Advanced Interpretive
Techniques -
Interpreting the
“rest of the story”.
Paul Harvey and
Freeman Tilden – the “rest of the story”
tellers whose
techniques you’ll learn to use.
12 Units, 2.5
CEU Credits
$175.00 USD
Interpreting “the rest of the story”, a
powerful Interpretive communications technique for revealing and releasing the
“rest of the stories” hidden in artifacts, objects, historical figures/events,
landscapes, or sites through both live presentations and interpretive media
text and label copy.
A long time ago
– I guess that would be the 1950’s, when I was in grade school and coming
home for lunch, my grandmother would have my lunch ready for me (my parents
both worked),and have the radio on. On the radio I would listen to “Paul Harvey
and the Rest of the Story”. There were engaging and masterful stories that I
later realized were based on Tilden’s Interpretive Principles – Provoke, Relate
and Reveal. I wouldn’t have imagined back then that my future career (now into
its 40th year), would be based in large part on just how Paul Harvey
constructed his stories, painted a picture with his words, and held onto his
listeners for the “rest of the story” reveal. His “rest of the stories” are
probably the best interpretive writing, and storytelling examples, you will
ever hear or read.
This course will help you utilize
and blend the Paul Harvey Rest of the Story format with Tilden’s Interpretive
Principles. An interpretive technique
marriage I think you can embrace and use throughout your interpretive career. Here is a short sample interpretive stop from a self-guiding historic
district walking tour. Look for the
Provoke, Relate and the “Reveal of the rest of the story”.
The Jackson Clubs dark
secret.
In
1842, this was the location of the Jackson
Club, a club, for Men Only! This was the place where the elite of Jackson
came to do business, visit, and talk about the news of the times. And becoming a member wasn’t easy – you had to be somebody important!
Mike Sommerville was somebody!
Arriving in Jackson in 1843, he quickly developed a reputation as a
powerful businessman, and was invited to become a member of the Jackson Club. Mike served two terms as club
president, and even helped increase the membership of this Men’s Only organization. A proud member for 25 years, it wasn’t until
Mike’s death in 1869 that it was discovered – that Mike was really … Michelle – Yep! A Woman! And now you know the rest of the story about
the Jackson Clubs dark secret.
You can start the course at any
time and complete the course at your own pace.
We can chat anytime you would like to via e-mail, phone or SKYPE. Note that the HITC is located in Michigan
(USA) and in the Eastern Time zone. :) This course can also be taken by groups, staff members, and offered on site for interpretive training workshops. Ask for details.
John
Veverka – Course instructor and coach.
Course Units:
The Advanced Interpretive Techniques – Interpreting
The Rest
of the Story course units.
Unit One – an
introduction to the “rest of the story” – meet Paul Harvey and Freeman Tilden –
more than story tellers.
Unit Two – Tilden’s
principles for connecting the story to the every-day lives of the visitors.
Unit Three –Planning for
the rest of the story – the model of interpretive communications and
structuring the presentation or copy for the “reveal”.
Unit Four – Planning for
the rest of the story presentation process. Themes, objectives, tangibles and
intangibles and active language – painting pictures with words and engaging the
imagination.
Unit Five – Writing your
rest of the story – a practicum – interpreting a paper clip.
Unit Six – Structure the
rest of the story for individual interpretive stops on a guided tour or for a live
program – your provoke to your “oh my” revealing of the rest of the story.
Unit Seven – Writing for
an interpretive tour – linking individual stop “rest of the stories” to the
main interpretive theme “rest of the story”. Interpreting the cow museum as a
rest of the story tour example.
Unit Eight – Writing for
and revealing the “rest of the story” hidden in objects and artifacts.
Unit Nine – Developing
your rest of the story for interpretive landscapes for live programs, vistas
and viewpoints or other landscape interpretation.
Unit Ten – Developing
the rest of the story for historic sites, building and historic sites.
(Revealing stories hidden in art and art museums).
Unit Eleven – Sharing the
“rest of the story” for historic figures and personalities (Let me tell you
about Willem's passion). Stories to be
revealed via living history interpretation and “visitors from the past” –
interpretive theater.
Unit Twelve– Interpreting
the rest of the story final assignment – pick a site, artifact, landscape of
historic feature and write a “rest of the story about it”, noting your theme,
objectives, how you researched it and how you planed your “reveal” of the rest
of the story.
This new course is ready to go. .
You'll be able to pay for the course at the web site via
credit card or Pay Pal.
Cost for the 30 hours training with live interaction with the
instructor is $175.00 USD.
If you're interested in this course and would like to enroll in
it - send an e-mail to John at: [log in to unmask] to let me know you’re
interested in the course and to see if you have any questions about the course.
Then you can return to the course web site page to pay for the course using the BUY
NOW button at the bottom on the page.. Once we have
received your tuition payment I’ll send you Unit One to get you started to
discovering the power of “the rest of the story”.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions at all.
Contact John at:
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www.heritageinterp.com
Skype: jvainterp