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By creating a professional, consistent, and welcoming environment, G-Guides Academy helps to foster the confidence and curiosity of our students while preparing them for their future in the tourism industry. Each day is enriched with hands-on experiences, providing ample opportunities for students to improve their knowledge-base while developing essential academic skills. See the classes being offered at G-Guides Academy.
BECOME A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES CREATOR
An Exceptional Learning Experience
Share you passion and knowledge with people around the world and start earning your income online.
COURSE IN A NUTSHELL
IN THIS LIVE CLASS COURSE YOU WILL LEARN:
how to prepare the content for virtual tours
how are virtual experiences different from face-to-face experiences
where and how you can do virtual experiences
how to sell virtual experiences online
what technology you can use to create your virtual experiences
storytelling for virtual experiences
THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO:
guide tours online
create virtual experiences for guests all around the world
promote your destinations online
support sustainable tourism and have more virtual tourists
make your tours accessible to everyone
THE COURSE INCLUDES:
10 academic hours of live classes with trainers (2 x 5 consecutive days)
transformative learning experience
access to ask questions to your 2 trainers during the duration of this course
certificate of completition
WHEN ARE LIVE CLASSES SCHEDULED?
MONDAY to FRIDAY from 2.00 pm to 3.30pm CEST
REQUIREMENTS:
You should be able to use a PC or Apple Mac at a basic level.
You do need a good internet to be able to enjoy all the content of the course fully.
* You don't have to be a licensed tour guide to join this course and obtain the virtual tour guide certificate.
**Please note that this is a live class course and you will get an invite to join the virtual classroom.
*** Please note, that virtual tourism in not the same as virtual reality tourism.
COURSE CURRICULUM
This is a live class course of 10 academic hours in total with 2 trainers leading the course and providing guidance to the students. The course content is divided in 5 modules, where students master the art of creating virtual experiences with theoretical and practical knowledge being thought at the same time in proportion 60% theory and 40% practicum.
MODULE 1: VIRTUAL TOURISM AND STORYTELLING IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS MODULE?
what is virtual experiences economy
how to create engaging story for virtual experiences
how is virtual storytelling different from live engagement on your experiences
dos and don't s in virtual storytelling
case studies of leaders in virtual experiences economy in tourism industry and what we can learn from them
how can virtual experiences economy be used by tour guides and experience creators to accelerate their business
DELIVERY AND DURATION OF THIS MODULE:
2 academic hours
live class course with trainers
MODULE 2: START CREATING YOUR VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES TODAY
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
which virtual experiences are already available
how we can use them to create virtual experiences
what modern technology is available to help us start with virtual experiences
free tools to start creating virtual experiences right now
how can we transfer real life experience to virtual experiences
DELIVERY AND DURATION :
2 academic hours
this module is delivered as live class course with trainers
MODULE 3: CREATING YOUR OWN VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
How to create your own virtual experiences
publishing your virtual experiences online
video basics (filming, editing...)
live streaming
do's and don'ts when creating your virtual experience
DELIVERY AND DURATION:
2 academic hours
this is live class course with trainers
MODULE 4: SUSTAINABILITY AND MARKETING IN VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES ECONOMY
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN:
how you can support sustainable development and responsible tourism with virtual tours
how you can contribute to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals with virtual experiences
marketing in virtual experiences economy
online marketing basics
where can you sell your experiences online
DELIVERY AND DURATION:
2 academic hours
this is live class course with trainers
MODULE 5: PRACTICUM
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN:
you will be working actively on your virtual experience with your trainers and peers
with engaging exercises you will put all the knowledge from the course in practice to get your virtual experience up and going
you will get and give valuable feedback on virtual experiences created during the course
DELIVERY AND DURATION:
2 academic hours
this is live class course with trainers
START WITH AMAZON EXPLORE
Fun and Challenging
Enroll in this hands-on, innovative class and take part in a unique, challenging learning experience. Our qualified and skilled teachers serve as facilitators in the course, guiding students through exploration and individual learning. Learn from people who have done this and had 5% of share of worldwide experiences at launch date of Amazon Explore.
COURSE IN A NUTSHELL
IN THIS LIVE CLASS COURSE, YOU WILL LEARN:
How to get started with Amazon explore
Amazon Explore categories and how to use them
How to successfully launch your experience
Go live ASAP
How to develop your product to be Amazon Explore ready
Dos and don’ts
Q&A
THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO:
List your experiences on Amazon Explore
create virtual experiences for guests all around the world
promote your destinations online
support sustainable tourism and have more virtual tourists
make your tours accessible to everyone
THE COURSE INCLUDES:
2 academic hours of live classes with trainer
transformative learning experience
real life experience sharing
access to ask questions to your trainer during the duration of this course
WHEN ARE LIVE CLASSES SCHEDULED?
Every Monday from 2pm to 3.30pm CET (Brussels time). Do not forget to adjust to your time zone.
REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN THE COURSE:
You should be able to use a PC or Apple Mac at a basic level.
You do need a good internet to be able to enjoy all the content of the course fully.
* You don't have to be a licensed tour guide to join this course.
***Please note that this is a live class course, and you will get an invite with a link to join the virtual classroom.
**** Please note, that this course shares personal experience from the trainers who have successfully joined Amazon Explore.
STORYTELLING FOR VIRTUAL EXPERIENCES
Recipe for Success
Experience creators are storytellers by nature and the number one skill that set apart good from perfect experience creators is how one is able to master the art of storytelling. Being able to tell great, engaging story that people will talk about is becoming essential skill for experience creators who want to engage with travelers and explorers of the world also in the virtual environment.
COURSE IN A NUTSHELL
IN THIS LIVE CLASS COURSE YOU WILL LEARN:
How is virtual storytelling different from face-to-face storytelling
What are the elements of a great story and how to connect them
How to use engaging language
How you can transform a good story into a great story in virtual environment
What are the main mistakes experience creators do when going telling the story in virtual environment
Dos and don'ts of virtual storytelling
THIS COURSE IS FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO:
guide your tours online
create virtual experiences for guests all around the world
engage your audience with exciting stories that everybody wants to listen
make people share your stories with their friends and family
THE COURSE INCLUDES:
5 academic hours of live classes with trainer
5 academic hours of self-paced learning with recommended reading and activities
transformative learning experience
access to ask live questions to your trainer during the duration of this course
certificate of completion
WHEN ARE LIVE CLASSES SCHEDULED?
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 4.00pm to 5.15pm CEST (Brussels time)
The course starts every week (every Tuesday)
REQUIREMENTS:
Computer, laptop or smartphone to be able to access the online live sessions
You should be able to use a PC or Apple Mac at a basic level.
You do need a good internet to be able to enjoy all the content of the course fully.
* You don't have to be a licensed tour guide to join this course and obtain the virtual tour guide certificate.
**Please note that this is a live class course and you will get an invite to join the virtual classroom.
COURSE CURRICULUM
This is a live class course of 10 academic hours in total. 5 academic hours of self-paced learning will enhance the learning experience of 5 live online contact hours with trainer. Trainer will be available so you can ask live questions as well as leading the course and providing guidance to the students. The course content is divided in 3 modules, where students master the art of virtual storytelling with theoretical and practical knowledge being thought at the same time in proportion 60% theory and 40% practicum (the proportion recommended also by World Federation of tourist guides associations – WFTGA).
MODULE 1:
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN IN THIS MODULE?
How is virtual storytelling different from face-to-face storytelling
What are the elements of a great story and how you can master them
How using engaging language will help you connect with your audience
MODULE 2:
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
How you can transform a good story into a great story in virtual environment
What are the main mistakes experience creators do when going telling the story in virtual environment
Case studies and what we can learn from them
Dos and don'ts of virtual storytelling
MODULE 3: PRACTICUM
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN:
you will be working actively on your virtual storytelling technique
with engaging exercises, you will put all the knowledge from the course in practice
you will get and give valuable feedback with focus on the room for improvement
Become a tour guide of the future
Recipe for Success
Profession that is in high demand and enables you to escape 9-5 job, get you in contact with people from around the globe and gives you the opportunity to shape the future of sustainable development in tourism.
Teachers at G-Guides Academy will go out of their way to engage their students and inspire them to enquire and learn. This class gives our students a chance to apply their unique skills and expand their horizons by learning something new.
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Become a certified virtual guide
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Communication skills for 21st century
Fun and Challenging
Intercultural communication, negotiation skills, rhetoric, interpersonal communication and much more are the main topics that you will learn about in this life changing course that will enable you to communicate efficiently and successfully.
Dive right into class with one of our expert teachers. Our goal as educators is to spur our students’ curiosity and allow them to learn at their own pace. Get in touch with us to learn more, or better yet, come by to experience this class first-hand.
MOST POPULAR COURSES:
Intercultural communication
Storytelling for virtual tour guides
Sustainability in the 21st Century
An Exceptional Learning Experience
Sustainability is a buzz word in 21st century and everybody seems to talk about it but hardly anybody seems to really understand it and knows how to use it as a unique selling preposition (USP). You will learn how to implement sustainability to be the heart of your brand and business.
Enroll in this hands-on, innovative class and take part in a unique, challenging learning experience. Our qualified and skilled teachers serve as facilitators in the course, guiding students through academic exploration and individual learning.
MOST POPULAR COURSES:
Tourist guiding for more accessibility
Supporting sustainable tourism with tourist guiding
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