, London. ALSO FROM MUSEUMSETC | 353

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The Interpretive Training Handbook

The Interpretive Training Handbook Author: John A Veverka

200 pages ISBN [hardback]: 978-1-907697-36-4

Order online from www.museumsetc.com

Until now there has been no manual available which addresses the key issues involved in teaching interpretation to others. The Interpretive Training Handbook: Strategies, Tips, Handouts and Practical Learning Experiences for Teaching Interpretation to Others at last fills this gap. It distils the experience of one of the world’s leading interpretive trainers, John Veverka, and is based on his training techniques and exercises developed over three decades, and currently used in his university level interpretation training courses. Designed for use with a wide range of specialist staff - including interpretors, educators, designers, curators, gallery “explainers”, guides and volunteers - in museums, galleries, science centres, historic houses and sites, parks, zoos and commercial tours, the book includes sample pre-and post-test “exams” that let you check if your training is actually working.

“Interpretation training in a box! It ’s all here: the principles, the ideas, the strategies - and a wealth of practical and proven training materials to reproduce and use.”

352 | Also from MuseumsEtc

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