How to Be a Better People Person - Tips for Tour Guides

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The question of how to be a better people person is one that every tour guide should ask themselves regularly.

I would make the case that great social skills are one of the top characteristics that set incredible guides apart from ok guides.
Even if you have an encyclopedic knowledge and are a powerful public speaker, you will still struggle as a tour leader if you cannot confidently interact with your guests.

These 5 books above all others, helped me to hone my people skills with the advice of these authors and trainers. Now, I must admit the titles of these books are pretty dumb - and perhaps not the type of book you would pick up for personal pleasure. (One of the books is titled ‘Power-schmoozing’ for example…shudder) But don’t let their titles keep you from seeking out these books. Inside of each one are techniques, tips and strategies for you to take your social skills to the next level.

In addition, I’ve got six tips for you in the above video, on where you can focus the question how to be a better people person.

We’ll look at how a great guide will put his guests at ease and reassure them that they are in great hands. We’ll talk about listening attentively during conversations and monitoring the emotional states of the people in your group. Does someone seem disengaged? Flustered? Especially excited? A great guide will use their social intelligence to engage with their guests and draw them into the experience.

I hope you put the time in to seek out a few of these books. They helped me a lot in my early career as a guide! Free PDF can be downloaded here: beabetterguide.com/wordpress/5essentialbooks