I’ve spent the last few months training to become a tour guide in the city’s Japanese Garden. It required hours of classes, giving a lot of practice tours, doing outside research, which I love, and many, many hours practicing my guide talk in my living room.
I’m not a great public speaker. I tend to freeze at the mic, but my inner showoff is emerging and leading tours is going to be fun.
Signe Kopps 
I enjoyed Crossing the Line. Very good observation and description, with just the right detachment.