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INTRODUCTION TO THE MANUAL

Initially, this material is a workbook for trainers of summer staff in community museums. When the trainers have completed the workbook, it becomes a training manual to be used by the trainers of summer staff. As a manual it is a permanent museum resource.

The manual includes five training sessions:
  1. An Overview of Our Museum and the Role of Summer Staff
  2. Operating Procedures
  3. Being a Good Host
  4. Guided Tours/Demonstrations
  5. Handling Museum Artifacts


Each session is a complete unit which provides trainers with maximum flexibility in planning training for their summer staff.

The pages in each session have been organized into two columns. The left-hand column provides the trainer with directions and notes about how to present the information. The right-hand column provides the trainer with a script for presenting the content.

The right-hand column speaks directly to the summer staff and the trainer may read the material word for word if desired. The left-hand column helps the trainer assemble the necessary resources and organize them in a logical sequence. The directions and notes will support the script and make it relevant to the trainer's museum.

In addition to the five sessions there are three appendices which provide further information at key points in the manual. There is also a suggested agenda for the trainer to use in presenting the sessions. Trainers may choose to deliver all five sessions in one full day and a half or separately over a few days or a week. It is recommended that all the sessions be delivered within two weeks of hiring the summer staff.