Tour guide
A tour guide is a person who leads tourists or other travelers around a town, museum, or other tourist site, or on a longer tour along a fairly well established tourist circuit. Such a tour is called a "guided tour".
When the guide works at a particular location, such as a museum, they may be called a docent. Or they may lead an individual or group as part of a package holiday.
The role consists of leading groups of visitors around cultural or environmentaly significant places. Included in the guiding, considerable importance is placed on the guide's capacity to have a good knowledge of local stories and local history.
The position requires a person with patience and excellent communication skills, and involves public speaking.
Dependent upon the country and education systems - courses are available for training tour guides.
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