Yesterday we continued with the Docent training at The Corcoran. This time we were following the lead teacher as she gave us a (2+ hour!) example of how to do a 45 minute highlights tour. It was really interesting. They give a lot of thought into which pieces to talk about, not only because it may be interesting or famous, but because they can create some kind of continuity between the rooms. For example, a theme that followed us all the way around was the functionality of the art. We started talking about the Greek Slave and then went into the antiquities room. From there were went to the Majolica room and actually talked about the tapestries more than the ceramics. From there, the "Pink" room in Rococo style (I don't remember the name) also with the tapestries. We ended in Salon Dore. I was comfortable to add my own two cents and to ask questions. I really enjoyed it all.