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    A tour guide requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to manage groups and multidisciplinary projects. They must be able to plan activities, resolve conflicts, and adapt to different situations while meeting deadlines. The document outlines the various skills, strengths, competencies, qualifications and responsibilities required for the role of a tour guide.

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    A tour guide requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to manage groups and multidisciplinary projects. They must be able to plan activities, resolve conflicts, and adapt to different situations while meeting deadlines. The document outlines the various skills, strengths, competencies, qualifications and responsibilities required for the role of a tour guide.

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    How to be a good tour guide

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    A tour guide requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to manage groups and multidisciplinary projects. They must be able to plan activities, resolve conflicts, and adapt to different situations while meeting deadlines. The document outlines the various skills, strengths, competencies, qualifications and responsibilities required for the role of a tour guide.

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    Tour Guide

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    Orevel
    A tour guide requires strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills to manage groups and multidisciplinary projects. They must be able to plan activities, resolve conflicts, and adapt to different situations while meeting deadlines. The document outlines the various skills, strengths, competencies, qualifications and responsibilities required for the role of a tour guide.

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    Tour Guide

    A Tour Guide needs the following skills, abilities and qualities: Leadership: An experienced team leader, influencing, leading, and delegating abilities. Ability to initiate/manage cross-functional teams and multidisciplinary projects. Critical thinking, decision making and problem solving skills. Planning and organizing Organizational abilities. Result oriented: Ability to achieve the target within given time. Excellence Communication skills. Negotiating skills. Conflict resolution. Adaptability Efficient under pressure, always meet deadlines

    Strengths
    Sound expertise in sales. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Good communicator. Strong Presentation skills. Persuasiveness Know-how to demonstrate, promote and sell. Goal-oriented. Strong networking skills. Negotiating skills. Good Judgment. Decision making Good communicator Multitasking Can handle many assignments Ability to prioritize independently Project management abilities Accuracy and punctuality

    Skills and Competencies


    Excellent communication skills both written and oral. Leadership abilities Strategic thinking: Experienced in developing marketing strategies Decisive: Capable of delivering quick solutions. Excellence presentation skills Effective listener

    Skills and Qualifications


    Superb written and oral communication skills Technical knowledge and Background Business aptitude skills Creative, insightful and innovative Coordination Team working skills Ability to influence people and clients Analytical thinking Quantitative skills Effective Presentation skills Strong networking skills Presentation skills A work hard, play hard approach Analytical abilities

    Team player Energetic Outstanding knowledge in the technical field Excellent research abilities Great at interpersonal communication effective coordinator, excellent verbal and written communication skills Quickly develop relationships with clients

    Activity 13
    a) Good communicator. Multitasking can handle many assignments. Ability to initiate.

    B) Strengths Thinking Thorough Disciplined Independent Decisive Determined Amiable Patient Expressive Good communicator

    Weakenesses Excludes feelings from decisions Goes too far; perfectionist Too rigid or demanding of self/others Has trouble operating with others Does not take time to consider other perspectives Tends to conform to wishes of others C) Hobbies and interests Read travel literature D) Subsectors of the tourism industry available Convention Centre Jet airs business flights throughout Africa and trips to game loges Private Connection Safari trips and private charters into Sub-Saharan Africa. CIVIAIR Helicopter Charters - Helicopter tours and charters (CTN) Cloud 9 Air Charters - Day trips, Air-Safaris, Scenic Flights. African Ramble Air Charter - Air charter flights.

    Job Description
    The job of a tour guide is dependent on an ability to interface with the public and provide accurate information concerning specialized interests. This position contains aspects of customer service, information dissemination, and continuing education in the venue or medium in which the tour guide is employed. Museums, theme parks and nature attractions are just a few of the venues that require a tour guide.

    Working Conditions
    May work a 40-hour week, or do shift work, including evenings and weekends, work part time, or work only during the peak season May work outside in all weather conditions, or inside a museum or other attraction May travel for their job, locally or nationally.

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