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This is a Teaching & Learning Resource for Tourism and Heritage Management Studies, designed to fit on a smart-phone screen for downloading and use in the museum or gallery.   ⬢ The Docent's Six Steps of Presenting a Work The art works referred to here are held in Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery, in particular this study guide focuses on Frances Reynolds and the paintings by her brother. Docents or museum tour-guides can use a 6-point scheme to help them remember what to cover for each painting or sculpture they present to their audience. This guide goes through each one of those 6 points to help you plan your docenting … ⬢ 1 Biography of the artist: Using past tenses Frances and Joshua Reynolds were born and grew up in Plympton near Plymouth in Devon.  Frances' brother, Joshua completed his apprenticeship with Thomas Hudson in the middle of the 18th century.  He also spent some time studying painting in Rome.  Frances, depicted in the painting, was a writer and pain

Interrogate, mediate, articulate Interrogate, mediate, articulate, are the three steps we practise for tourism knowledge transfer.   And the same three steps when out in the field as a travel writer, too. The three steps fit neatly into the acronym, I'm a […] showing how your own identity changes as you discover and process new data during your travels.   Museum Docent In the museum or gallery the travel writer can practice the process as they encounter pieces of work that they have never seen before. If the work is totally new then use ekphrasis as a standby, giving the piece two stars and a wish, as you describe it to your audience of museum visitors or rainy-day tourists. The full set of training slides for museum docenting using the theme of - I'm a ... - can be viewed on our Toureme website here on Google Sites. Please click on the icon below...