Topics include proposal and report writing, business correspondence, effective presentations, and r sume preparation. Signs, trail panels, self-guided brochures, and wayside exhibits are prevalent means of interpretive communication. A photography workshop is designed to train students in basic nature and heritage photography and in the use of digital cameras. The design and production of promotional materials posters, pamphlets, and newsletters is examined. The ability to bid on contracts is crucial in today's employment market.
Success requires proficiency in the appropriate language, structure, and content of proposals.
Locating public funds, and contract opportunities are demonstrated. Assessing the costs of projects, creating budgets and spending schedules, and soliciting letters of support are covered. Principle-based contract negotiation skills are exercised in simulated settings. Interpretation Basic guiding skills, group management, trail use and maintenance, wildlife awareness, and first aid are covered, mostly in the field. Stewardship, ecological factors in outdoor use, and conservation practices are examined within the context of ecotourism.