Interpretive Writing for Natural and Cultural Heritage
Date:
25-27 November 2024
Location:
Online Training Program
Application Deadline:
25 October 2024
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Interpretive Writing
Vacancies for the workshops are limited, so please apply early.
Instructors:
Valya Stergioti
comes to the world of heritage interpretation through her interests for natural and cultural heritage and her studies in environmental decision making. Valya is an interpretive trainer, planner and consultant and has run a multitude of training workshops on heritage interpretation all over Europe. For eight years she was the training coordinator of Interpret Europe. “When I was young, I loved stories and tales of all kinds. Later, I learned that telling stories is even more fascinating than just listening to them. By now, I have understood that helping others to create and communicate their own stories is what I love the most.
The key to effective word-based Heritage Interpretation is written text that grabs and holds the reader’s attention. During a 3-day online course participants will discover and practice a wide range of techniques to engage visitors and master the techniques of interpretive writing. Participants will work to become a HERITΛGE-accredited Interpretive Writer, after successfully completing, and being assessed on, the exercises and activities.
HERITΛGE provides scholarships to most participants in its training programmes. These scholarships can cover up to 90% of the cost of attendance, depending on the circumstances of the participants and the availability of funding. On average, participants contribute around 300 euros to attend one of our 3-day training workshops.
For details on fees, application procedures, and available scholarships, see the official announcement of the workshop here.
On successfully completing the workshop students will be able to:
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- ● Demonstrate an understanding of tangible and intangible heritage.
- ● Reveal meanings and relationships of natural and cultural phenomena and the importance of universal values.
- ● Facilitate first-hand experiences with natural and cultural heritage sites and objects through interpretive writing.
- ● Demonstrate knowledge of Interpretive Writing Principles.
- ● Derive strong heritage interpretive themes from sites, objects and factual information.
- ● Understand the importance of using simple language and edit complex writing into something ordinary visitors can understand.
- ● Create catchy headings, apply a text hierarchy/layers, and use the 3:30:90 rule for graphic panels and exhibit labels.
- ● Create behavioural change signs.
