# Presentation: 177016

## Assignment

**Watch Wright Brothers program**
**Act as the interpreter’s peer or supervisor**
**How would you coach this interpreter?**
**20 minutes**

## Interpretive Analysis Model

**Helps to identify interpretive elements**
**Tool for self-evaluation, coaching, and development**
**Provides a strategy for positive assessment**
**Does not address accuracy, style, technique, and delivery**

## Interpretive Analysis Model

**What is your ****initial reaction****?**
**Identify the ****central idea**
**Identify interpretive ****techniques**
**Identify ****tangible/intangible links**** created by each technique**

## Interpretive Analysis Model

**What ****response**** does each link provoke, evoke, or inspire?**
**Consider the ****whole product**
**Compare**** notes**
**Suggest ****improvement**

##  How did the product make you feel?

** ****Appropriate for audience and place?**
** ****Audience response?**
** ****What worked?**
** ****What needs improvement?**

**What is your initial reaction?**

## Cohesively developed ideas provide structure for the audience

**	**
**	****Does the interpretive product flow?**
**	****Does it have a focus?**
**	****Is it engaging and relevant?**

**Identify the central idea**

## stories, explanations, games, examples, presentation of evidence, quotes, analogies, comparisons, illustrations, questions, demonstrations, activities, discussions . . .

**Identify interpretive techniques**

## Interpretive techniques link tangibles
and their intangible meanings

	Tangibles - objects, people, places, events
	Intangibles - processes, ideas, relationships, concepts, values 

***and their intangible meanings***
**	****Tangibles**** - objects, people, places, events**
**	****Intangibles**** - processes, ideas, relationships, concepts, values**

**Identify tangible/intangible links created by each technique**

## Interpretive techniques develop tangible/intangible links into opportunities for connections to resource meanings

comprehension, discovery, insight, recognition, revelation, understanding of concepts . . .  intellectual

amazement, curiosity, compassion, empathy, grief, happiness, surprise, wonder . . . emotional

**comprehension, discovery, insight, recognition, revelation, understanding of concepts . . .  ****intellectual**
**amazement, curiosity, compassion, empathy, grief, happiness, surprise, wonder . . . ****emotional**

**What response does each link provoke, evoke, or inspire?**

##  Tangible/intangible link: mountain/challenge
 Technique: diary excerpt from famous 	mountaineer
 Intended response: inspiration

Mountain/challenge + diary excerpt = opportunity for emotional connections to the challenge of mountains

** ****Technique: ****diary excerpt**** from famous ****	****mountaineer**
** ****Intended response: ****inspiration**
**Mountain/challenge + diary excerpt = opportunity for emotional connections to the challenge of mountains**

**Example**

## Revisit the central idea
Review opportunities for connections to resource meanings
Are opportunities sequenced, arranged and organized?

**Review opportunities for connections to resource meanings**
**Are opportunities sequenced, arranged and organized?**

**Consider the whole product**

##  Broadens understanding

** ****Professionalism**

**Compare notes**

## Build upon what exists

**Happens throughout the process**
**All interpretive products can be improved**

**Suggest improvement**

## Interpretive Analysis Model

**What is your ****initial reaction****?**
**Identify the ****central idea**
**Identify interpretive ****techniques**
**Identify ****tangible/intangible links**** created by each technique**

## Interpretive Analysis Model

**What ****response**** does each link provoke, evoke, or inspire?**
**Consider the ****whole product**
**Compare**** notes**
**Suggest ****improvement**

## Read “A Forest’s Lesson”

Work through Analysis Model

Prepare to discuss

30 minutes

**Work through Analysis Model**
**Prepare to discuss**
**30 minutes**

**Practice**

**Notes:**
Introduce worksheets

## NPS Fundamentals Video

15 minutes

**15 minutes**

**Interlude**

**Notes:**
Introduce worksheets

## Watch Sequoia Tree program

Apply Analysis Model

Prepare to discuss

30 minutes

**Apply Analysis Model**
**Prepare to discuss**
**30 minutes**

**More practice**

## www.nps.gov/idp/interp
Peers
Nancy_Holman@nps.gov
Charles_Beall@nps.gov

**Peers**
**Nancy_Holman@nps.gov**
**Charles_Beall@nps.gov**

**Additional resources**