FW: [Bcma-l] Guided Tours with Headsets]

[bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca]

Personally delivered tours are always better (it's pretty tough to ask a 
CD player a question).  One situation where recorded tours could be very 
handy is in the provision of tours in different languages.  The standard 
tour (possibly with the answers to FAQs) could be recorded in German, 
Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, etc.  Given the 
previous comment about difficulties in finding/retaining staff, I would 
think this applies doubly so for staff with second languages.

Mark Sakai
Board Member
Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society


bcma-l-admin@museumsassn.bc.ca wrote:
> I'm interested to know what you find out about the use of headsets. 
> With our limited staff we find it difficult to give everyone a 
> personal tour around our museum. In addition some people don't want 
> the tour at all, but maybe they would use a headset??? It might be 
> nice to provide another option to our visitors and doesn't necessarily 
> mean that you don't offer tours. Having a pre-recorded tour would also 
> be a good training tool for our summer staff.
>
> Lorna Dishkin
> Bella Coola Valley Museum
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> I appreciate you comment HOWEVER, staff will have more of an opportunity
> to visit and chat with our visitors.
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> Sites also need to start recognizing that it is going to become very
> very difficult to find staff, we need to be prepared for the change.
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> We will always have staff, but need to be more strategic as to how we
> are going to utilize their expertise.Â
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> *Subject:* Re: [Bcma-l] Guided Tours with Headsets
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> We eschew this form of touring as it does not involve human contact,
> also creates a situation where guides are no longer needed, not a good
> message to send to funding agencies.
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> Live people are best!
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