Parade Guides at Barricades: Difference between revisions
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== Supplemental Skills/Training/Abilities == | == Supplemental Skills/Training/Abilities == | ||
{{#ev:youtube|299TLCmymys|430|right|''Video: Radio etiquette. The video was created for an event management company, but the principles apply for us as well.''|frame}} | {{#ev:youtube|299TLCmymys|430|right|''Video: Radio etiquette. The video was created for an event management company, but the principles apply for us as well.''|frame}} | ||
The following section catalogs useful skills and training that ''could be'' relevant to your volunteer responsibilities, but '''''none''''' of these skills and training are required or necessary to volunteer safely and effectively. These are "good to haves", NOT "must haves". | The following section catalogs useful skills and training that ''could be'' relevant to your volunteer responsibilities, but '''''none''''' of these skills and training are required or necessary to volunteer safely and effectively. These are "good to haves", NOT "must haves". Skills such as "first aid" are not included on the list because response is not a Parade Guide's responsibility. The responsibility of a Parade Guide is to communicate effectively and get responders to their location when something goes sideways. | ||
* '''Understanding empathy:''' Understanding (and knowing how/when to deploy) empathy is a good skill to have when working with paradegoers who are confused and frustrated. The three-minute video I posted above is all you need. | * '''Understanding empathy:''' Understanding (and knowing how/when to deploy) empathy is a good skill to have when working with paradegoers who are confused and frustrated. The three-minute video I posted above is all you need. | ||
